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초록

This study aims to explore the process of self-perception in a female college student with bipolar disorder, facilitated through cognitive-behavioral art therapy. The participant is a 21-years-old college student who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during her senior year of high school. She reported difficulties in daily life due to hyper-goal-oriented activities induced by her manic episodes and experienced conflict in interpersonal relationships due to paranoid delusional thinking, along with recurrent episodes of depression and lethargy. The research was conducted from March to June 2023, with sessions occurring once a week for 60 minutes totaling 14 sessions. The House-Tree-Person(HTP) test was used as the measurement tool, and the activities and changes of each session were documented. The results of this study are as follows: First, cognitive-behavioral art therapy was a positive change for the self-perception of the female college student with bipolar disorder. Second, cognitive-behavioral art therapy positively influenced the reduction of manic and depressive symptoms, as well as paranoid delusional thinking in interpersonal relationships. Through this research, it has been confirmed that cognitive-behavioral art therapy is effective in the self-perception precess and the reduction of manic and depressive episodes in a female college student with bipolar disorder.

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