Annotated Bibliography and Critique: Massage Therapy September 19th‚ 2012 Introduction The alternative therapy I chose to research was Massage therapy. The Oxford Dictionary of Psychology defines massage therapy as “manual manipulation of soft tissue to promote physical and mental health and well-being. Forms of massage therapy can be traced back to ancient Chinese‚ Egyptian‚ Greek‚ Roman‚ Hindu‚ and Japanese civilizations” (“massage therapy”‚ 2008). I chose to do this topic for my annotated
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This is a chapter excerpt from Guilford Publications. Expressive Therapies‚ edited by Cathy A. Malchiodi Copyright © 2005 EXPRESSIVE History‚ Theory‚ THERAPIES and Practice ࣍1 Expressive Therapies History‚ Theory‚ and Practice CATHY A. MALCHIODI In his seminal work The Arts and Psychotherapy‚ McNiff (1981) observes that expressive therapies are those that introduce action to psychotherapy and that “action within therapy and life is rarely limited to a specific mode of expression” (p. viii). While
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Cognitive therapy functions on several levels‚ looking for and changing a person’s symptoms‚ as well as their perspectives‚ core beliefs and underlying schemas (Seligman & Reichenberg‚ 2013) and once healthy thinking takes place then the therapist helps the person develop skills to continue to monitor‚ assess and respond to their own cognitions that allow them to lead successful healthy lives (Seligman & Reichenberg‚
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Play therapy is what it sounds like‚ a tool that provides therapy through play. What counseling and psychotherapy aim to do for adults‚ play therapy aims to do for children. Play therapy encourages the expression of a child’s feelings‚ experiences‚ and cognitive functioning. It is seen as being able to be easier for young children ages 2-11 to unleash their feelings. In adults it is harder to use this therapy though. Play therapy is often used as a tool of diagnosis. Children will engage in "play
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Person Centered Counseling was created by Carl Rogers. This type of counseling deals with the ways in which people perceive themselves consciously rather than having a counselor try to interpret unconscious thoughts or ideas. There are many different components and tools used in person-centered counseling‚ including active listening and paraphrasing‚ and more. The real point is that the client already has the answers to the problems and the job of the counselor is to listen without making any judgments
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Laughter Therapy - An Effective Treatment Almost all of us have heard that "Laughter is best Medicine!" How true is this statement? A study conducted shows that 20-25 minutes of laughter every day is healthy for the body. This can make you feel fresh‚ energetic and young for the whole day. What makes us laugh? When we laugh‚ the zygomatic major muscle is stimulated and 15 facial muscles contracted. In the meantime‚ the epiglottis partly closes the larynx and air intake becomes irregular. A noise
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Target Population Both forms of therapy have been shown to be effective especially with people in institutionalized settings. While existential therapy tries to help people find meaning in their lives and through this help them overcome a crisis‚ SFBT tries to provide brief therapy that will enable the client to deal with future problems (Corey‚ 2013). Considering the nature of the two therapies it becomes apparent why they would work well with populations such as people in institutionalised settings
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approaches to therapy seem to offer contrasting modes of treatment for psychological difficulties‚ largely due to the fact that they originate from very different theoretical and philosophical frameworks. It seems likely‚ therefore‚ that treatment for a woman experiencing depression‚ anxiety and feelings of inadequacy will proceed along very different lines according to each approach. There do appear to be some features‚ however‚ which are common to all effective ‘talking’ therapies‚ notably rooted
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TypesYES ofOF Therapy HERAPY UsedSED in the IN THE Counseling OUNSELING WorldORLD Keara Goode Liberty University COUN501-B11 LUO Dr. Jenny Warren October 12‚ 2012 Abstract The ultimate goal of any type of therapy is to help a client deal with a disorder or a situation. The specific treatment goal depends upon the individual client. The goal can be concrete‚ such as quitting a bad habit‚ or more abstract‚ such as handling anger issues. Life experiences often disrupt
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The Therapy is the relationship In this essay I will discuss and evaluate “The relationship is the theory” Judgements are based on personal knowledge & experience as well as written material composed by others. The basic principle being “the therapy is the relationship”‚ does this imply engaging a therapist equates to therapy or does it propose more? Different approaches place emphasis on the relationship i.e. CBT-A sound therapeutic relationship is necessary for effective therapy‚ but not
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