Journal article
Adaptive Response Theory: An Evolutionary Framework for Clinical Research in Art Therapy
Art therapy, v 36(4), pp 215-219
02 Oct 2019
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Abstract
This article presents a framework for art therapy practice and research called Adaptive Response Theory (ART), founded on constructs from evolutionary biology and human development. The theory is based on human responses to threats to well-being (bio-physiological and psycho-social-spiritual), as well as, how art making and imaginative processes align with the current conceptualization of the brain as a predictive machine. Based on four components of art therapy practice (art, art making, patient/client, and therapist), the framework delineates how mechanisms of change can be tracked systematically to determine the outcomes of interventions.
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- Title
- Adaptive Response Theory: An Evolutionary Framework for Clinical Research in Art Therapy
- Creators
- Girija Kaimal - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Art therapy, v 36(4), pp 215-219
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000514412100009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85074536737
- Other Identifier
- 991019168832104721
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- Psychology, Clinical