Frame of References
Psychoanalytic, psychodynamic theories and other resources
Psychodynamic approach
in art therapy
Transference & Countertransference
Examined through the therapeutic relationship and the artwork
Transference as a phenomenon when client may project feelings onto the analyst/therapist
Countertransference is the analyst/therapist’s own emotional response, whom differentiate her own patterns from those of analysand/client.
Defense Mechanisms
developed by Sigmund Freud on ego development
Free Association
Spontaneous image-making parallels verbal free association
Allows unconscious material to surface organically
Object-relation theory
A psychoanalytic theory founded by Melanie Klein, examine how early relationships are internalised and contributed to ego development, symbol formation and internal objects —the inner emotional and mental experiences of one’s reality.
Attachment theory
A psychoanalytic theory founded by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, postulate early relationship with primary carer shapes and influences adult emotional patterns and attachment style.