Music Therapy: Is It The Cure To Mental & Physical Problems? Music therapy is defined as the skillful use of music and musical elements by an accredited music therapist to promote‚ maintain‚ and restore mental‚ physical‚ emotional‚ and spiritual health. Music has nonverbal‚ creative‚ structural‚ and emotional qualities. These are used in the therapeutic relationship to facilitate contact‚ interaction‚ self-awareness‚ learning‚ self-expression‚ communication‚ and personal development (Source: Canadian
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Group Dynamics – RESISTANCE Group therapy is a recognised means of helping people to develop self-awareness and overcome their problems. Unfortunately‚ there are a number of factors that can hamper the individual and the group process. Resistance is a major issue that often emerges in group therapy. In this essay the nature of resistance and the reasons for its prevalence will be explored‚ together with strategies the facilitator can implement to manage this issue within the group process and
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Experiential therapy uses expressive tools and activities‚ such as role playing or acting‚ using props‚ arts and crafts‚ music‚ animal care‚ guided image‚ or various forms of recreation to re-enact and re-experience emotional situations from past and recent relationships. This type of therapy can be beneficial for couples or individual therapy and through developmental learning styles that can be used for personal growth. Experiential therapy was designed to identify with humanistic values‚ understanding
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Existential Therapy and Person-Centered Therapy. I found that these styles of therapy were similar in a lot of ways but they are also individual in ways. Existential Therapy unlike some therapies was not established by one individual. This therapy was born of many schools of thought and philosophies (Corey‚ 2009). At a time when psychologists and psychiatrists were pondering how to help others overcome their obstacles‚ existential thought began to form. One of the aims of existential therapy is to
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Conclusion Cooper and Lesser (2014) emphasized that the narrative therapy‚ as a post-structural theoretical model‚ explains how life stories are “shaped by the dominant cultural‚ are performed by us and live through us‚ and have abilities to both restrain and liberate our lives” (p. 157). | I first became familiar with narrative therapy model when I was a graduate student in Poland‚ majoring in Polish literature and education. This models still fascinates me and‚ I find it particularly useful with
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There are many different types of therapies used in the world today by therapists. Two that are commonly used are psychoanalytic therapy and alderian therapy. Different therapies can often relate to each other‚ or on the other hand not relate at all. Therapists will find a type of therapy that works either best for them to help you‚ or that works best for you to feel comfortable. Psychoanalytic therapy starts with bringing unconscious thoughts to your conscious mind so that repressed experiences
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Introduction In this research paper‚ the effectiveness of music therapy on the cognitive degenerative disorder of dementia will be evaluated. To support the contention that music therapy is effective in treating the symptoms of dementia‚ research documenting this therapy’s impact on memory‚ emotions‚ and behavior will be examined. In order to provide a greater understanding of music therapy and dementia‚ these terms will be defined. Second‚ research will be examined to determine music
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Evidenced Based Research Activity Research Question Does occupational therapy enhance the treatment of Parkinson’s? Title of Article/Citation Occupational therapists use WII for Parkinson’s study. Level of Evidence --□ Level I –systematic random controlled trials‚ meta-analysis‚ adequate sample size □ Level II – Non-random controlled trials with a minimum of 2 groups; small sample size □ Level III – evidence from well designed trials without randomization‚ single group pre-post
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Radiation Therapy What is radiation therapy? According to wikipedia Radiation therapy discovered in 1889 also known as radiotherapy‚ radiation oncology‚ or XRT‚ is the medical use of ionizing radiation as a part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells. Radiotherapy may be used for curative or adjuvant cancer treatment‚ with curative being the cure and adjuvant being additional treatment. Radiation therapy can also be used as palliative treatment‚ which is where a cure is not possible and
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Preparation Outline Public Speaking March 8‚ 2013 Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about radiation therapy. Central Idea: To clearly understand radiation therapy‚ you must know about the different types and side effects. Introduction During my life‚ I have seen how harsh cancer can be. It has took a toll of many people’s lives and changed families all over. I have witnessed it first hand as it has affected my family and has taken people from me who were very important. Experiencing
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