Session 8

Question 1

What is psychomotor therapy based on?

Answer 1

On the holistic view of the human being (body and mind unity)

Question 2

What are the 2 types of interventions of psychomotor therapy?

Answer 2

Action-oriented and experience-oriented

Question 3

What does the action-oriented intervention (of PMT) entail?

Answer 3

• Emphasis of developing mental and physical proficiencies
• Attention to fine and gross motor abilities, balance, social proficiency, learning to cope with emotions and responsibility, etc.

Question 4

What does the experience-oriented intervention (of PMT) entail?

Answer 4

• Participation in wide range of physical and movement tasks
• Experiencing of difficult emotions, negative thoughts and their behavior
• They experience an alternative reality to the one they are used to
• More reflective approach

Question 5

Which PD clusters is art therapy usually used for?

Answer 5

Clusters B and C (combined with other treatments)

Question 6

Which 5 categories does the theoretical model for art therapy consist of?

Answer 6

1. Insight and Comprehension
2. Behavior Change
3. Personal Integration
4. Emotion and Impulse Regulation
5. Perception (entering into the experience)

Question 7

Which components does art therapy combine?

Answer 7

Aesthetic engagement, involvement of the imagination, sensory activation, emotion evocation and cognitive stimulation

Question 8

Which clinical patients is dance movement therapy (DMT) beneficial for?

Answer 8

People with dementia, korsakov syndrome, acquired brain injury, parkinson’s disease, ASD, ADHD, attachment issues, trauma, depression, PTSD, anxiety and PDs

Question 9

How are movements of PD clients characterized?

Answer 9

Disorganized, unclearly directed in space, restricted to upper limb actions, more self-touch than normal

Question 10

What are the goals (outcome variables) of DMT?

Answer 10

Self-regulation, interpersonal relationships and cognition