- BIBLIOTHERAPY – the use of books as therapy in the treatment of mental or psychological disorders (Oxford)
- CINEMA THERAPY – a form of therapy or self-help that uses movies, particularly videos, as therapeutic tools. Cinema therapy can be a catalyst for healing and growth for those who are open to learning how movies affect people and to watching certain films with conscious awareness. Cinema therapy allows one to use the effect of imagery, plot, music, etc. in films on the psyche for insight, inspiration, emotional release or relief and natural change. Used as part of psychotherapy, cinema therapy is an innovative method based on traditional therapeutic principles (Segen’s Medical Dictionary)
- COMPULSIONS – repetitive behaviors (e.g. hand washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (e.g. praying, counting, repeating words silently) that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly. (DSM-5)
- COPING – to invest one’s own conscious effort, to solve personal and interpersonal problems, in order to try to master, minimize or tolerate stress and conflict (Wikipedia)
- DISCERNMENT – the quality of being able to grasp or comprehend what is obscure (Merriam-Webster)
- EMOTION REGULATION – the ability to exert control over one’s own emotional state. It may involve behaviors such as rethinking a challenging situation to reduce anger or anxiety, hiding visible signs of sadness or fear, or focusing on reasons to feel happy or calm. (Psychology Today)
- GROUNDING – a coping strategy that is designed to “ground” you in, or immediately connect you with, the present moment – verywellmind)
- GUIDED IMAGERY – uses your imagination to help your mind and body deal with difficulties or trauma, gain understanding about perplexing issues, develop new habits, and achieve your goals. It is done while in a state of relaxed but very focused concentration, much like what is seen in meditation practices. Guided Imagery then utilizes all of your senses for your imagery experience (Jeanine M. Jones, LMSW)
- HUMANISTIC – a doctrine, attitude, or way of life centered on human interests or values (Merriam-Webster)
- ISO PRINCIPLE – the term “iso principle” is unique to the field of music therapy. It was first introduced in the late 1940’s by Altshuler as a method of mood management in which the music therapist provides music that matches their client’s mood, then gradually changes the music to help the client shift to a different mood (Central Ohio Music Therapy)
- MINDFULNESS – the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis (Merriam-Webster)
- NURTURE – the care and attention given to someone or something that is growing or developing (Merriam-Webster)
- OBSESSIONS – recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted. They may cause marked anxiety or distress. (DSM-5)
- OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER – features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions). These obsessions and compulsions interfere with daily activities and cause significant distress. (Mayo Clinic)
- OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER – A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. (DSM-5)
- OVERWHELMED – completely overcome or overpowered by thought or feeling (Merriam-Webster)
- PARTIALIZE – to concern oneself with or give emphasis to a part rather than the whole of something (Merriam-Webster)
- PROCRASTINATION – to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done (Merriam-Webster)
- PSYCHOEDUCATION – an intervention with systematic, structured, and didactic knowledge transfer for an illness and its treatment, integrating emotional and motivational aspects to enable patients to cope with the illness and to improve its treatment adherence and efficacy (Science Direct)
- REFRAMING – to frame (something) again and often in a different way (Merriam-Webster)
- RIPPLING – refers to passing parts of our self on to others, even to others whom we do not know, much as the ripples caused by a pebble in a pond go on and on until they are no longer visible but continue at a nano level (Becoming Myself, by Irvin D. Yalom)
- STRESS – any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain. Stress is your body’s response to anything that requires attention or action (Elizabeth Scott, MS; verywellmind)
- THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP – the therapeutic relationship necessitates certain qualities in order to be effective and include; kindness, acceptance, warmth, non-judgement, and empathy (Psychology Today)