This study was to perform the art therapy to a child with anger and hostile feeling, who was 5th grade in the elementary school. This subject had verbal expression of anger, deficit in the interpersonal relationship, and tic disorder with coughing.
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This study was to perform the art therapy to a child with anger and hostile feeling, who was 5th grade in the elementary school. This subject had verbal expression of anger, deficit in the interpersonal relationship, and tic disorder with coughing.
The art therapy had been performed various activities, including mainly collage, squiggle, play with water colors, forming with clay, and special program, which was to cooperate with his mother in the 14th session. There were 19 sessions once a week for 6 months.
The results of this study were as follows:
The child’ s expression of anger and hostility, which was verbal and nonverbal was reduced since the 10th session, thereby he started to accept others' language. In terms of the child's interpersonal relationship, his friendly behaviors were suddenly increased since the 7th session. And tic symptom such as coughing was reduced since the 14th.
Since this child’s behavior problems were proved to be caused by maladjustment in his home life. the family art therapy was suggested in the further therapy.