Projective Drawings of Individuals Grieving the Loss of a Pet

Autor/inn/en	Packman, Wendy; Kelley, Elizabeth; Rudolph, Brittany; Long, Janet; Wallace, Jo; Hsu, Melanie; Carmack, Betty J.; Field, Nigel
Titel	Projective Drawings of Individuals Grieving the Loss of a Pet
Quelle	In: Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 34 (2017) 1, S.29-37 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-1656
DOI	10.1080/07421656.2016.1270091
Schlagwörter	Freehand Drawing; Adults; Grief; Death; Animals; Mental Health; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Semi Structured Interviews; Coding; Emotional Adjustment; Social Adjustment; Scores; Nonverbal Communication; Severity (of Disability); Art Therapy; Projective Measures; Correlation; Data Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research; California (San Francisco); Brief Symptom Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drawing; Zeichnen; Trauer; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Psychohygiene; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Codierung; Programmierung; Emotionale Anpassung; Soziale Anpassung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Schweregrad; Kunsttherapie; Projective test; Projektiver Test; Korrelation; Auswertung; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	This study examined the relationship among projective drawings and mental health symptomatology to determine if projective drawings provide clinical utility in pet bereavement. Projective drawings, standardized questionnaires, and clinical interview results were collected from 33 adults grieving the loss of a pet. Drawings were coded into a psychosocial adjustment score based on formal artistic elements, specific indicators (e.g., placement of figure), subject portrayal, and use of space. Results showed that those with greater severity of grief and/or somatization displayed poorer psychosocial adjustment. In conjunction with behavioral observations and verbal reflections, projective drawings add clinical utility by introducing a nonverbal form of expression helpful in understanding the severity of grief and in opening up shared communication with those experiencing loss. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01