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Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Vija Bergs Lusebrink

    1. University of Louisville, Louisville, USA

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Part of the book series: Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy (EPPS)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Levels and Components of Imagery and Expression

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Imagery in Verbal Therapy and Art Therapy

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      Pages 3-25

    3. Images and Information Processing

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      Pages 27-47

    4. Levels and Functions of Symbolism

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      Pages 49-66

    5. Depicting and Integrating Images

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      Pages 67-89

    6. Levels of Expression and Systems Approach to Therapy

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      Pages 91-114

  3. Function and Processes of Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Connections and Disconnections between Levels of Representation and Expression

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      Pages 117-140

    3. Active Imagination, Guided Daydreams, and Dreams

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      Pages 141-165

    4. Daydreaming and Adolescent Depression

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      Pages 167-190

    5. Images of Disintegration and Integration in Psychosis and Schizophrenia

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      Pages 191-215

    6. Imagery and Emotions in Healing

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      Pages 217-240

    7. Overview

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      Pages 241-243

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 245-277
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About this book

Images as means of expression have fascinated and spoken to me for a long time. Yet it has been a far-reaching and circuitous journey to syn­ thesize imagery and visual expression in the present form. Early in my life my interest in images expressed itself in art, first as a young child drawing, then responding to works of art and enjoying the life conveyed through colors, forms, and lines that created recognizable images and suggested different moods. The centering, transformative, and spir­ itual aspects of art emerged as I sought out art in times of personal turmoil. I returned to the expressive aspects of art through my training as a painter. Later I discovered in my own art, as well as in others' expressions, as a teacher and an art therapist, that many times we ex­ press more through visual means than we are consciously aware of doing. The writings of art therapy pioneers Naumburg (1950, 1953, 1966) and Ulman (1961, 1965) and Rhyne's (1973) gestalt art therapy provided a framework for my own observations. Workshops and literature on guided imagery opened another door to the inner experience through images. The discovery of Jung's concept of archetypes helped me to integrate images into a mind/body frame bridging from the biological roots of the archetypal images to the spiritual aspects of our existence.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Louisville, Louisville, USA

    Vija Bergs Lusebrink

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy

  • Authors: Vija Bergs Lusebrink

  • Series Title: Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0444-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-0446-4Published: 18 May 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-0444-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 300

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology

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