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J A Glaister

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PubMed1996

Serial self-portrait: a technique to monitor changes in self-concept.

Recovery work for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse can be difficult because survivors have endured traumas and events that marred and disrupted the development of their sense of self. Serial portrait drawing, an expressive technique, can be useful for clients and therapists to monitor changes and progress. These changes can lead to increased awareness, insight development, and motivation for continuing the often grueling work of recovery. Recognizing and exploring self-concept issues are necessary for healing to occur.

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PubMed1994

Projective drawings: helping adult survivors of childhood abuse recognize boundaries.

1. Boundary issues for adult childhood trauma survivors are complex, problematic, difficult to resolve, and occur on a level of unawareness. 2. Boundary concepts can be found in all types of projective drawings. 3. Projective drawings can facilitate awareness and understanding of boundary problems experienced by adult childhood trauma survivors.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1992

The art of therapeutic drawing. Helping chronic trauma survivors.

1. Survivors of chronic trauma, who may have survived hundreds of episodes of battering and abuse, have no gauge of what is normal and continue to live in the same emotional climate. 2. The coping patterns that are a result of chronic trauma are below the level of awareness and prevent healthy adaptation. 3. The inclusion of expressive techniques, such as therapeutic drawing, can be used to facilitate the emotional work of chronic trauma issues.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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Clara's story: post-traumatic response and therapeutic art.

Post-traumatic response (PTR) is a reaction to a distressful event or events. PTR can be immediate, delayed, or chronic. Delayed or chronic PTR is often observed in adults who experienced repeated episodes of childhood physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse. After years of secrecy, fear, denial, repression, suppression, and/or maladaptive coping patterns, recovery for chronic survivors can be lengthy, painful, and arduous. Recovery work can be facilitated by a therapeutic approach combining cognitive and expressive techniques. A case study illustrates one client's four-year recovery period.

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