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cinematherapy

cinematherapy noun: the viewing of thought-provoking or inspiring films as a form of therapy.

Noun

cinematherapy (uncountable)

  1. The viewing of thought-provoking or inspiring films as a form of therapy.
    • Cinematherapy combines a strategic mix of pop feminism (which presumes female independence and “girl power”) and stereotypes, then, as a primary method of appealing to female audiences.2006, Barbara Klinger, Beyond the Multiplex: Cinema, New Technologies, and the Home
    • Cinematherapy is an innovative way of working with couples and clients.2010, Victoria Tischler, Mental Health, Psychiatry and the Arts: A Teaching Handbook, Radcliffe Publishing, →ISBN, page 31

Examples of cinematherapy in a sentence

  • Cinematherapy should be thought of a^([sic]) technique for therapy, not a unique type of therapy.2012, Skip Dine Young, Psychology at the Movies, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 157:
  • While the quantity of controlled research studies on cinematherapy is limited, it is clear that psychologists value the use of movies in clinical practice (Lampropoulos, Kazantzis, & Deane, 2004).2014, Ryan M. Niemiec, Danny Wedding, Positive Psychology at the Movies: Using Films to Build Virtues and Character Strengths, Hogrefe...

Origin of cinematherapy

From cinema + therapy.

Questions about cinematherapy

What does cinematherapy mean?
Cinematherapy means the viewing of thought-provoking or inspiring films as a form of therapy.
How do you use cinematherapy in a sentence?
Cinematherapy should be thought of a^([sic]) technique for therapy, not a unique type of therapy.
What part of speech is cinematherapy?
Cinematherapy is a noun.

Words near cinematherapy in the dictionary

  1. cinemaphotography
  2. cinemas
  3. cinemascope
  4. cinematheque
  5. cinematheques
  6. cinematherapy
  7. cinematic
  8. cinematical
  9. cinematically
  10. cinematicity
  11. cinematics

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