Painting Therapy To Alleviate Depression Freshmen Group Work Practice

Due to the change of lifestyle,learning methods,interpersonal relationship and social environment etc.freshmen,who are newly stepped into the campus,may go through physical,social and psychological changes,which may easily cause emotional depression,which affects their interpersonal communication and learning,and reduces the ability of self-control,thus they would be difficult to adapt their new lives in university.Combine the theoretical knowledge of painting therapy and the effect of practice activities,under the guidance of the theory of group painting activities,after observation and analysis,the authorsummarizes the painting therapy effect in group activities,and triesto alleviate the depressed mood of freshmen by painting therapy.This paper consists of five parts,the first part elaborates the research background and significance of the topic.Through related literature and monograph,the present situation of theoretical research on painting therapy at home and abroad,as well as the status quo of practical research are sorted out.It is concluded that drawing therapy can promote self-improvement,improve personal social ability and deal with emotional problems.The second part mainly introduces the theoretical basis of painting and the related factors that influence the depression of freshmen.The concept of depression emotion and painting therapy were expounded respectively.The third part is the programintroduction,through investigation andanalysis of interviews on interpersonal relationships,learning,living conditions,etc.the author determinesthe overall goaland the specific objectives ofthe activities.Through the realization of the specific goal in the painting therapy,the achievement of the general goal is promoted.The fourth part,combined with the former chapters’ theoretical foundation,the author organized 6 group activities such as "nice to meet you","be true to yourself","emotional remote control ",”make efforts together","dormitory story","the outlook for a better future".Then the author intervened for team member’s work,as well as carried on the concrete analysis and research.Finally through the comparison and analysis of the test resultsof painting therapy,the interview analysis of team members,the author summed up that painting activitiescan help team members get ascensionin cognition level,experience level and control level.The fifth part summarizes the experience of the practice of painting therapy and the deficiency in this research.