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what is our textbook's definition of play therapy? - correct answers an approach to counseling young children in which the counselor uses toys, art supplies, games, and other play media to communicate with clients using the 'language' of children why involve play when counseling children? - correct answers play can be a means for... *establishing rapport with children *help counselors understand kids and their interactions *help children reveal feelings that they may not be able to verbalize *constructively act out bad feelings *allow children to test limits, gain insight about their behavior, and learn about consequences what are the powers of play? - correct answers *self-expression *access to the unconscious *direct/indirect teaching *abreaction *stress inoculation *mastering of fears and counterconditioning of negative affect *catharsis *positive emotion *competence/self-control *sublimation *attachment formation *rapport building and relationship enhancement *empathy and perspective taking *moral judgement and behavior rehearsal *power/control *sense of self *creative problem solving *reality testing *fantasy compensation self-expression - correct answers because young children lack the ability to express themselves through language, play allows them to express themselves and communicate their thoughts and feelings access to the unconscious - correct answers ability to access unconscious desires and impulses into conscious and express them symbolically direct teaching - correct answers gives art and play to teach children skills needed in a direct way indirect teaching - correct answers uses storytelling and play narratives to encourage children to explore new perspectives abreaction - correct answers the process of relieving stressful and negative thoughts and emotions attached to painful experiences stress inoculation - correct answers when a child is given an opportunity to reduce anxiety about an upcoming event through play so they can handle to stress of it in real-life mastering of fears and counterconditioning of negative affect - correct answers through play children can counteract fear and its negative effects, therefore recognizing their coping skills catharsis - correct answers emotional release to express pent up hidden feelings through a growing experience positive emotion - correct answers can provide an accepting environment where kids can experience and express positive emotions, they were not able to process before competence/self-control - correct answers therapist provides opportunities for the child to try activities for themselves that they can do well and encourages them to become more aware of their capabilities sublimation - correct answers helps to channel socially unacceptable impulses into activities that would be considered to be more socially acceptable attachement formation - correct answers increases a sense of connectedness with others in order to grow a connection in order to build these skills rapport building and relationship enhanceme