Play Therapy Interventions to Address Anxiety

Play therapy can help children _____ their feelings, such as fear. 

_____ play therapy builds on the research by Bowlby and Ainsworth. 

Panksepp identified ____ affective brain circuits. 

The gestalt play therapist’s goal is to ____ emotions in order to help a child increase contact to his own feelings, physical experience, and inherent strengths and capacities.

The following is NOT an example of affective brain circuits described by Panksepp. 

Storytelling can be a useful exercise for treating anxiety, but only for children who can write. 

Panksepp concluded that basic emotion comes from the cerebral cortex. 

Firstplay harnesses the power of ____ in play therapy. 

Basic emotions are rooted in very old brain structures: such as the ____ and _____. 

In one model, secure attachment includes positive thoughts about _____ and _____. 

Fear is part of a healthy emotion spectrum. It _____ us so we can respond to real-time threats. 

Having childhood fears is normal. 

According to developmental play therapy, unhealthy _____ leads to pathology.

The expression of emotions is shaped by: 

We experience feelings throughout our bodies. 

Phillips and Landreth (1995) conducted a poll and found that most play therapists identify as ______. 

The following is NOT a category of the therapeutic powers of play that can be harnessed to treat anxiety. 

Family members often share fears.

Integrative approaches acknowledge the complex interactions of biological, psychological, and sociological factors of psychological disorders.

The following is NOT a  power of play therapy under the “Fosters Emotional Wellness” category.

Fears are shaped by _____. 

Expressive arts are useful in treating anxiety, in part because they help concretize emotional material.

Two benefits of fear are that they energize us to put in place _____ and _____.

The _____ refers to how fears arise and resolve in patterns throughout childhood and according to developmental stage.

Some feelings are always bad. 

It is normal for infants to fear the loss of physical support. 

A(n) _____ feeling is defined as, “a familiar feeling learned and encouraged in childhood, experienced in many stressful situations, and inadequate for solving problems” (Stewart and Joines, 1996, p. 310).

______, safe and uneventful contact with the feared stimulus, and reassurance help to alleviate fears. 

_____ emotions are defined as, “Parents’ feelings, thoughts, and responses to self and children.”

Parent psychoeducation about emotional literacy can be a useful tool for treating a child’s anxiety. 

The Gottmans’ research showed that of the four parenting styles they identified, this one is the healthiest: 

____ are persistent, cause distress, and last for 6 months or more.

Learning about feelings is state-dependent, meaning we learn about fear when we are ____. 

The longer phobias persist, the harder they are to eradicate.

Emotional _____ refers to our ability to respond to feelings in an age-appropriate and socially acceptable way rather than to “react” to them.

____ play therapy is a dynamic, present-centered, humanistic, process-oriented mode of therapy that focuses attention on the healthy integrated functioning of the total organism, comprised of the senses, the body, the emotions, and the intellect.”