SCUOLA INTERNAZIONALE DI SPECIALIZZAZIONE CON LA PROCEDURA IMMAGINATIVA

Neural correlates to the use of art in psychotherapy.
The use of “images” taken from pictorial works of art and poetic verses, as an alternative to traditional archetypal verbal ones, has revealed, on a clinical level, an added value, in starting the narration in Psychotherapy with the Imaginative Experience, reaching more or less deep layers of consciousness. The pilot project carried out in collaboration between SISPI and the University of Milan was exposed, aimed at measuring the variation of some physiological parameters, such as heart rate and calorie consumption, during brain activation that occurs in Imaginative Experience session. To date, the observation has about ten clinical cases, two of which were exposed during the conference. In the first, it was possible to observe the correlation between the emerging contents with a strong emotional charge and the neuro-physiological activation comparable to that of an athlete during a sporting performance. In the second, an evident expression of a successful defensive psychological adaptation, it was possible to detect energy consumption and activation equal to those of a waking state at rest. The project continues with the collection of other clinical cases.
Speakers: A. Passerini (Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Founder of S.I.S.P.I.); M. De Palma (Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Training Teacher of S.I.S.P.I.). Report edited by A.Passerini.

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