Art therapy as an effective method of cultural recreation

The article defines the content of the problems of modern culture which lead to the person’s psychological health disorder. The study presents two trends describing human emotional life culture today. They are the increasing intensity of emotional stress causing a negative reaction in the form of feelings of fear, anxiety, helplessness and the negative attitude to all kinds of emotions as they destabilize the social system. The imbalance of sociocultural system causes many psychological diseases even in perfectly healthy, productive members of society. The solution of this problem is to be regularly involved in art therapy that is a modern method of cultural recreation, a flexible tool with high therapeutic value, which allows the personality to restore mental balance. It is emphasized that art therapy as a practice aimed at addressing modern global issues should target a specific region and its social and cultural features.