Table of Contents
List of Figures xi
Acknowledgements xiv
Section 1 Preparing the Ground - Digging for Clay 1
1 Introduction and Context: Body Image, Art Therapy, and Clay Work 3
2 The Distorted Mirror: Body Image, the Critical Mother, and Shame 20
3 Making Connections: Metaphor, Evolution, and Neuroscience 36
Section 2 Vignettes and Case Studies - Shaping the Self 49
4 Case Vignettes, Study One: Sessions One, Two, Three, and Four 51
5 Case Studies, Study Two: Metaphor, Symbolism, and Body Image 91
6 Case Studies, Study Two: Mothers' and Others' Influence on Body Image 108
7 Case Studies, Study Two: Clay Work as Meaningful Play 123
Section 3 Protocol, Evaluation Methods, and Conclusions - Opening the Kiln 135
8 Intervention Protocol 137
9 Methods of Analysis 151
10 Adding the Glaze: Finding Meaning and Healing through Metaphor and Symbolism 160
Bibliography 179
Index 196