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Play Therapy has been researched and practiced in highlighted countries such as America and Britain for over 50 years. Within this blog, I will be introducing the first few pioneers who studied and invented play therapy and its techniques. Anna Freud was the first Austrian psychoanalyst that is considered to be the founder of child … Continue reading The history of Play Therapy
There are two distinctive approaches to play therapy. In this blog, I will be explaining the differences between them and how effective they are towards play therapy. As said for the earlier blog, the non-directive approach is the most often and well used compared to the directive approach. The non-directive method requires the therapist to … Continue reading Techniques of Directive and Indirective
You may have heard of different types of therapies. One of the most mentioned therapy would be Client-Centered Therapy. Rather than the therapist who consults the client, a client does most of the talking during the session. This therapy is well known and has been used often in movies. However, in this blog, I will … Continue reading What is Play Therapy?
Anxiety and depression are usually considered as two identical conditions, namely because the given symptoms tend to overlap. Moreover, various people with anxiety would develop depression and vise Versa. People can also experience both depression and anxiety at the same time. Despite being aware of this, there are some distinct features. When in the mind … Continue reading Stress vs Anxiety in children
Several factors have been mentioned when it comes to how children have excessive anxiety. As it is also known as Anxiety disorder, these factors include genetics, environmental factors, and brain chemistry. Environmental can include specific events that could trigger one’s mind. An example would occur when a person experiences events such as a divorce, a … Continue reading What causes Anxiety in Children?
To dear parents, have you ever noticed your children(s) experiencing any slight difficulty to separate yourself from them when they are in kindergarten? They would start crying, expecting that you would not leave their side as class begins for the day. It is natural for toddlers to experience slight anxiety during the first day or … Continue reading Anxiety in Children
Is this a problem? As discussed in my earlier post, anxiety is a normal emotion. It may even be beneficial when it comes to motivation. However, as one can say, too much of anything may not be good for you. Feeling constant concern to every minor task that needs to be fulfilled, or already feeling … Continue reading When does it become excessive?
Have you ever felt the immediate reaction of your heart beating quickly to a word or sentence that someone said? Like in such case, when your superior suddenly demands your ongoing project to be finalized and then send it to him/her by the end of the day. Or when a lecturer had assigned you to … Continue reading In the Minds of Anxiety
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