Bibliotherapy - A Book as a Medicine for the Soul

Dragana Marinkovic

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Bibliotherapy - A Book as a Medicine for the Soul

Dragana Marinkovic

Published in International Journal of Science, Technology and Society (Volume 10, Issue 5)

Received: 17 May 2022 Accepted: 7 June 2022 Published: 28 September 2022

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Reading books helps to better understand the world we live in or the problem we are in, affects the development of critical and creative thinking, helps to achieve better family relationships, can move us to a completely different world, and we can see our own lives through the lives of other characters. Each story read can have several functions: mirror function, model function, mediator function, storage action, stories to help with regression. It has been proven that the effects of reading are numerous, and some of them are to alleviate stress, develop empathy, indicate that problems have alternative solutions, develop creativity, optimistic view of reality, influence the development of critical thinking, motivate.... This paper present the stories of people whose books have helped them solve life's adversities and overcome many prejudices, troubles and misunderstandings, and helped them in personal and social development. The results showed that books were a cure for divorce and partner problems, marital and family conflicts, lack of parenting skills, adolescent crisis, postpartum depression, traumatic experiences and domestic violence, loss and grief, behavioral disorders, addiction and eating disorders. Librarians have been educated by encountering such cases, so now they can also recommend books that are a "cure for the soul", books on certain topics to solve some life issues and doubts. Research in libraries in recent years shows that readers are increasingly turning to books to solve their problems, seeking help and support from librarians. Man's need to communicate with someone who tries to understand and help him has been extremely pronounced lately. Properly selected reading material has therapeutic value, especially when reading replaces negative emotions with positive ones. Bibliotherapy has obvious value in that it provides the opportunity for the participants to recognize and understand themselves, their characteristics, and the complexity of human thought and behavior. It may also promote social development as well as the love of literature in general, and reading in particular.

Published in	International Journal of Science, Technology and Society (Volume 10, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsts.20221005.12
Page(s)	176-179
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Bibliotherapy, Book, Library, Reading, Medicine

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“Dimitrije Tucovic” Library, Lazarevac, Serbia

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