(2025) Science and education, 3, 47-53. Odessa.

Svitlana Sytnyk,
Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor,
Professor at the Department of the Theory and Methodology of Practical Psychology, 
The state institution “South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky”,
26, Staroportofrankivska, Str., Odesa, Ukraine,
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5875-919X

APPLICATION OF ART THERAPY METHODS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ADAPTATION TO A CRISIS SITUATION

The article is devoted to the analysis of psychological characteristics of individuals with different levels of adaptation to a crisis situation and the justification of possibilities for differentiated application of art therapy methods, taking into account their psycho-emotional profiles. At the theoretical level, the feasibility of using the art therapy approach as a support tool in the context of crisis adaptation is substantiated. Based on cluster analysis, three stable groups of individuals with different levels of adaptive response to a crisis were identified: emotionally stagnant-stable, creatively adapted, and overwhelmed by emotional experience.Representatives of the first group demonstrated low levels of stress and posttraumatic growth, with a tendency toward emotional rigidity and avoidance of emotional experience. The second group was characterized by a moderate level of stress and high indicators of growth, accompanied by active use of socio-emotional coping strategies and high reflexivity. In contrast, the third group showed high emotional load, moderate growth, and contradictory coping behavior with elements of overload and frustration.Targeted directions for art-therapeutic support were substantiated for each group: activating practices for those with stagnant adaptation, symbolic-integrative methods for those with a creative-reflective structure, and stabilizing techniques for individuals experiencing emotional overstrain. The proposed classification allows for the personalization of art-therapeutic interventions in accordance with an individual's psychological profile and level of adaptation to crisis.

crisis situation, art therapy, posttraumatic growth, coping strategies, adaptation

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