Deck 10: Expressive Art Therapy

Question 1

What does art therapy tap into?

A) The left brain
B) The unconscious mind
C) The right brain
D) The conscious mind
E) The unconscious mind and The right brain

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Under the right instructions and instructor, the results of art therapy can best be described as:

A) unproven.
B) minimal.
C) helpful
D) astounding.
E) None of these

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The roots of art as a recognized form of therapy date back to:

A) Atlantis.
B) Moses
C) Leonardo da Vinci.
D) Andy Warhol.
E) Carl Jung.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Specifically, art therapy has been used to help which of the following groups?

A) Anorexics
B) War veterans
C) Prisoners
D) All of these

Question 5

Which of the following are methods of art therapy?

A) Drawings
B) Sculpting
C) Paintings
D) All of these

Question 6

According to the text, who can best fully comprehend the meaning of a dream?

A) A shaman
B) The dreamer
C) A psychiatrist
D) An art therapist
E) A psychologist

Question 7

Carl Simonton used art therapy to treat which kind of people?

A) Young children
B) Cancer Patients
C) Anorexics
D) US war veterans
E) Corporate executives

Question 8

Art therapy appears to hold immediate and long-term benefits if used as what kind of tool?

A) Holistic stress management tool
B) Modern-day medicine practices
C) An anger-management tool
D) Holistic stress management tool and Modern-day medicine practices

Question 9

The biggest benefit of art therapy is:

A) catharsis (emotional release).
B) nonverbal communication of the unconscious mind.
C) greater insight into problems or a different perspective.
D) All of these

Question 10

The use of which color in art therapy is suggested to represent passion?

A) Red
B) Blue
C) Black
D) Purple
E) Green

Question 11

The use of which color in art therapy is suggested to represent change?

A) Green
B) Orange
C) Blue
D) Red

Question 12

The use of which color in art therapy is suggested to represent a spiritual essence?

A) Red
B) Blue
C) Purple
D) Orange
E) Aquamarine

Question 13

The use of which color in art therapy is suggested to represent energy?

A) Green
B) Black
C) Pink
D) Magenta
E) Yellow

Question 14

The use of which color in art therapy is suggested to represent ambiguity?

A) Black
B) Grey
C) Purple
D) White

Question 15

Art therapy is used primarily as a coping technique for cancer patients.

Question 16

Interpretation of art therapy is best done by the person who created it.

Question 17

Interpretations are best left to a professional art therapist.

Question 18

The use of the color blue in art therapy is a symbolic message from the unconscious mind about passion (anger or love).

Question 19

The use of the color orange in art therapy is a symbolic message from the unconscious mind about change in one's life.

Question 20

The use of the color purple in art therapy is a symbolic message from the unconscious mind regarding one's spiritual nature.

Question 21

The use of the color yellow in art therapy is a symbolic message from the unconscious mind regarding happiness and joy.

Question 22

Art therapy is used as a technique for people with chronic pain.

Question 23

Art therapy has become so popular that there are now coloring books for adults.

Question 24

Please define the following terms or concepts in no more than two sentences and give an example to support each definition.
A. Art therapy
B. Artistic roadblocks
C. Nonverbal expression

Question 25

Please explain the concept behind art therapy as a stress management technique, highlighting historical aspects, artistic themes, interpretations, and steps to use art therapy.

Question 26

How and why do you think art therapy could help cancer patients?