PALKEET KAUR CHAWLA

ART THERAPY CASE STUDY

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Demographic Information

Name: C.K

Age:20

Marital Status: Unmarried

Occupation: unemployed

Education: graduation

Chief complaint

Mujhe bhaut suffocated feel hota merko ghar pr bhaut zada restict kia jata hai humesha apne bhai
ke sahab se chlna hota hai I don’t feel myself. Vo mere jitna hai we are twins but still muje humesha
uske bolne se chalna hota I cant have guy friend because my bhai does not like mujhe uske sath
apne social app pasword share krna padhta hai.when make me feel very anxious and suffocated or
mera maan krta hai khai chli ju ye ghar chord ke ya phir sab Kuch khatam once for all dead no
pressure to live according to family and society…..

Chronic

This is not happing from now it’s been 2 years that I need to answer everything to my
brother.

the drawing somewhere middle of the river when I asked her why have you made it there only then
she replied I don’t know it just I want over there only.

Then I asked what When she completed her activity I asked her to make a circle anywhere in the
drawing so she made this drawing meant to her she said it was just a picture I always imagine
roaming freely without any restriction and breathing freely living on my terms and condition

Without any restrictions and just be my boss

Then the next session

we have done a house tree person activity so that I can understand her point of view on her
surroundings and the environment she is living in how she feels about it and what she thinks about
her family.

Then I asked her what she was thinking when she was drawing this
She was imagining her ideal family and house she wanted an understanding family whom she can
rely on trusting rather than being scared to share the feelings

This drawing brings peace mountains of peace beautiful away from all bad memories trees and
plants freshness happiness birds chirping bring a smile to my face water is like medication to me
relaxing and calming house which I can call mine without any rules and regulations according to the
society

People who respect me accept me as I am love and care

Plan

1. I suggest she should talk to her parents about her feeling rather than hiding her feeling
2. Do self-introspection and try to explore herself
3. Do what she loves to do follow her passion

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Name: A.S

Age 19

Student

Problems

 Anger issue
 Anxiety attack
 Trust issue

My client is 19 yrs old boy who has had an anger issue in the past, he has been anxious
attacks his parents being divorced and he is very frustrated about all these things he is living
with his father.

Family background

He lives with his father and grandparents her mother lives in Mumbai his parents are divorced

Medication

Father is a diabetic patient

Grandfather’s heart and diabetics

Grandmother’s blood pressure and asthma

He is more inclined towards his grandfather because he always supports him in all his decisions and

He has very less friends because he does not trust people easily

He loves to read

Listen to music

Play instrument

Intervention plan

I suggest him mandla activity

Color therapy

Focus on indigo and green

Whenever he feels aggressive

Listen to some music play some drums

Do some breathing activity

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Name T.K

AGE:19

Gender: female

Education 12TH PASS

Occupation Unemployed

unmarried

My subject was very stressful because she was having her board exam this year and she is very
anxious about her exam her family is pressuring her to score well in the exam so that she can go to a
good college and they are forcing her to pursue Mbbs as a career but she wants to explore more and
want to do something else because of this she is not able to concentrate in her exams…

While my subject was scribbling she was holding her pen very tightly and she was murmuring
something she has an anger issue she gets irritated very easily and doesn’t like to talk much she liked
her own company because she was not comfortable with her environment….
She was wearing bright color cloth she was speaking very loudly biting her nails maintaining eye
contacts she was aware of her surrounding time place etc she didn’t have any perception
JUST like birds have the right to fly without restriction how do birds let fly and let their child learn
how to fight for their survival why can’t for once in my life why can’t they allow me to do what I like
to do and support my decision and let me chose my path

TRY to parents and make them understand the situation my client tried to psychoeducation them

She should follow her passion

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Name: G.C

AGE:22

STUDENT

She has body issues and she is phobic of the crowd from the last 1.5 years she is gaining weight a lot
she is a habit of overeating especially when is she is stressed she does not like to interact a
lot with other people she is very shy

She was very shy she was very light color cloth so that no one sees her she was looking here and
there throughout the session playing with her nails avoiding questions repetitive words she
was responding very late and trying to change the topic she smoke and drink alcohol

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DEMOGRAPHIC INFO

NAME: L.A

AGE:36

MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED

OCCUPATION HOMEMAKER

EDUCATION:12TH PASS

CHIEF COMPLAINT

I have had sleeping problems for the last 6 months I have not been able to sleep peacefully. My
husband is not supportive always complying with everything.

MAP

She was well dressed soft-spoken she does not take any sort of substance when she was talking she
was smiling all the time but on a few episodes she was a bit hesitant breaking her eye contact when
she was sharing her incidents she was repeating her situations she was moving constantly they were
many hand movement her tone was sad pitch was low she was giving reaction spontaneously she
was a bit anxious Perception was normal she was well aware of time day and place.

We have done color therapy

We worked on green( heart love sense of responsibility) we have worked on green because of the
insecurity feeling of unloved she is feeling from his husband’s end

Later I have suggested her family counseling for a better understanding

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Demographic information

NAME Y.O

AGE 23

MARTIAL STATUS UNMARRIED

EDUCATION MBA

OCCUPATION JOB

Chief Complaint

I am scared of being alone whenever I am alone in a room, I feel claustrophobic and darkness makes
me anxious

The client was very shy she was very underconfident changing her statement multiple times and
taking a long pause to respond she was guarded changing her positions she was not sure about time
place and time bit confused about place and time she does not consume sort of substance she has
imaginary friends…..

So we have superhero activity

In her childhood, her mom used to lock him in the bathroom whenever she does not do her
homework she was not able to fight for herself…

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DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

AGE: 25

GENDER: female

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: Master’s in medical sciences

MAP

She has dressed appropriately and was wearing a shirt with trousers. She seemed calm and wore
bright-colored clothes. Her hair was tied neatly. She seemed in shape and her health was in a good
condition. She was not a subject to any kind of drug or alcohol and was focused on our conversation
the whole time

She was expressive and was explaining with hand gestures. There weren't any unusual gestures
manners or psycho-motor activity that she portrayed and was able to maintain eye contact during
the session.

The way she spoke was normal. She also mentioned that she is happy with her life. Apart from this
perception and cognition including her long-term short-term and immediate memory was in talked
assumed by the answers she gave in a general online MSE examination.

Case history

She is a 22-year-old female with a twin brother. She never faced such difficulties in life. She has a
happy family where there is a cordial relationship between the family members. She hasn’t faced
anything bad in her life right now which she appreciated. Though as says that sometimes she is a bit
hot-headed apart from that for now she is satisfied with her life. If we talk about any psychological
or medical history, there aren’t as such, but her grandmother once suffered from depression and her
father has diabetes.

PROCEDURE AND OBSERVATION FROM RAPPORT FORMATION

A good rapport was formed with the person. I decided to give 2 sessions for only rapport
formationto knoww the expectations, the problems he’s facing, his likes and dislikes, etc…from
which I came to certain conclusions:

1. She has no regrets

2. Leading a happy life

3. Doesn’t want to change anything in her life

4. She is a little overconfident

Because she is happy in her life

Because they didn’t have many problems which I was able to recognize and therefore I gave another
session for just talking and getting to him more, including some things about his life in general where
he told me some happy memories.

Intervention plan for improving self-knowledge

1. Journaling: writing your thoughts to get more clarity about oneself

2. Adding a question mark at the end of thoughts and opinions.

3. Asking WHY three times when you’re going to do something or making a decision such as
why will this decision be more beneficial for me? Why am I going towards this decision etc…?

4. Conscious breathing

5. Self-introspection

Name: S.t

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Chief complaint

This is the second art therapy session that he has attended. In the first session, he explored some
current feelings around his depression including the intensity of his depressive state. He was
able to work on a timeline of his depression that began when he was 17.

This is his first session, he was able to determine his depression began when he was about 17 and
has intensified over the past 2 months. Simon feels confused about his experience of
depression and cannot understand why he is going through this.

He was an unusually combination of clothes does not prefer to dress up does not matter to world
lost in his own thought lost of focus
The client stated that the choice represented the general depressive mood he was experiencing at
the time. He drew a series of large rocks that represented the feeling that every part of his
life felt problematic and unmoveable.

He also felt that each problem compounded through layers on top of the other. He drew himself as a
smaller shape compared to the rocks as the problems felt overwhelming. The basic emotion
expressed was sadness, along with more complex emotions of overwhelm and confusion.

He was able to understand that emotions can be linked back to events and circumstances. While the
emotions feel unmoveable, he could see by giving shape to the events that they were
objects that could be contained and shifted within his mind.

After taking his case I suggested him to consult a psychiatrist for better understating
Name: N.s

Gender: Female

Age: 19

The client has been attending sessions for the past 5 weeks and had explored some of the underlying
issues surrounding her recurring feelings of heightened anxiety. This week she had discussed
the idea of developing coping skills that could develop to help her cope with anxiety in the
future.
The client wanted to overcome this problem