▁method ▁of ▁acting ▁out ▁imp uls es . ▁Ind ividual s ▁with ▁e ating ▁dis orders ▁tend ▁to ▁rely ▁heavily ▁on ▁defense ▁mechan isms ▁to ▁feel ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁control ; ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁that ▁clients ▁feel ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁authority ▁over ▁their ▁art ▁products ▁through ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression ▁and ▁cont roll able ▁art ▁materials . ▁Through ▁cont roll able ▁media , ▁such ▁as ▁p enc ils , ▁markers , ▁and ▁colored ▁p enc ils , ▁along ▁with ▁freedom ▁of ▁choice ▁with ▁the ▁media , ▁clients ▁with ▁e ating ▁dis orders ▁can ▁create ▁boundaries ▁around ▁un sett ling ▁them es . ▁ ▁Cont ain ment ▁The ▁term ▁contain ment , ▁within ▁art ▁ther apy ▁and ▁other ▁th era pe ut ic ▁settings , ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁what ▁the ▁client ▁can ▁experience ▁within ▁the ▁safety ▁and ▁priv acy ▁of ▁a ▁trust ing ▁relationship ▁between ▁client ▁and ▁coun sel or . ▁This ▁term ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁equ ated , ▁within ▁art ▁ther apy ▁research , ▁with ▁the ▁holding ▁or ▁conf ining ▁of ▁an ▁issue ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁visual ▁expression , ▁like ▁a ▁border ▁or ▁the ▁circum ference ▁of ▁a ▁mand ala . ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁mand al as ▁for ▁sympt om ▁reg ulation ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁new ▁approach ▁within ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy , ▁and ▁numerous ▁studies ▁have ▁been ▁conducted ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁assess ▁their ▁effic acy . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁art ▁ther apy ▁is ▁essentially ▁one ▁of ▁he aling . ▁ ▁Art ▁ther apy ▁can