Yuanyuan Liao Zachary Wade Research proposal Research proposal: Music Therapy and Why Does it Matter? INTRODUCTION: Music is used to enhance well-being‚ reduce stress‚ and distract patients from unpleasant symptoms. Although there are wide variations in individual preferences‚ music appears to exert direct physiologic effects through the autonomic nervous system. It also has indirect effects by modifying caregiver behavior. Music effectively reduces anxiety and improves mood for medical and surgical
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Music therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to improve the physical and cognitive state of a patient. The specialized music therapist has one main goal with their client‚ to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a professional. ("American Music Therapy Association." What Is Music Therapy. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.) Music therapy can help reduce muscle tension‚ decrease anxiety‚ and help improve self-image
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Music therapy is both a clinical and evidence based use of music that provides an accomplished‚ individualized‚ and therapeutic approach to the treatment of mental disorders in adults ages eighteen to fifty. The use of music in a therapeutic session helps to address the cognitive‚ communicative‚ social‚ and emotional needs of an individual. Treatment in music therapy is based around the influence that music has on the functional changes in a person’s brain and their behavior. The influence of music
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wonder why a song may bring tears to your eyes? Or how music allows you to recall a specific memory of your past? Well others have thought of the same questions and actually have been able to harness the power of music and direct it toward healthcare. This practice is known today as Music Therapy. Music Therapy is the prescribed use of music and music related techniques to assist and motivate a person towards specific‚ nonmusical goals. Music therapists use their training to effect changes in the
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different medical conditions‚ along with other factors that occur through out someone’s life. Dementia is broken down into three stages based on progression. There are many interventions used to slow down the digression of the disease‚ one being Music Therapy. Dementia can be caused by many different factors. One element that can be a leading cause for dementia in elderly people is Alzheimer’s Disease (Whalley‚ 2006). Alzheimer’s Disease is another neurological disease that causes confusion and
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Merriam Webster defines music as sounds that are sung by voices or played on musical instruments‚ written or printed symbols showing how music should be played or sung‚ and the art or skill of creating or performing music. Merriam Webster also defines Therapy as the treatment of physical or mental illnesses. When these two activities are brought together we create music therapy. This is defined as therapy based on engagement in musical activities: the therapeutic use of music (as to reduce anxiety
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Music Therapy for Cancer Patients Looking back into history‚ the origin of music is unknown‚ however during ancient times‚ music was originally used as a part of rituals and healing ceremonies. Music was thought to have divine worth that brought balance to the human soul‚ therefore has had significant importance to healing of the body. Music is a part of our everyday lives‚ it is used in expressing our feelings and emotions‚ worship‚ during happy times such as weddings‚ sad times such as funerals
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What is music? Music is a composition‚ from the vantage point of a musician is the amalgamation‚ or combination of tone‚ rhythm‚ harmony‚ and melody are all combined to make one uniform sound and also to convey a message to the intended audience along with many other beneficial things such as alleviating stress. What is music therapy? According to an article titled Music Therapy‚ from World of Health‚ “music therapy is the use of music‚ along with other therapies‚ by a trained and credentialed
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Mohr 1 Music Therapy at The College of Wooster I chose to research music therapy because it is a unique career that would allow me to enjoy music and use the appreciation I have for music to help people. As Jodie Picoult once said “Music therapy‚ to me‚ is music performance without the ego. It’s not about entertainment as much as it’s about empathizing. If you can use music to slip past the pain and gather insight into the workings of someone else’s mind‚ you can begin to fix a problem.”. The purpose
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2012 How Does Music Therapy Affect Patient’s Psychological and Physiological Well-being? Many countries that you can travel to‚ have their own style of music that makes up their culture‚ which is incorporated into their lifestyles. Music was not only created around the world for enjoyment‚ but has been used as a form of comfort‚ a stress reliever‚ and a healer (“What Is Music Therapy?”). According to the American Cancer Society‚ in their Find and Support Treatment section‚ music therapy was developed
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