Essays on Music Therapy

Introduction

A recent report of the International Longevity Center-UK (ILC-UK) indicated that dementia can no longer be viewed as an isolated disorder due to a high prevalence of medical comorbidities, often undiagnosed, associated with it (Scrutton & Brancati, 2016). Patients with dementia also had received a less coordinated comorbidity treatments, resulting to the faster decline of their daily functioning, a reduction in their quality of life (QOL), and earlier mortality events than patients with these comorbidities, but in the absence of dementia. The report also noted other important findings, which exacerbated the need for better therapeutic options in dealing with dementia, ...

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Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of leading causes of mortality and morbidity around the globe with its clinical presence affecting the economics of most developed nations. Hypertension, chronic low back pain, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and depression are all lifestyle related health conditions which can be easily prevented. Based on current evidence, chronic psychological stress is associated with glucose intolerance, hypertension, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and dyslipidaemia which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (Bali. 2013). Based on recent evaluation on complimentary and alternate treatments that are associated with the psychosocial factors of chronic disease such as diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia. ...

There are many affective, cognitive, and social functions of music that have been identified and covered in many types of research conducted in different countries. The increasing concentration and attention are the cognitive reasons of music being crucial and bond, and group cohesion is one of the social reasons (Krumhansl, 2002). The level of a person’s well-being varies among individuals, and his/her links with music are due to reason that could be different from others. The music is vital and a must component to achieve effective wellbeing. The music generates positive outcomes in almost every individual (MacDonald, Kreutz, & ...

Music therapy is an effective form of healing based on many claims that it can help people who suffered from serious brain damage. One YouTube video was posted online, entitled “The Healing Power of Music” discusses how music therapy provides healing to the victims of brain injury. In fact, it was stated that science and medical field’s attention was captured due to this new discovery. According to the video, patients who had a brain injury also suffered from difficulty in speech and motor skills. In order to have a normal body and speech functions, the brain’s path ...

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It is not a new idea that music impacts human emotions. If a person has fun, or he has good news, he will listen to funny music. If people want to relax or take a break, they will listen to relaxing music and simple melodic compositions. It appears that music impacts people, therefore, it is suggested that music can be a psychotherapy procedure. Melody Schwantes, Cathy McKinneya and Niels Hannibal (2014) wrote an article named Music therapy’s effects on levels of depression, anxiety, and social isolation in Mexican farmworkers living in the United States: A ...

“Music is a world within itself with a language we all understand.” These are the words of the legendary musician, Stevie Wonder. It goes to show the extent of the impact of music not only regarding entertainment but also regarding its psychological effects. Music has the power to stir the deepest of emotions and thoughts. In the recent past, the study of music psychology has increasingly become the focus of psychologists and other researchers who opine that there is a positive co-relation between the functioning of the psychological processes and singing, composing or merely listening to music (Zbikowski, 77). ...

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Patient introduction Depression is associated with symptoms such as mood instability, impulsiveness, withdrawal from social life, suicidal thoughts and as a result, other physiological problems such as loss of appetite, weight and development of ulcers and back pain. Existing evidence suggests that music therapy can help in creating a therapeutic effect and hence relieve these symptoms. However, as a matter of fact, music therapy should not be a substitute to the standard care for these patients but instead should be used alongside standard care as a complementary modality. As a case study, I interviewed a 67-year old man with ...

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Autism is a psychiatric problem characterized by the presence of communication disorders as well as short attention span and decreased expression of emotions. Communication problems include both verbal communication and non-verbal communication as, for example, autistic patients cannot use their body language properly. Autistic patients are also unable to treat others as people, i.e. they show impairment in social interaction (Payne, 2003). Among the most important signs and symptoms of autism are repetition of words or phrases, a condition that is also known as echolalia; disliking for any physical contact; inability to understand the feelings of ...

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Music exists everywhere in our life; though its influence is not always obvious people should not underestimate the significance of its role. It has the influence on all people in different ways, the fact is that music does affect all people. It is used in various ways to improve our lives and express something that cannot be represented in words. There is an opinion that music is much more influential for emotions and feelings than the language in a psychological context. Moreover, people can become acquainted with music and exposed to its influence even before they are born: it ...

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Differences between Quantitative and Qualitative Research Quantitative and qualitative researches differ in their approach to the nature of phenomenon they study. Quantitative research is based on the measurement of quantity or amount and is applicable to phenomena that can be expressed in terms of quantity. On the other hand, qualitative research is concerned with qualitative phenomena, and is concerned about discovering the underlying motives and desires of the subjects (Kothari, 2004, p.3). Qualitative research studies smaller groups that are not randomly selected, while quantitative research studies larger and randomly selected groups. Qualitative research is holistic, looking at the big ...

A myriad of factors can be attributed to drug dependence and substance abuse including genetics, psychological and social factors. Genetic studies associate alcohol and drug dependence to the interaction of genes to the environment. According to the incentive-sensitization theory, the dopamine system may play an important factor in drug intake through the brain pathways. Psychological factors such as reduction of stress and tension, increase of sex drive and, increase of violent behavior can also be attributed to the use of alcohol and drugs. Social and cultural factors including access to substance, family dynamics, social support, and advertisements also influences ...

Article #1: Becker, R., et al. (2011). “Functional dysphagia therapy and PEG treatment in a clinical geriatric setting.” Dysphagia, 26, 108-116. 1). Summary: The article by Becker et al. delves on the outcomes of two Functional Dysphagia Therapy (FDT) with one group using percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), and another group of non-PEG users. 2) Element: The victims of stroke and those with cerebrovascular diseases have neurogenic dysphagia, 50% and 30% respectively. The result of this study revealed a mortality rate of 19.7%, and lower for the second group of non-PEG users which is at 8.6%. 3) Outcome: Those ...

Article #1. Martins, S.R.M., & De Oliveira, D.S.F. (2014). This article discusses the results of a two-stage speech therapy tests performed on the elderly, 45 in all and between the ages of 60 and 85 years old. The speech therapies resulted in improvements in 73% of subjects with dysphagia, and voice improvements on 62% after 11.6 sessions (Martins & Oliveira, 2014, p. 1120). Although the article makes no mention on the morbidity and mortality rates of dysphagia and dysphonia, it nevertheless affirms that “neurological diseases are common in the elderly” (Martins & Oliveira, 2014, p. 1120). In this respect, it can be ...

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Healthcare professionals caring for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) agree that there is a need to reduce noise in NICU as it affects neurological and behavioral development of premature infants. Healthcare professionals have embraced medical technologies and other interventions to address this issue; an aspect that has reduce neonatal and childhood mortality rate and increased survival of premature infants. Music is one of the effective intervention strategies employed in NICU, but there is a controversy about its effects on the development of preterm infants. Despite this controversy, empirical studies affirm that music enhances alert responses, growth and development, ...

Introduction

Music therapy is an evidence-based clinical use of musical interventions to achieve individual goals within a therapeutic relationship by a certified practitioner. Music therapy may sound not like a very much practiced medical procedure but that is not true. In fact, music therapy dates back as early as ancient civilizations like Egyptian, Indus valley and old Chinese civilization. Music combined with various dance forms was used at that time to treat various illnesses. Even today music therapy is used to address physical, cognitive, emotional and social needs of an individual. After assessing the problems of a patient, a certified music therapist provides treatment which ...

Meet me at The Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA) is a monthly museum program for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers (Chancellor et al., 2014). In this program, curators from the museum lead discussions about a handful of artworks from the museum’s collections. This encourages people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers to interact with each other and share their opinions with art experts about the artwork in the galleries. Rosenberg (2009) stated that the MoMA program improved the mood of people with Alzheimer’s disease during and after the visit, decreased social isolation ...

Classical music, according to Giraldez (31) affects the ability and the brain’s organization through rhythm and melody. Giraldez (31) further notes that the levels of serotonin that are produced by the brain are raised by rhythms. In explanation, he defines serotonin as a neurotransmitter that transmits nerve impulses that aid in maintaining jolly feelings. Giraldez (31) adds that when the brain produces serotonin, so is tension eased. In keeping with, Giraldez (31) depression results from scarce production of serotonin hormone and it are only released when the brain is positively shocked. An example is when one looks at a splendid ...

Music and its association with the medical field

There is a substantial amount of evidence based on the therapeutic benefits of music, some of the evidence dating back thousands of years ago. Many civilizations such as India, China, Egypt, Greece, and Rome have documented the role of music in the medical field. It was during World War I and II where the first ever clinical setting based on music therapy was conducted. The study was based on the therapeutic effect of music in soldiers to relieve pain after trauma from war-based injuries. These studies led to the foundation of music therapy in different fields of the medical world. ( ...

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Abstract Music plays an unchallenging positive role on the mental patents. Not only the advance researches have proved its importance, but also the evidence of music treatment were found in the ancient times histories. Music is the part of every tradition for many years and nobody can deny its importance. Today, the role of music repetition has proved a way of treatment for the mental patients for the therapy and disorder purposes. The researches of the neurophysiological have described the demonstrational impacts of music not only the patients but also useful for the basic emotional system of the ...

Autism has a long past, but a short history. The story of autism begins with legends and tales of children being left by elves in return for stolen. In real history already in the 18th century medical texts are known, containing descriptions of people who are likely to suffer from autism (although the term was not used yet) – they did not talk, were excessively closed and had unusually good memory. Scientist of the previous centuries who approached the problem of people with autism the most was French explorer J.M. Itar, who described this state on the example of a 12-year-old boy ...

Music therapy is defined as “an interpersonal process in which the therapist uses music and all of its facets-physical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritual-to help clients to improve or maintain their health”. Music therapy is used with individuals with different conditions such as those with psychiatric disorders, medical problems, physical handicaps, sensory impairments, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, communication disorders, interpersonal problems, and aging. Since the 1940s, music has been used in hospitals because of the benefits it gives to the medical population. Music therapy sessions in medical environments can take various forms depending on the needs of ...

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Down syndrome is one of the most common inherited syndromes, which causes intellectual disability. According to Selikowitz (2008), the disorder mostly affects males more than females and is the most prevalent chromosomal disorder. Incident rates range from 1 in 600 to1 in 1000 live births. For older mothers, incidence rates may be higher because of errors in reproductive cell division, which is caused by old age of egg cells. Down syndrome is a condition that develops at birth because of the abnormal development of the fetus. Misconceptions have arisen because of Down syndrome and people still try to understand what ...

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This paper presents an exhaustive review of data and literature pertaining to the music education of students with special needs. The paper will start by looking at the increasing number of special needs children within the education fraternity and the obvious implications of this. The paper will then delve into one subject of education that is music and focus on one major perspective, and that is the importance of adequately preparing music educators to teach students with special needs. In relation to this, a comprehensive literature review will be conducted ion some of the established facts and theories regarding this ...

Music therapy is defined as a clinical technique employed by physicians to complement medicine; however, the therapy needs a prescription from a trained music therapist to achieve the desired objectives. Such techniques are designed to aid patients in overcoming challenges; music therapy is employed in many settings including community centers, schools, and rehabilitation centers to help the patients deal with the challenges they face. Childbirth is an experience associated with a significant amount of pain; some people compare the pain experienced during childbirth to the pain endured by a person burnt alive. This comparison serves a purpose to describe the intensity of the childbirth process. ...

1. Describe the musical responses of a child in the sensorimotor stage of development. Children learn language during early stages simply by listening. From that they are able to extract complex grammar rules aned syntaxes intuitively. It is the same for music, when children are young they begin to develop a musical vocabulary. Children have been especially understanding to rhythms during this stage as they begin to define their own tempo with “rhythm babble” 2. What is the most notable cognition characteristic of the formal operations stage of development? This stage begins around seven and last till about ...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB_s0PB2nQs The preceding video presents two patients Marissa and Joshua. It focuses mainly Joshua, who suffer from autism. The video tells the story of kids who were “in their own little world” as those with the condition of autism have a disconnect from normal reality. In the video the story is told how music therapy has given them a way to access other people, to reach out and communicate through musical language. The instruments used are mainly piano and guitar and also drums. There are many scenes of Joshua interacting with his music therapists of enjoying himself. Though it ...

Music can be described as a pulse of energy that is transferred through vibrations. Apart from instruments and songs, nature also produces music. Things such as water flowing in a river, bird making sounds in the quite desert and the waves on the beach are all natural music. This research paper seeks to critically examine the healing power of music. The human body comprises of a cellular system made of atoms that are constantly vibrating. Music on the other hand has a series of vibrations that are conveyed from the source to the human body through the ears. The vibrations in the ...

The World Federation of Music Therapy defined music therapy as the use of music or the elements of music by a music therapist, with a group, in order to enhance and promote expression, communication, learning, organization, and other therapeutic objectives, so as to meet social, physical, mental and emotional needs of a patient. It is a growing profession globally and includes a variety of practices and models. The use of music therapy in cancer care is an emerging field in developed countries, with an increasing number of therapists working in oncology. Music therapy can either be active or receptive. In active therapy, the ...

The World Federation of Music Therapy defined music therapy as the use of music or the elements of music by a music therapist, with a group, in order to enhance and promote expression, communication, learning, organization, and other therapeutic objectives, so as to meet social, physical, mental and emotional needs. Music therapy can either be active or receptive. In active therapy, the patient plays an instrument for himself/herself while, in receptive therapy, the patient listens to live or recorded music. The techniques used in music therapy include voice techniques and instrumental techniques. Vocal techniques can be accompanied or acapella. They involve ...

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According to a recent study, Alzheimer’s disease prevalence currently stands at 25.4 million. In addition, at least 3.4 million new cases are reported every year. In every twenty years, this number is said to double. Type AD (Alzheimer’s dementia) is the most common type of this disease. Inopportunely, in 25.4 million people diagnosed yearly, only half of this number receives treatment. Anxiety and depression are the main effects of Alzheimer disease. For a long time now, the importance and prospective effects of music therapy in the treatment of minor cases of Alzheimer’s disease has been known. This therapy ...

At one time in the life of an individual, it is often required that an operative surgery is done in order to correct some disorders in the body. Undergoing an operation is not easy to understand and accept. As such, many patients tend to have pre-operative anxiety. There are various ways derived to control this situation. The essay below looks at how music therapy can resolve this issue.

Introduction

In the general concept, anxiety is the state where an individual does not know what to do or which action to take. The situation comes about due to various life situations ...

Many people undergoing surgery experience significant anxiety during the preoperative stage and during the induction of anesthesia. A variety of pharmacological and behavioral modalities are used to treat this condition. Some of the pharmacological methods used include the administration of stress relieving drugs. The use of music as a part of preoperative therapy has been supported by American Music Therapy Association (Pritchard, 2009). A study by Ebneshahidi & Mohseni, (2008), found that music is a safe, easy, economical and effective way of relieving anxiety among patients awaiting surgery.

According to the association, music can cause positive change in mood and a reduction ...

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Since ancient times, music has been used by humans in different ways, including therapeutically. Today, music is being used to reduce stress, enhance health, and distract the patient from bad symptoms. Despite the fact that different people prefer different music, music is known to cause a direct effect via autonomous nervous system. In addition music is known to cause an indirect effect through modifying caregiver.

Music has proven to be very effective in improving mood for both surgical and medical patient as well as patients undergoing particular procedures or those in intensive care unit and also aid in anxiety reduction. ...

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A combination of harmonic, melodic and rhythmical sounds make up music, which has now been used for centuries for a variety of medicinal purposes. The therapeutic intervention of using music to ease the pain in patients in various conditions has been used for a long time and has been shown to be effective in relieving pain. As an element of pain control, music has stirred an interest amongst various researchers to file exactly its effect in various health conditions in which patients may be experiencing. While doing this, it is necessary to appreciate the fact that pain felt by an adult ...