Mental Wellbeing and Psychology : The Role of Art and History in Self Discovery and Creation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barker, Sue (Registered mental health nurse)

Series:

Advances in mental health research series.

Advances in mental health research series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 178 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

Mental Wellbeing and Psychology unpacks the philosophical and psychological need to understand ourselves through an exploration of historical archives and artistic creativity. This focuses on some practical, evidence-based approaches to developing mental wellbeing. The book uses phenomenological psychology to explore the materials developed by the Stiwdio Arts group and offers an understanding of one's experiences of their world, recognising that these are embodied and perceived within a temporal and relational place. It offers examples for developing mental health and wellbeing interventions for charities, private care and the NHS. It provides an evidence base for the use of creativity and historical resources in mental health care. This book will be of great interest for academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the field of mental wellbeing, nursing and mentalhealth nursing, occupational therapy and social work.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Boxes

Acknowledgements

For Collingwood project

For Rookwood project

Chapter 1: Introduction

Why mental wellbeing now?

What is phenomenological psychology and why use it?

Intentionality

Noema and noesis

Epoche

Phenomenological reduction

Imaginative variation

Essences

Ways of knowing?

Summary and conclusion

Overview of the chapters

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Mental wellbeing

Chapter 3 - Embodied subjective self and resilience

Chapter 4 - History, temporality and culture

Chapter 5 - Creativity and wellbeing

Chapter 6 - Stiwdio Arts Group

Chapter 7 - Evaluations, reflections and creations

Chapter 8 - Phenomenological psychological lifeworld experiences

Boundaries and limitations

Summary

References

Chapter 2: Mental wellbeing

Introduction

Psychological theories of wellbeing

Diener: tripartite model of subjective wellbeing

Carol Ryff - six-factor model of psychological wellbeing

Corey Keyes: flourishing

Seligman: positive psychology

Philosophical thought related to wellbeing

Anthropological/social understandings of wellbeing

Importance of place

Religious wellbeing

A cultural view of wellbeing based on faith

In conclusion

Chapter 3: Embodied subjective self and resilience

Social theories of self

Behaviourism

Symbolic interaction theory

Erving Goffman's dramaturgy

Cooley's 'looking glass self'

Social comparison theory

Summary of social theories of self

Selfhood

Subjective self

Psychodynamic psychology

Humanistic psychology

Philosophical foundations

Carl Ransom Rogers (1902-1987)

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970).

Embodiment

Summary of self

Resilience

Bio-psychosocial model of resilience

Self-compassion

Chapter summary

Chapter 4: History, temporality and culture

Experiences of temporality

Soulful space

Phenomenological archaeology

Ma

Defence Archaeology Group

Culture

Ideologies underpinning culture

Globalisation

Spirituality

Summary of chapter

Chapter 5: Creativity and wellbeing

Creativity

Social determinants of health and wellbeing

Flourishing

Five paths to wellbeing framework

Art as therapy

Social prescribing

Chapter 6: Stiwdio Arts Group

Words and images

The bee project

Sharing

Portraits

'Artists in the making': Collingwood project

Delivery

'Through the Trees' Rookwood project

The participants

Research and design

Day one

Day two

Day three

Day four and five

Chapter 7: Evaluations, reflections and creations

Mental wellbeing

Self

History, temporality and culture

Artist in the making reflection: Louise

Artist in the making reflection: Daisy

'Through the Trees' project reflection: Louise

'Through the Trees' project reflection: Monica

'Through the Trees' project reflection: Rachel

'Through the Trees' project reflection: Janet

Evaluations of 'Through the Trees'

Creation: Green Pyjamas

Creations: Watercolour monoprints

Creation: The Wellingtonia

Creation: Wellingtonia linocut - Louise

Creations: Foil relief prints

Creation: A poem in response to Rookwood

Creation collage

Conclusions

Chapter 8: Phenomenological psychological lifeworld experiences

Flourishing.

Self

Dwelling mobility

Temporality: engagement with past and present

Environment, place and context

Artist in the making

Through the Trees

Actions

Compassion-focused therapy

Art therapy

Focusing

Stiwdio Arts Group

Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-78461-9

0-429-78462-7

0-429-43431-6

9780429434310

OCLC:

1132417925