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Text A Using Popular Movies in Psychotherapy Ⅰ. Background information 1.Cinematherapy is a relatively new therapeutic approach being used by many psychotherapists and counselors. It is an extension of bibliotherapy, a technique developed by psychiatrist Carl Menninger, who assigned fiction and nonfiction books to his patients to help them develop insight and coping strategies. When using a video tape, the individual can view certain segments and important scenes over and over again and use the message in the story to understand himself and his own life more accurately. Cinematherapy is a therapeutic intervention allowing clients to visually assess a film抯 characters interaction with others, their environment, and personal issues, thereby developing a bridge from which positive therapeutic movement may be accomplished. The use of movies as a tool in traditional therapy, diagnostic assistance in counselor training, and classroom guidance/small group counseling in schools has increased in popularity. Watching a movie or a scene unfold is a participatory process for a client. The client is, at some level, emotionally, physically, and cognitively involved in what is being viewed and heard (Tyson, Foster, and Jones, 2000). Cinematherapy can be a powerful catalyst for healing and growth for anybody who is open to learning how movies affect us and to watching certain films with conscious awareness. Cinema therapy allows us to use the effect of imagery, plot, music, etc. in films on our psyche for insight, inspiration, emotional release or relief and natural change. Used as part of psychotherapy, cinema therapy is an innovative method based on traditional therapeutic principles. Even outside a therapist抯 office, following certain guidelines for choosing films and watching them consciously can support personal and spiritual growth. In the case of longstanding psychological problems this is only recommended in the context of psychotherapy. The use of film as a tool in the