Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art

Using Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Child & Adolescent, Child Psychology, Mental Health
Cover of the book Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art by Rawley Silver, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Rawley Silver ISBN: 9781135930455
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 5, 2005
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Rawley Silver
ISBN: 9781135930455
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 5, 2005
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

A study of more than two hundred children using Rawley Silver's draw a story test showed a strong correlation between aggression or depression and certain types of artistic narratives; meanwhile, unbeknownst to Silver, a pair of Russian therapists were using Silver's assessment tests in a similar fashion with Russian children and achieving similar results.

Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art: Using Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk came about as a result of these studies, but the book's scope goes beyond the numbers to investigate the connections between a child's expression through drawing and his violent behavior. The text, written mostly by Silver but with chapters contributed by therapists from both the United States and Russia, compares drawings by children who have already exhibited violent behavior with those who have not, thus exploring the potential of the test for use as an early identifier of children and adolescents at risk for depression or inappropriate aggression. Other chapters examine the changes in emotional state revealed by a child's responses to standard art assessment tests, as well as the cross-cultural applications of Silver's tests. Silver is recognized as one of the earliest developers of art therapy in the United States, and by providing mental health professionals with a tool to help identify and treat disturbed children this book represents yet another of her major contributions to the field.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A study of more than two hundred children using Rawley Silver's draw a story test showed a strong correlation between aggression or depression and certain types of artistic narratives; meanwhile, unbeknownst to Silver, a pair of Russian therapists were using Silver's assessment tests in a similar fashion with Russian children and achieving similar results.

Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art: Using Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk came about as a result of these studies, but the book's scope goes beyond the numbers to investigate the connections between a child's expression through drawing and his violent behavior. The text, written mostly by Silver but with chapters contributed by therapists from both the United States and Russia, compares drawings by children who have already exhibited violent behavior with those who have not, thus exploring the potential of the test for use as an early identifier of children and adolescents at risk for depression or inappropriate aggression. Other chapters examine the changes in emotional state revealed by a child's responses to standard art assessment tests, as well as the cross-cultural applications of Silver's tests. Silver is recognized as one of the earliest developers of art therapy in the United States, and by providing mental health professionals with a tool to help identify and treat disturbed children this book represents yet another of her major contributions to the field.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Medieval England by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Technological Innovation and Third World Multinationals by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Social and Economic Development in Central and Eastern Europe by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Realizing Community Futures by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Discourses and Counter-discourses on Europe by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Working Scientifically by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Charter Schools by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Reconstructing Teacher Education (RLE Edu N) by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Prehistoric Japan by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book So Human an Animal by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Photography by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Emotion, Imagination, and the Limits of Reason by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book The Punishment Response by Rawley Silver
Cover of the book Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters by Rawley Silver
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy