The influence and development of painting therapy on psychological treatment of Chinese teenagers

Academy of Fine Arts, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China

^* Corresponding author: 22020077@mcu.edu.cn

Abstract

With the satisfaction of material basis, people have paid more attention to the spiritual field, and psychological treatment has attracted more people’s attention. As an important form of psychological treatment, art therapy plays an important role in regulating psychology. As the group with a high frequency of psychological problems, contemporary teenagers should be the main target of social attention. As an effective healing method that is more easily accepted by teenagers, art therapy needs to be noticed by more people. This article focuses on painting therapy and summarizes the development of art therapy. At the same time, aiming at the Chinese youth group, summarizes the current situation of Chinese art therapy, and puts forward suggestions. This paper has conducted research in two aspects: Firstly, through case studies, the effectiveness of painting therapy was explored; Secondly, through a literature survey, the effectiveness of painting therapy on teenagers was explored, and the influence of different painting styles and different fields on the healing effect is explored. The research results show that painting therapy can effectively improve the psychological condition of teenagers, and natural art is the most effective form of painting for teenagers’ healing effect.