ENG101 COSC Art Therapy Philosophy Review Post Traumatic Disorder
Humanities
Choose ONE of the two options. Write a 3 pages double spaced review.
I. PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
In our sessions on Freud, we studied the sources of trauma and the connections between violence and anxiety. Examine the following articles and review their positions on the topic. You may include your own thoughts as well as integrate the case presented in the film Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman).
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/veterans-and-post-traumatic-stress-disorder
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/21/waltz-with-bashir-folman
https://jacobinmag.com/2018/06/veterans-administration-health-care-privatization
II. Art Therapy and Trauma Recovery
In our sessions on Freud we studied how art can transform anger and other intense emotions into constructive and creative forces. Read and review the following articles on the topic including your own opinions on the matter.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/well/how-i-used-art-to-get-through-trauma.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/arts/design/17ther.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/arts/design/nea-walter-reed-military-art-therapy.html
