Developmental Art Therapy: A Collaborative Paradigm of Positive Psychology and Exploitation of Artistic Potential

Abstract

Developmental art therapy is regarded as a collaborative model of positive psychology and artistic potential development to explore its theoretical basis and practical application. This study analyzes the unique advantages of art therapy in promoting individual mental health, stimulating creativity and improving the quality of life from the perspective of positive psychology. This paper first reviews the development of positive psychology and developmental art therapy, and expounds the similarities between the two in terms of ideas and methods. Then it deeply explores the core concept, basic principles and operating procedures of developmental art therapy, and emphasizes that it plays an important role in stimulating individual's inner potential, cultivating positive emotions and strengthening psychological resilience. With the help of case analysis, this paper showed the application effects of developmental art therapy in different ages and different groups, such as emotional control of children and adolescents, stress reduction of adults, and maintenance of cognitive function of the elderly, etc. It also explored that developmental art therapy has a good application prospect in the fields of education, psychological counseling and community service. Finally, this study summarizes the advantages and challenges of developmental art therapy as a collaborative paradigm of positive psychology and artistic potential development to provide directional suggestions for future research. The purpose of this study is to provide a novel treatment and intervention model for mental health workers, educators and art therapists to promote the overall development of individuals and improve the mental health of society as a whole.