Reconciling Demonically-Monstrous Self-Images in Those Labeled as Sex Offenders

Autor/inn/en	Malhotra, Bani; Gussak, David E.
Titel	Reconciling Demonically-Monstrous Self-Images in Those Labeled as Sex Offenders
Quelle	In: Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 40 (2023) 1, S.15-21 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Malhotra, Bani) ORCID (Gussak, David E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-1656
DOI	10.1080/07421656.2022.2110807
Schlagwörter	Art Therapy; Self Concept; Sexual Abuse; Criminals; Negative Attitudes; Imagery; Rehabilitation; Cognitive Restructuring + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kunsttherapie; Selbstkonzept; Sexueller Missbrauch; Straftäter; Negative Fixierung; Metaphorik
Abstract	This practice paper demonstrates an art therapy session that revealed the internalized monstrous and demonic identities amongst those who have sexually offended. Several of the participants represented their shadow-self as: (1) nebulous demonic self-representations, (2) internalized monstrous selves as hurtful or uncontrolled, or (3) a dichotomy of power and helplessness. Making these negative self-images visible during such an art therapy process can inform the initial step toward reconciliation, especially within the transitional space of reintegrating into society post-incarceration. Implications demonstrate the use of metaphorical expression and how such images can address the stigmatized and internalized negative self-perceptions of those who have sexually offended. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01