Recap? My response.

In my survey I asked if people were self cautious about the medicines that they take, I also asked how concerned were they with their health, and what therapy exercises they felt were the most important based off of their health. My results had a bipolar stance on me, I felt surprised about some answers and was a little disappointed with the others. I knew that people would put physical exercise more often that others, since it's what the media produces as the most important role in our health. Our movie stars and music artists, have all made us self-aware of our image. After researching, I've learned that it's not even close. I'm not saying that physical exercise is not important, but the motivation to exercise comes from a healthy brain, which is what therapeutic treatment creates. 

The number one cause of depression is loneliness, people are lonely because of the lack of social interactions that they receive. Yet, people feel the need to say that it is NOT important? My earlier blogs stated the theory of mind is a factor that deals with our maturing brain. If the theory of mind and frontal lobes aren't attached correctly that is when we develop brain disorders. Social health is the most important factor to ones health, it's what makes people less afraid to go to the gym or to join the soccer team. It's what prevents suicides, serial killers, kidnappers, drug usage, etc. I found it quite hysterical for people to say that it isn't important. Being social is one of the healthiest things that you can do for yourself. 

"People who continue to maintain close friendships and find other ways to interact socially live longer than those who become isolated. Relationships and social interactions even help protect against illness by boosting your immune system." -Manchester 

Not every person has the ability to communicate with everyone, older folks don't often have the ability to interact with others as they did when they were younger. Art therapy is used for those who can not physically talk to other people. Art brings together different types of artists in one community, in one place for them all to interact with each other. "A picture says a 1,000 words", artists most of the time ask about the emotion and effort it took to complete a piece  Which is very therapeutic . Not only are you creating a piece of art, but you are sharing it with other people getting the social interaction that we desperately need.  Why do you think some of us get so drowned in the social media, that we decide we need more than just 1? 

“If plan A fails, remember there are 25 more letters.”  Chris Guillebeau

Caruso, Iyna. "The pictures of health: art's healing powers more than simply a statement of style, art can improve and enhance one's physical, mental and emotional well-being." Evening Post Jan.-Feb. 2009: 70+. Fine Arts and Music Collection. Web. 28 July 2013. This article explained the well being, and reason the usage of art therapy is used on patients.

Horay, Brian J. "Moving Towards Gray: Art Therapy and Ambivalence in Substance Abuse Treatment." Journal of the American Art Therapy Association (2006): 1-9. Print. This journal piece was the first thing I helped and the most helpful for this topic. It clearly stated everything that I needed and have yet to finish it. 
Riley, Shirley. "Art therapy with adolescents." The Western Journal of Medicine July 2001: 54. Academic OneFile. Web. 28 July 2013 This article covered everything I needed to know about art therapy and adolescents. 
"Selected Art Therapy Resources. (News)." Afterimage Nov.-Dec. 2001: 3+. Fine Arts and Music Collection. Web. 28 July 2013.
 Video: Art & The Mind – Creativity." Art Therapy RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 July 2013. This blog is wonderful! It had an amazing documentary (with Lisa Kudrow) as well as useful information.
Bach, Matt, Peter Loken, Amy Voytilla, and Sivika Sirisanthana. "Art Therapy." Art Therapy. Malacaster, n.d. Web. 15 July 2013. This was by far the most useful website created by students, it briefly explained art therapy as a whole and was very useful. I learned about the approaches of art therapy and gained a lot of useful knowledge from this site. 

Cozolino, Louis J. The Neuroscience of Human Relationships: Attachment and the Developing Social Brain. New York: Norton, 2006. Print.This book was really helpful on researching about the brain itself. I maintained a lot information on therapy as well as learning about disorders in the brain. Very helpful and was surprisingly fun to read

Caldwell, Lore. "Welcome to Growing Up Easier Publishing." Help Children Overcome Problems Such as Abuse, Learning Problems, Autism and More, Growing Up Easier. Growing up Easier, 2008. Web. 02 July 201

Goldman, Alvin I. "Theory of Mind." Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Cognitive Science. N.p.: n.p., 2012. 1-25. Print.
Hansard, Glen. "Art Therapy: A Documentary." YouTube. YouTube, 08 Oct. 2012. Web. 02 July 2013. This YouTube documentary displayed a handful of students who talked about their journey through art therapy. I also got to learn a bit about the brain. This documentary is also what led me to the fabulous book by Louis Cozolin
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