The Negative Psychological Impact Of Sexuality Bias Of Art Therapists In Assuming The Art Choice And Experience Of Trauma Of The Patients During Therapy

Abstract

The investigates the psychological trauma that the patients seeking art therapy experience due to the various forms of sexual biases they may be subject to by the therapists. The study performs primary qualitative interviews guided by the framework of social constructivism and implicit bias theory to note the impact of biased approach by therapists. The study notes that therapists who hold sexual biases and make assumptions about their patients seeking art therapy about the form of art or choice of art materials that the patients might make, and the form of trauma they might have experienced based on their gender, the sexuality, and their identity contributes to the amplification of the psychological trauma. The study finds that such assumptions guided by biased opinions about the gender and sexuality of the patient by the therapists discourages the patients from seeking therapies for their abusive and traumatic experiences.