Elements of Dance and Movement Psychotherapy and Art Therapy as Polymodal Activities in Working on Improving the Relationship with one’s Body in Women in Early Adulthood Cover Image

Elementy psychoterapii tańcem i ruchem oraz arteterapii jako działania polimodalne w pracy nad poprawą relacji ze swoim ciałem u kobiet w wieku wczesnej dorosłości
Elements of Dance and Movement Psychotherapy and Art Therapy as Polymodal Activities in Working on Improving the Relationship with one’s Body in Women in Early Adulthood

Author(s): Wiktoria Różycka
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Individual Psychology, Experimental Pschology, Behaviorism, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: art therapy; Dance and Movement Psychotherapy; polymodal approach; art therapy;

Summary/Abstract: The paper addresses the impact of elements of Dance and Movement Psychotherapy and art therapy on improving the relationship with the body in women between 20 and 30 years of age. The participants in the workshops conducted by the author of the paper met for weekly classes during which they had the opportunity to take part in experiences that allowed them to explore these relationships through movement. The author characterises the problem of body relations in young women and the issues surrounding body work, explains what art therapy is in polymodal terms and Dance and Movement Psychotherapy. The text is complemented by a description of each of the six meetings carried out as part of the project. The author supplemented the description of each workshop with appropriate photographic documentation.

  • Issue Year: 20/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 39-60
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish
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