Post-Test Storytelling in Play Therapy: Through a Brain Development Lens

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The following is NOT a role on the drama triangle: 

The following person is credited for first describing the drama triangle.

Eliciting stories from children, we gain insight into: 

During imaginative play, children develop all of the following except for: 

Stories connect us to ourselves and to each other. 

Stories help connect different parts of the brain, which increases _____.

Our brains prefer (and chemically reward) ____ stories, even if they are not true. 

In storytelling, we make sense of: 

It’s important to find stories with characters and lived experiences to which our clients can relate. 

Benefits of using storytelling in play therapy are: 

Play provides the conditions that help children create a healthier and adaptive narrative. 

Reading activates _____ neurons, which fire as if one was doing a task that they are observing or reading about. 

Stories invite the release of the following:

Emotional arousal is viewed as an aspect related to reading that has negative consequences for neuroplasticity. 

Reading stimulates Brocca’s and Wernicke’s areas of the brain, which helps wire the prefrontal cortex and increases _____.

In play therapy, children often communicate their experiences through the use of metaphors.

Stories can be expressed:

Metaphors must be interpreted and understood by the conscious mind in order to invite change a child’s life.