What Is Recreational Therapy?

Recreational therapy refers to the cultivation of temperament and the improvement of physical and mental health through a variety of recreational activities (such as listening to music, learning singing, watching movies, watching TV, watching theater performances, dancing, games, chess, gardening, etc.) A method of psychotherapy.

Recreation therapy

Recreational therapy refers to the cultivation of temperament and the improvement of physical and mental health through a variety of recreational activities (such as listening to music, learning singing, watching movies, watching TV, watching theater performances, dancing, games, chess, gardening, etc.) A method of psychotherapy.

Chinese name

Recreation therapy

Foreign name

Recreationaltherapy

Method

Various entertainment activities

Types of

Psychotherapy

In recent years, with the widespread application of psychology in the clinic, magical entertainment to treat diseases has been increasingly advocated by medical scientists and has been further promoted.

Enhance the respiratory function of the lungs; Clean the airways; Relax the muscles; Help to distribute excess energy; Help to express healthy emotions; Eliminate nervous tension; Help dispel depression; Reduce "social bondage" helps to overcome shyness; helps to treat reality optimistically.

The first four items belong to physiological functions and the last six items belong to psychological functions, which indicates that recreational therapy has obvious therapeutic value.

When implementing recreation therapy, we must pay attention to several issues. First, we should follow the principle of voluntary participation. If the seeker participates in recreational activities that are not interested or even disgusted, it will only be counterproductive and lose the meaning of recreation therapy itself. Second, , Must be different from person to person, because the seekers have different experiences, different personal characteristics, different entertainment hobbies and cultivation, when organizing their participation in entertainment activities, we must consider these factors and choose a more appropriate entertainment method. Thirdly, the principle of nature must be followed. Entertainment itself is a relaxed and natural activity, and its curative effect is mainly realized in a subtle way. Therefore, instead of applying a tough, dogmatic, contrived approach, the therapy should be harmoniously and naturally integrated into the entertainment.

Work and recreation therapy is short for work and recreation therapy, that is, organizing patients to carry out appropriate productive labor and recreation and sports activities to promote disease recovery. It is a clinical auxiliary treatment method, especially for chronic mental patients, personality disorders, and intelligence. In low patients, work entertainment is often an important treatment.

(1) Occupational therapy: Let patients participate in some work and labor. Depending on the condition and diagnosis, combined with the patient's expertise, different labor can be arranged. Common labor is indoor cleaning, such as making beds, mopping the floor, sweeping the floor, and taking care of other serious patients. There are also technical labors, such as weaving bamboo, straw bales, knitting sweaters, sewing, embroidery, painting, writing, making toys, pasting envelopes, binding books, etc. There is also a kind of labor, such as intensive gardening, or assisting gardeners in planting grass and flowers, and raising livestock and poultry. It is necessary for patients to adhere to these labors for the purpose of treatment.

(2) Recreational therapy: Let patients participate in some recreational and sports activities. It can be arranged in a planned way, such as enjoying music, listening to records, dancing, playing chess, playing cards, playing basketball, playing Tai Chi, practicing qigong, etc. It can also organize group games for patients, participate in various competitions, read newspapers, magazines, or take a walk. Make the ward's daily life colorful.

There are many benefits to the patient through the work and entertainment treatment: The fruits of labor can make the patient feel a sense of value and responsibility; recreational sports can exercise physical fitness and cultivate sentiment. Recreational activities can make patients concentrate, relax their emotions, prevent patients from immersing themselves in the morbid state, and relieve negative emotions such as fear, sadness, anxiety, and tension. Participating in collective activities can expose patients to real life, improve interpersonal relationships, and promote the recovery of social adaptability. Give play to normal physical and mental functions, prevent mental and physical wasteful decline, save or learn some production skills, reduce the occurrence of complications, and shorten the length of hospitalization.

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For patients with insomnia, they can choose entertainment activities according to their hobbies and physical conditions, such as singing, dancing, playing chess, playing cards, listening to music, writing poetry, drawing, playing the piano, practicing gymnastics, Taijiquan, Taiji sword, qigong, and participating in A variety of ball games, track and field sports, etc. Through these recreational activities, enhance interpersonal relationships, increase the interest of life, cultivate temperament, eliminate tension and anxiety, and improve insomnia or help sleep.