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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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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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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which is where therapy comes into the picture. There are many different types of therapy‚ two of which are occupational therapy and physical therapy. These two branches of rehabilitation are very similar and often confused‚ but they are not the same. Physical and occupational therapies often work together and overlap on their treatments. Even though they intersect the therapists are usually looking for a different outcome. The difference in outcome is what makes these two types of therapy crucial to
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Person-Centered Care Cindy Carney HCA 333 Dr. Vivian Greenway July 29‚ 2013 Long-term care is not really something someone thinks about until they are faced with the challenge of finding a quality long-term care facility to care for their aging or ill family member. Most of us have probably known someone who is in a long-tern facility‚ and most of us would never want to be placed in one due to the impression that we have about them as being dreary‚ dirty‚ smelly‚ and where you go to die.
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with human consciousness. Rather‚ psychology would be concerned solely with behaviour. Therefore humans could be studied objectively‚ just like rats and apes. There are two events that stand out as foundations for behavioural therapy. The first is the rise of behavioural therapy in the early 1900 ’s: J.B Watson critisised the subjectivity and mentalism of the psychology of the time and advocated behaviourism as the basis for the objective study of behaviour Watson ’s emphasis on the importance of environmental
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Abstract Acupuncture therapy has been known as a practice related to oriental medicine‚ and recently has been detected as a potential therapeutic tool for which there is good scientific evidence. Depression and anxiety are usually classified as mental illnesses and it is more useful to think of them as disturbances in brain health‚ which is directly related to the physical makeup and brain mechanisms and emotional and relational issues. The ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture could be used for
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Abstract This paper will look at the logic of narrative therapy by focusing on 5 major points. This paper will begin by discussing how the narrative approach defines and perceives problems. It will address how narrative therapy views the nature of the relationship between the client and the professional. This paper will look at how problems are solved using the narrative approach. It will also focus on three main techniques used in narrative therapy‚ which will include externalization‚ deconstruction
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Overview of Narrative therapy Narrative therapy was developed Michael White and David Epston. It is said to be an approach to family therapy that is built on the belief that reality is constructed‚ organized and maintained through the stories we create. (Corsini & Wedding‚ 2008) According to Corey’s key terms and definitions narrative therapy is “a postmodern approach that is based on the therapist’s personal characteristics that allow for creating a climate that encourages clients to see their stories
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COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY Cognitive behavioral therapy (or cognitive behavioral therapies or CBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach that aims to solve problems concerning dysfunctional emotions‚ behaviors and cognitions through a goal-oriented‚ systematic procedure.[i] The title is used in diverse ways to designate behavior therapy‚ cognitive therapy‚ and to refer to therapy based upon a combination of basic behavioral and cognitive research. There is empirical evidence that CBT is effective
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