The great " Symphony Father" Haydn once said: The true meaning of art lies in making people happy, inspiring and powering.
Music is a very magical thing, you will never know how much psychological comfort it can bring to people.
890 Austrian doctor Li Xitendar expressed the view of "musical doctor". Since the 1960s, people have gradually used music as a medical method. Countries around the world have organized and established institutions for music treatment and conducted related research. has developed to this day, and music therapy can intervene in a variety of psychological diseases, which is an indisputable fact.
In traditional Chinese culture, "medicine" is written as "博". "博" originally means medicine and medicinal materials for treating diseases. The above is "博" refers to plants, and the "博" in the lower part may specifically refer to music. It can be seen that has an important position and value in medical and health in traditional Chinese culture.
So what exactly is music therapy? Can listening to music be like taking medicine? Can it really cure a disease? On September 15, Care and Leshanxing specially invited psychotherapist Niu Xiaona, a psychotherapist in the Clinical Psychology Department of Shanghai Mental Health Center, , to share with you the gift from music - "The Value of Music, Exploring the Beauty of Life" .
Clinical Psychological Department of Shanghai Mental Health Center Psychological Therapist Niu Xiaona
Many clinical studies have shown that the emotional functions of music itself have a certain or even a huge impact on emotions and psychology. Psychologists and psychiatrists will apply music therapy to patients who need emotional regulation and psychotherapy. As a special medical method, it has been recognized by more and more people.
"Music therapy is very flexible and pleasing. Almost no one dislikes music at all. There are always some music styles or types that people like. In clinical practice, visitors with various types of eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder , depression , sleep disorder , severe mental disorders, etc.," psychotherapist Niu Xiaona told us, "How many are there in
psychotherapist Niu Xiaona told us, "How many are there in
psychotherapist Niu Xiaona told us, " Humanoids have significantly improved through music therapy. One type is over-rational , which is difficult to express and perceive emotionally, and it is even not allowed to accept emotional expression. In the process of music therapy, people with difficulty in narration can achieve the effect of perceive emotions, express emotions, and regulate emotions through music experience, and then change cognition and behavior by improving emotions, thereby improving or eliminating psychological disorders and achieving good therapeutic effects.
The other type is teenagers . Some teenagers will fight against treatment due to various reasons such as motivation for treatment, family relationships, personality traits, etc. or have no motivation to join the treatment. However, when music plays during music, their physical reactions will be affected. For example, they will unknowingly shake their limbs, which also means that they have slowly entered the treatment. Music is a good opening point to promote patients to really join the treatment.
There is another type of elderly people suffering from cognitive impairment htmlm l1, for example, the elderly with Alzheimer's disease, the cognitive function declines, memory loss, or loss, and the connection with reality is reduced. When the songs belonging to the age of elderly clients are remembered, they can still sing them word by word. This can stimulate their memory, enhance their association with real life, and improve the quality of life. "
In clinical work, not every client has enough motivation and ability to actively engage in treatment, and in this case, the treatment is more difficult.music therapist invites (not forcing) the client to "play" the instrument or learns a certain instrument to reduce the defense of the client, enhance interest, and make it easier to enter the therapy. When the client truly enters the treatment, it is possible to have good therapeutic effects.
There are three main types of music therapy methods.
One type is listening therapy such as song discussion, music memory, music relaxation, music imagination, music hypnosis, music biofeedback, etc.;
and recreate on the basis of original music works such as: music lyrics, singing, playing, dancing, etc. are recreational music therapy;
and improvisational music therapy . Music therapists generally use Orff instrument to perform improvisational music therapy.
Music therapy room
Doctor Niu Xiaona shared three usage methods and application cases in the live broadcast:
First, using physical characteristics such as music vibration to intervene in the visitor's physical physiological reaction;
Second, using utilizing physical characteristics such as music vibration to intervene in the visitor's physical physiological reaction;
Second, using utilizing The aesthetic function of music, by feeling the rhythmic beauty and emotional beauty of music, achieve the therapeutic goal of regulating emotions, stimulating vitality and promoting personal understanding and improving the realm of life;
Third, using music to promote interpersonal connection, people are interpersonal activities that require high-level close cooperation when listening to or singing the same music. Everyone present sings the same song and dances the same dance movements at the same rhythm is the moment of true connection and integration, bringing people a real feeling of "together", thereby gaining a sense of security and belonging.
In an increasingly noisy and tense society, the impact of music on health has gradually attracted people's attention. More and more people hope to heal themselves through music. Dr. Niu Xiaona said: "When we talk about music therapy, music activities are media in clinical treatment. The most important part that can promote the change and integration of visitors in treatment is actually the dynamic therapeutic relationship.
But this does not prevent us from using sounds. Different functions of music, consciously choose music to achieve the purpose of adjusting one's own mind and body state. When we choose music, as long as we can accept and like music, it is the best self-healing music.
Of course, everyone has different needs for music types in different situations and emotional states. We can try to discover more music resources, bringing ourselves more possibilities and a more quality "self-use" space to explore the beauty of our own life. ”
