Self-mutilation, Pathology, and Performance: Implications for Art Therapy
Self-mutilation, Pathology, and Performance: Implications for Art Therapy

Author: Maya Shalmon

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 9780494289761

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This research addresses the phenomenon of self-mutilation, as practiced by adolescents and adults living in contemporary Western society, as found in the imagery of clients in art therapy, and as performed by artists as part of their body of work. Literature on self-mutilation in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and art therapy is compared to and contrasted with art historical literature on a selection of contemporary performance artists using self-mutilation in their work. The principle aim of this research is to examine the motivations and functions of self-mutilation performed in the contexts of pathology and of performance art. The subsidiary aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between the actor and the viewer, be it the performance artist and the audience, or the client and the therapist. This study uses a theoretical methodology in order to review divergent discourses on acts of self-mutilation performed within different contexts, in the hopes of finding interrelationships between them, thereby contributing to a new perspective on the subject relevant to the field of art therapy. Treatment implications for art therapists explored in this study include the way in which the art making process may aid in overcoming the obstacle of therapist counter-transference towards self-mutilating clients, and facilitate the resolution of unconsciously driven acting out behavior. The relationship between self-mutilation and ritual informs a discussion on the parallels between ritual space, contained within established cultural boundaries, and transitional space, contained within the art therapeutic frame, and how both offer conditions favorable for transformation.

Self-mutilation and Art Therapy
Self-mutilation and Art Therapy

Author: Diana Milia

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781853026836

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Milia examines the effect of art therapy interventions with clients who harm their bodies. Demonstrating how these theories can be implemented in practice, Milia describes examples from her clinical experience, and includes case studies. Her practical book extends our understanding of the self-mutilation concept and how best it may be addressed.

Art Therapy with Self-mutilating Adolescents
Art Therapy with Self-mutilating Adolescents

Author: Heather J. Bonitz

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: Self-mutilation has been described as being one of the most difficult issues to address in therapy, and as one of the most traumatic and emotionally draining for the therapist. It is most common in teenage girls and women, and often emerges during adolescence. It often becomes a lifelong problem for many individuals, with treatment being difficult to find for these individuals. Many therapists will turn them away, or the client may be embarrassed or reluctant to seek treatment. There are various emotions that accompany this behavior, as well as additional high risk behaviors that must be addressed in treatment. Among treatment options available to these individuals is art therapy. It addresses the nonverbal level of communication that these individuals feel, and then encourages verbal associations to images. It is less threatening and empowers the individual by giving them control over their creative expression. Two case studies are presented, demonstrating the effectiveness of art therapy with self-mutilating adolescents in residential treatment. It has enabled them to become more active participants in their treatment and encouraged verbal processing and associations to images, revealing repressed feelings and traumatic experiences.

Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury
Performance, Masculinity, and Self-Injury

Author: Lucy Weir

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2024-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781003184751

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This book is an ambitious and expansive examination of the visual language of self-injury in performance art from the 1960s to the present. Inspired by the gendered nature of discussion around self-harm, the book challenges established readings of risk-taking and self-injury in global performance practice. The interdisciplinary methodology draws from art history and sociology to provide a new critical analysis of the relationship between masculinity and self-inflicted injury. Based upon interviews with a range of artists around the world, it offers an innovative understanding of the diverse meanings behind self-injury in performance, and delves into the gendered coding of self-harming bodies. Individual chapters examine the work of Ron Athey, Gnter Brus, Wafaa Bilal, Franko B, Andr Stitt, Pyotr Pavlensky, and Yang Zhichao, offering a new perspective on the forms and functions of self-injury in performance art. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, performance studies, gender studies, and cultural studies.

Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

Author: E. David Klonsky

Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing GmbH

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 161676337X

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Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a baffling, troubling, and hard to treat phenomenon that has increased markedly in recent years. Key issues in diagnosing and treating NSSI adequately include differentiating it from attempted suicide and other mental disorders, as well as understanding the motivations for self-injury and the context in which it occurs. This accessible and practical book provides therapists and students with a clear understanding of these key issues, as well as of suitable assessment techniques. It then goes on to delineate research-informed treatment approaches for NSSI, with an emphasis on functional assessment, emotion regulation, and problem solving, including motivational interviewing, interpersonal skills, CBT, DBT, behavioral management strategies, delay behaviors, exercise, family therapy, risk management, and medication, as well as how to successfully combine methods.

Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies
Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies

Author: Laury Rappaport

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2013-10-21

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0857006886

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This ground-breaking book explores the theoretical, clinical and training application of integrating mindfulness with all of the arts therapies, and includes cutting-edge contributions from neuroscience. Written by pioneers and leaders in the arts therapies and psychology fields, the book includes 6 sections that examine mindfulness and the arts therapies from different perspectives: 1) the history and roots of mindfulness in relation to spirituality, psychotherapy and the arts therapies; 2) the role of the expressive arts in cultivating mindful awareness; 3) innovative approaches that add mindfulness to the arts therapies; 4) arts therapies approaches that are inherently mindfulness-based; 5) mindfulness in the training and education of arts therapists; and 6) the neuroscience underlying mindfulness and the arts therapies. Contributors describe their pioneering work with diverse applications: people with cancer, trauma, chronic pain, substance abuse, severe mental illness, clients in private practice, adolescents at camp, training dance and art therapists, and more. This rich resource will inspire and rejuvenate all clinicians and educators.

The Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy
The Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy

Author: Jane Edwards

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 1009

ISBN-13: 0198817142

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Music therapy is growing internationally to be one of the leading evidence-based psychosocial allied health professions to meet needs across the lifespan.The Oxford Handbook of Music Therapy is the most comprehensive text on this topic in its history. It presents exhaustive coverage of the topic from international leaders in the field.

The Oxford Handbook of Suicide and Self-Injury
The Oxford Handbook of Suicide and Self-Injury

Author: Matthew K. Nock

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2014-05-08

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 0190209143

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Suicide is a perplexing human behavior that remains among the leading causes of death worldwide, responsible for more deaths each year than all wars, genocide, and homicide combined. Although suicide and other forms of self-injury have baffled scholars and clinicians for thousands of years, the past few decades have brought significant leaps in our understanding of these behaviors. This volume provides a comprehensive summary of the most important and exciting advances in our understanding of suicide and self-injury and our ability to predict and prevent it. Comprised of a formidable who's who in the field, the handbook covers the full spectrum of topics in suicide and self-injury across the lifespan, including the classification of different self-injurious behaviors, epidemiology, assessment techniques, and intervention. Chapters probe relevant issues in our society surrounding suicide, including assisted suicide and euthanasia, suicide terrorism, overlap between suicidal behavior and interpersonal violence, ethical considerations for suicide researchers, and current knowledge on survivors of suicide. The most comprehensive handbook on suicide and self-injury to date, this volume is a must-read text for graduate students, fellows, academic and research psychologists, and other researchers working in the brain and behavioral sciences.