Date of Award
12-15-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Art in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling (MA)
Department
Creative Arts Therapies
First Advisor
Imus, Susan
Second Advisor
Downey, Laura
Third Advisor
Bell, Aisha
Keywords
dance/movement therapy, anger management, counseling, heuristic study, anger, embodiment.
Abstract
The purpose of this research study was to explore how the embodiment of aspects of anger may integrate within anger management counseling. Through this research, the first step was taken in exploring the physical expression of anger as an intervention tool in anger management counseling. A personal understanding of anger expression and management was established which may be utilized in future dance/movement therapy (DMT) sessions. This study was guided by multiple research questions: How might the embodiment of anger integrate with anger management counseling? How might the sensations, images, feelings, and thoughts experienced in anger management sessions lead to an embodied expression of anger? How might my embodiment of multiple aspects of anger lead to the development of dance/movement therapy interventions? In this heuristic study, I was the sole participant attending group anger management counseling as well as individual DMT sessions over the span of eight weeks. 74 pages.
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Recommended Citation
Parise, Maria, "The Intersection of Anger Management Counseling and Embodiment in Dance/Movement Therapy" (2017). Creative Arts Therapies Theses. 93.
https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/theses_dmt/93