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Presence and Play: Why Mindfulness Matters
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Kestly, Theresa A.
- 학회/출판사/기관명THE ASSOCIATION FOR PLAY THERAPY
- 출판년도2016
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLAY THERAPY
- 발행사항Vol.25No.1[2016]_x000D_
- ISBN/ISSN1555-6824
- 소개/요약Drawing from current neuroscience research and theory, the author of this article proposes a model of play therapy that integrates the emotional brain system of play (Panksepp 2009), polyvagal play in the autonomic nervous system (Porges, 2011), and resonant therapeutic relationships (Fredrickson, 2009). This integration provides a scientifically grounded explanation for the effects of play therapy relationships on the development of self-regulation, resilience, and healing. This model addresses arguments of whether or not a particular technique or modality is effective by asserting that collaboration with the underlying structure and function of the mind and brain, especially in the presence of positive emotional relationships, is essential for positive play therapy outcomes. In the presence of mindful practitioners, the use of face-to-face interactions during play makes it possible to navigate high- and low-arousal positive states in the nervous system because the play system is activated in the absence of danger, allowing it to co-opt high-arousal states of mobilization in the sympathetic branch of the nervous system (i.e., fight, flight, freeze), as well as low-arousal states in the dorsal vagal branch. Although sympathetic fight/flight/freeze behaviors are usually considered negative because they narrow the range of behavioral responses to challenging situations, in the case of play co-opting this branch, active play positively builds resilience by broadening possible behaviors and by providing a context in which we can learn to manage high-arousal states. This model suggests that the converse is true for low-arousal states and the part of the dorsal vagal branch of the nervous system that is usually associated with states of collapse and immobilization.
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