[Image - Sensation - Origin. Art Therapy in the Tündérhegy Psychotherapy Department].

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide insight into the work of the art therapy groups in the Tündérhegy Psychotherapy Department, the possibilities of integrating images into the therapeutic process. It covers questions such as: How can art therapy fit into the work of a Department of Psychotherapy? How do psychodynamic processes appear in art therapy groups? How can the image help to understand and explore something? Why is it important to include in a Department's psychotherapeutic work non-verbal therapies as well as verbal therapies? I would also like to present my own observations, namely that in the case of patients with a personality disorder, body image plays a prominent role in the process of art therapy. In their case, the body plays a central role in self-represen - tations due to the impairment of the mentalization ability, and experiences are often written on the body. I present the above mentioned questions and the role of body image in the art therapy process on two case studies.