Laughter Therapy Laughter therapy is a form of therapy that encourages people to use the natural‚ physiological process of laugher to release painful emotions like anger‚ fear‚ helplessness‚ depression and stress. Humour helps give us perspective to our problems and makes us have a positive and hopeful attitude‚ that is why it is such a great relaxation method. The first documented case of "humour positively affecting disease" was in 1964 when Norman Cousins‚ published "Anatomy of an Illness". Medical
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Pet Therapy What is Pet Therapy? Pet Therapy is an area that has received increased attention in therapeutic recreation. In recent years‚ the experts have been relying on pet therapy as a valuable aid in reaching out to the elderly‚ the infirm‚ and to ill or abused children through-out the country.” Pet Therapy is the commonly used term for animal-assisted therapy (AAT)‚ animal-assisted activities (AAA) and pet visitation.” It is also recognized at hospitals around the country as a
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Cited: Wood‚ D. (n.d.). Gene Therapy and Cancer. Retrieved 10 24‚ 2012‚ from Health facts and information: http://www.beliefnet.com Human Genome Project information. (2011‚ 8 24). Retrieved 10 24‚ 2012‚ from Gene Therapy: http:www.ornl.gov National Cancer Institue. (2010‚ 4 27). Retrieved 10 24‚ 2012‚ from clinical trails: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopic/factseet/information/clinical-trails
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Therapy is a skill that is used by many people around the world. Therapy can be used to assist people currently facing problems within their home or even within themselves. There are many types of therapy offered‚ but they all serve the same purpose. They are used to mentally assist and stabilize an individual to a point where they can function comfortably. Family therapy is a type of therapy that is used to help families resolve conflicts and improve their relationships. One specific type of family
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Is Clozapine an effective treatment for schizophrenia? What is schizophrenia and what are the symptoms – Figure 1 Schizophrenia is a brain disorder which can affect a person’s mental well-being. Suffering from schizophrenia can terrify people and make them withdrawn from family and friends or make them extremely agitated. Some people with the disorder are known to hear voices‚ believe people are trying to harm them or are reading their minds. The exact cause is unknown‚ however many scientists
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“Alternative cancer treatments” Is radiation therapy and chemotherapy the best resources out for the fight against cancer?” Cancer has been around for most of human history. Evidence of cancer has been discovered in fossilized bone tumors‚ as well as in human mummies from ancient Egypt. Western medicine has made great discoveries toward cancer treatment‚ but I often wonder are there more efficient and more effective treatment options out there. In America most cancer patients
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Holding Therapy What is Holding Therapy? Holding therapy was developed by Dr. Martha Welch in the late 1970s. Dr. Welch was a psychiatrist in New York who began using it with children with autism. Later‚ she outlined her form of therapy in a book titled‚ Holding Time (Welch‚ 1988). Originally‚ Dr. Welch discovered holding therapy with autistic children. Later‚ however‚ she began using this therapy with typical children as well and‚ in her opinion‚ discovered equally satisfying results
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Pet Therapy 1 Does Pet Therapy Improve the Health of Those Who Use it? English Composition Pet Therapy 2 This paper reviews the possible beneficial effects pet therapy can have on individuals in both a hospital setting‚ as well as the every growing technique of home health care. Pet Therapy is a fairly new and changing technique in the health care field. The hope of pet therapy is that during visits to the hospital it will help divert parent and children’s attention during
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Dance therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses movement to further the social‚ cognitive‚ emotional‚ and physical development of the individual. Dance therapists work with people who have many kinds of emotional problems‚ intellectual deficits‚ and life-threatening illnesses. They are employed in psychiatric hospitals‚ day care centers‚ mental health centers‚ prisons‚ special schools‚ and private practice. They work with people of all ages in both group and individual therapy. Some also engage
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Our nation is stuck in its tradition; conversion therapy should be illegal in all states. Conversion therapy is legal in 45 states in the U.S. In the past treatments used were similar to torture techniques used on prisoners‚ but even in modern times conversion therapy still has a detrimental impact on the patient. ”According to a 2009 report of the American Psychological Association‚ the techniques therapists have used to try to change sexual orientation and gender identity include inducing nausea
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