Therapy and Emotions in Film and Television explores, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the shifts in our emotional preferences, styles, and ’emotional regimes’ in western societies from the 1920s to today, as viewed through the lens of film and television. This collection contains texts by Peter Stearns on American Anger and Anger Management. Stella Bruzzi, professor […]
Video and Filmmaking as Psychotherapy: Research and Practice
While film and video has long been used within psychological practice, researchers and practitioners have only just begun to explore the benefits of film and video production as therapy. This volume describes a burgeoning area of psychotherapy which employs the art of filmmaking and digital storytelling as a means of healing victims of trauma and […]
Horror in Therapy
Do horror films traumatize audiences or do they allow viewers to face their worst fears and survive? What is the appeal of horror or science fiction for trauma survivors? Therapist and book author Jenny Hamilton noticed that some therapy clients who were experiencing post traumatic stress disorder (or PTSD) began exploring their experiences of watching […]
Suspenseful Movies in Cinema Therapy
Here is my updated list of the 10 most suspenseful movies of all time. While the term “suspenseful movie” is somewhat subjective, I focused on three main criteria: Is the movie so suspenseful that it could change someone’s behavior? Does the movie produce pleasurable excitement and anticipation regarding an outcome? Does the movie produce the […]
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