The purpose of this research is to analyze the significant impact music therapy can have on a group of adolescents who have committed Child to Parent Violence and a second group of teenagers at social risk. Both groups were made up of 11 participants between 13 and 21 years of age ( M = 16 years, SD = 1.66 years) with six males in each group. Both groups participated in eight music therapy interventions where state-trait anxiety levels were measured before and after each session. Furthermore, trait anxiety levels were measured after the first and eighth sessions. Our findings indicate that the treatment used performs differently in each group: a more significant reduction in state anxiety levels was observed among participants who had used Child to Parent Violence, where trait anxiety levels were more significantly reduced among participants at social risk. Our findings also indicate that music therapy can be effectively used to reduce anxiety levels among socially vulnerable groups, and that it may have a significant impact on the reduction of this disorder, depending on the anxiety level.
Resumen: Este trabajo muestra el desarrollo y elaboración del diseño terapéutico en el caso de una adolescente de 14 años con comportamientos autolesivos como herramienta de regulación emocional, en distintos estados del self. El objetivo es intentar demostrar la importancia de no quedarse en el reduccionismo del síntoma de autolesión, por mucho que nos pueda impactar, para poder indagar en toda la complejidad de sus orígenes y funciones, además de dejar patente la importancia de la acción terapéutica desde una perspectiva relacional, poniendo toda la atención en la complejidad de lo que ocurre en cada momento de encuentro y de desencuentro. Por otra parte, se señala la importancia de la regulación emocional a lo largo de la vida, para la salud mental, así como en el contexto psicoterapéutico. Antes de la presentación del caso clínico, se hará una introducción teórica que facilitará la comprensión de este trabajo.
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