CYC 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Sensory System
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Divided into three categories: play for pleasure, play for awareness, play for healing psychological wounds. Play is a universal method of attaining balance in ones life: creates equilibrium for children and adults between the demands of, play for fun living and those of being. Alter a child"s mood, reconfigure a social situation, and reward a child. Can be divided into three categories: games of : Outcome is decided by who has the highest motor ability. Outcome is decided by who has the highest cognitive ability. Winning is determined by luck: play to learn. Play therapy uses toys, props, and structured conversations to allow children to deal with and express grief. Sensory exercises allow a traumatized child to begin to repair the damage done to the sensory system. Play therapy negative experiences through play: free-play experience where the child acts out fears, anxieties, and.