Vaughn Kaser MCAT, MT-BC Nicole Cassingham MT-BC ANGER
MANAGEMENT THROUGH MUSIC REDUCING AGGRESSION IN ADULT
OFFENDERS
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Atascadero State Hospital Maximum Security Forensic Psychiatric
State Hospital 1275 Patients Beds Interdisciplinary Teams Types of
patients PC 1370 - Incompetent to Stand Trial PC 2962 - Mentally
Disordered Offenders on Parole PC 1026 - Not Guilty By Reason of
Insanity PC 2684 - Mentally Disordered Inmates
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The Recovery Model Philosophy THE ELEMENTS
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The Wellness and Recovery Foci 1 Psychological 2 Social Skills
3 Dangerousness and Impulsivity 4 Hope and Spirituality 5 Substance
Abuse 6 Medical, Health, Wellness 7 Legal 8 School and Educational
9 Occupational Skills 10 Leisure and Recreation 11 Community
Integration
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Focus 3 Dangerousness and Impulsivity The Lesson Plan Taylor,
Dale B. (1997). Biomedical Foundations of Music As Therapy. Saint
Louis: MMB Music, Inc. Schneck, Daniel J. and Berger, Dorita S.
(2006). The Music Effect. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
TopicsObjectivesMethodMaterials Outcome Measures
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topics Flight Fight Fright Ideas and Beliefs Reducing stress
and tension Increasing Awareness Disconnecting Aggression
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Routine Interventions
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Instruments Used
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Out of Control In Control Of Self Cycle into Civility
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My Own Prison
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Can this be true? Expressive Guided Improvisation Cathartic
Release Anger Management Does Catharsis Help Manage Anger?
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Concerns: Could We Be Encouraging Physical Aggression?
Supporting Physical Acting Out?
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Literature Review Steven Koelsch Music in the Treatment of
Affective Disorders: An Exploratory Investigation of a New Method
For Music-Therapeutic Research Music Perception Vol 27, Issue
4
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Mounting evidence indicates that making music, dancing, and
even simply listening to music activates a multitude of brain
structures involved in cognitive, sensorimotor, and emotional
processing Music can strongly affect emotion and moodemotional
effects form an important basis for possible interventions using
music in the treatment of disorders related to autonomic (below the
level of consciousness, controls visceral functions) endocrine
(hormones-adrenal gland-stress), and immune system dysfunction,
because the activity of these systems is under the modulatory
control of emotional processes.
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Study by Blood and Zatorre (2001) Supported the assumption that
music can evoke real emotions-because the activity of core
structures of emotion processing was modulated by music Key point:
Modulation music can have effects on the activity of virtually all
limbic and paralimbic structures (that is, of core structures of
emotional processing) Koelsch
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The hippocampus plays an important role for the generation of
tender positive emotions (such as joy and happiness)The activity
changes in the hippocampal formationare relevant for music
therapyindividuals with reduced capability of producing tender
positive emotions show reduced activityit could be hypothesized the
music therapy can help to (A) Reanimate activity in the
hippocampus, (B) prevent death of hippocampal neurons -Koelsch
Other studies showed involvement of the amygdala in emotional
responses to music (p.308) - Koelsch
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Amygdala. Connects with the hippocampus, the septal nuclei, the
prefrontal area and the medial dorsal nucleus of the thalamus.
These connections make it possible for the amygdala to play a role
on the mediation and control of major affective activities like
friendship, love and affection, on the expression of mood and
mainly, on fear, rage and aggression. Being the center for
identification of danger is fundamental for self preservation. When
triggered, it give rise to fear and anxiety which lead the animal
into stage o alertness, getting ready to flight or fight Amaral,
Rocha and Oliveira, Martins Limbic System: The Center of Emotions
The Healing Center
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Choi, Ae-na Soo Lee, Myeong and Lee, Jung-Sook Intervention
Reduces Aggression and Improves Self-Esteem in Children with Highly
Aggressive Behavior: A Pilot Controlled Trial eCAM Advance Access
7/17/08 Music intervention group showed significant reduction of
aggression and improvement of self-esteem compared with control
group. Activity included singing, playing percussion instruments
and hand bells.
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Decrease in frontal cortex function is associated with
aggression and an increase in impulsive behaviours (Paus 2005)
Decreased communication between the limbic structures and the
Prefrontal Cortex may also influence aggression Remember Phineas
Gage Neurobiology of Aggression Motivation and Emotion
Textbook/Emotion
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The hypothalamus and pituitary gland are important parts of the
brains limbic system associate with emotional response and arousal.
These structures, along with the septum and amygdala, may play a
role in mediating aggression Pituitary gland is controlled by the
hypothalamus. The Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA).
Interactions among these organs (HPA Axis) are a major part of the
neuroendocrine system that controls reactions to stress and
regulate many body processes including digestion, the immune
system, mood and emotions, sexuality, and energy storage and
expenditure -Wikipedia Schaffhausen, Joanna Biological Basis of
Aggression
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Learned From Family Developmental Stages
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Co-Pathy Contact Social Cognition Communication Coordination
Cooperation Social Cohesion Koelsch, Stefan. Toward a neural basis
of music-evoked emotions Cluster of Excellence Languages of Emotion
Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany
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QUESTIONS? Thank You!!!
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YOUR BODY HAS LEFT TO RIGHT FROM RIGHT TO WRONG BUT YOU HAVE A
HALO FOR YOUR MIND FOR RIGHTOUSNESS THROUGH MUSIC - INDIVIDUAL
