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Psychomotor therapy for psychiatric patients with mood
disorders and / or anxiety disorders
The
relationship between mood / anxiety disorders and physical activity
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Depressive
mood
Feelings of anxiety and tension
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Physical
deconditioning
psychomatic complaints
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Low
self esteem
Lack of self confidence
Lack of interest in activity
Social isolation
Lack of energy
Feelings of guilt and insufficiency
Sleep deprivation
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Lack
of movement experience
Avoidance behavior towards physical activity
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Psychomotor
observation and evaluation
- Movement anamnesis
- Physical activity
- Physical fitness
- Isometric force
- Perceived exertion
- General fatigue
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- Self-esteem
- Physical self-esteem
- Body image
- Physical self-efficacy
- Coping strategies
- Need for social support
- Ego / task motivation
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Goals
for psychomotor therapy
- Reduction of feelings of anxiety, tension
and depression
- Rebuilding an adequate self-esteem through
regular success achievement
- Rebuilding an adequate body image and
physical self-esteem
- Confrontation with healthy behaviour
and healthy movement behaviour, including improvement of physical fitness
- Active search to solutions for own problems
- Development of social skills
- Prevention of recurrent depression and
/ or anxiety
Research
topics for psychomotor therapy with anxious and depressed psychiatric
patients
- Effectiveness of psychomotor therapy
interventions (randomised control study, single subject methodology),
including contributions to explanatory mechanisms
- Reliability and validity of measurement
instruments to investigate psychomotor observation and evaluation
- Evaluation of physical activity, physical
fitness, perceived exertion and fatigue
- Evaluation of self-esteem, physical
self-esteem and body image
References
Drs.
P. Van de Vliet
Jan Knapen
Peter.Vandevliet@flok.kuleuven.ac.be
jan.knapen@flok.kuleuven.ac.be
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