This handbook provides thorough, state-of-the-art, and user-friendly coverage of basic techniques for measurement of physiological variables in health psychology research. It is designed to serve as ...a primary reference source for researchers and students interested in expanding their research to consider a biopsychosocial approach. Chapters addressing key physiological measuresáhave been written by international experts with an eye towards documenting essential information that must be considered in order to accurately and reliably measure biological samples.
The "BASIC Ph" model of coping and resiliency, developed by Prof. Mooli Lahad and Dr. Ofra Ayalon, was the first to describe coping as an on-going effort to manage life challenges. This is the first ...book to be published on this world- renowned approach, widely used as an effective resiliency assessment, intervention, and recovery model. Underpinning the model is the suggestion that every person has internal powers, or coping resources, which can be mobilized in stressful situations; the effort to survive coming from a healthy rather than a pathological instinct. The categorization of these coping resources gives the model its name: Belief, Affect, Social, Imagination, Cognition, Physical. This edited volume outlines the theory behind the "BASIC Ph" approach, presents practice- based and research-based interventions and explains their application during and in the wake of both natural and man-made disasters. With wide-ranging chapters from authoritative contributors, the book shows how the "BASIC Ph" model can be successfully applied in family, community, education, health, and business settings. This will be an invaluable text for professionals, academics, and students with an interest in trauma and coping with crisis and disaster.
This book considers the relevance of ritual theatre in contemporary life and describes how it is being used as a highly cathartic therapeutic process. With contributions from leading experts in the ...field of dramatherapy, the book brings together a broad spectrum of approaches to ritual theatre as a healing system.
Myths and fairytales are our rich heritage; a veritable feast of ancient wisdom passed down through the ages in the memorable form of stories. While almost any story will have deep meaning to some ...individuals, some of the time, this book presents a collection of stories that these maestros of dramatherapy have found to have a powerful effect almost without fail. These are the 'golden' stories of Sesame. The authors introduce the Sesame approach and describe the advantages of using myth and fairy tale as a central theme in a therapy session. The Sesame approach has been found to produce striking results with myriad client groups, including individuals with learning difficulties, offenders in psychiatric settings and children with emotional and behavioural difficulties and adults in mental health care. Dramatherapy with Myth and Fairytale provides a treasure trove of timeless stories that can be adapted and applied to the needs of different client groups and the style of each therapist. It also includes introductory exercises, warm-ups and scene setting suggestions. The book will be an invaluable source of inspiration for dramatherapists and dramatherapy students, creative arts therapists, storytellers, psychotherapists, Jungian psychoanalysts, teachers and play therapists.
Art and the therapeutic uses of art provide older adults with valuable ways in which to express and share their feelings, needs and fears, and with a resource for coping with life's major changes. ...This practical book is filled with step-by-step exercises for art therapists and other professionals to use in work with older adults, either individually or in groups. The author provides brief, imaginative warm-ups, which encourage participants to become more at ease expressing themselves creatively. She offers ideas for engaging and innovative creative projects across a range of media, including art, music, movement, poetry and creative writing, all of which can be adapted, personalised or combined to meet the particular needs of individual participants. Points to consider when working with this client group are explored, and case study examples, with participants' artwork, are included throughout. Appropriate for use with all relatively able older adults, including those with depression, anxiety or in the early stages of dementia, this will be an invaluable tool for art therapists as well as counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers and carers.
Children's art not only provides a window to children's problems, it also gives them another language with which to share feelings and ideas. This book provides an overview of the multidimensional ...aspects of children's drawings, and is intended to assist therapists in working with children and their drawings. Chapter 1 discusses projective tests and the usefulness of multidimensional approaches for understanding children's drawings. Chapter 2 describes children's motivation to draw, the drawing process, as well as the role of drawing in the therapeutic relationship, and recommends a phenomenological approach. Chapter 3 suggests ways therapists can work with children and their drawings, focusing on the use of drawings as narratives, the therapists' role, resistance to drawing, sexual and violent drawing content, and responding to drawings. Chapter 4 describes the developmental levels in children's art and maintains that the predictable sequence is a good starting point in evaluating children's drawings. Chapter 5 discusses the use of drawing in the diagnosis and treatment of concerns such as childhood depression, trauma, abuse and exposure to violence, dissociative disorders, and response to catastrophic events. Chapter 6 describes the use of children's drawings of families, houses, and the therapist to reflect children's interpersonal views. Chapter 7 considers how children's drawings of the physical body and of God or intangible entities may reflect experiences with life-threatening illnesses, coping with grief, or dying. Chapter 8 deals with the rights of choice, ownership, and privacy. Appended is a description of basic materials and a list of resources for suitable materials. (Contains approximately 180 references.) (KB)
Developmental Drama Booker, Mary Adelaide; Booker, Mary
2011, 2011-08-15
eBook
People living with severe or profound multiple disabilities (PMLD) can often struggle to connect with the world around them. This book shows how, through enjoying dramatic interaction, they can ...develop their communication skills, learn to deal with emotions more effectively and gain a greater understanding of their physical and social environment.
