Prudencio Rebeschini, Amanda (2023) The role of Art therapy in fostering Resilience Using a Logotherapy approach: Insight through Holocaust Paintings. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This thesis investigates how art therapy, guided by a Logotherapy approach, contributes to fostering resilience. It focuses on the research question how can paintings help promote resilience and foster the search for meaning. To explore this, a documentary featuring drawings created by Holocaust survivors is utilized. Art therapy is employed as a bottom-up approach to showcase the role of paintings as a means of self- expression. Three Holocaust paintings are analyzed to demonstrate how their colors, brushstrokes, and content aid in externalizing and processing traumatic experiences. Simultaneously, Logotherapy is utilized as a top-down approach to interpret these artworks and find meaning within them. The thesis delves into the three core principles of Logotherapy by examining the artists' comments about their paintings retrieved from the documentary. This exploration reveals how discovering meaning can contribute to promoting resilience. In conclusion, the thesis discusses how art therapy and Logotherapy can work in tandem to help individuals process information, strengthen their sense of self, and provide a sense of purpose in life, thereby promoting resilience. The study acknowledges the limitations of this research and proposes potential avenues for future investigations.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Jeronimus, B.F. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2023 09:28 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2023 09:28 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2691 |
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