Emotional Processes in Music Therapy
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Permissions v
About the Author   vi
Table of Contents   vii
Preface   xiii
PART ONE: FRAMEWORKS

Chapter 1

Emotion, Music, and the Therapeutic Process

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The Intimacy of Music and Emotions  3
The Centrality of Emotion in Human Experience 4
The Art and Science of Music Therapy 5
Frameworks for Therapeutic Process
- An aesthetic frame of the client
-The psychological field of interpersonal process
-Adaptation and therapeutic outcome
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Chapter 2
The Architecture of Emotions
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Components of Emotions 15
Definitions of Terms 16
A Model of Emotional Processes 17
Representing and Measuring Emotions 18
Chapter 3
Evolutionary and Anthropological Perspectives on Music and Emotion
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-Evolutionary Perspectives
-Emotions as adaptation to natural world
-Animal songs and human music
-Music and the auditory environment in the creation of narratives
-Music, language, and emotion
-Ecopsychology

Anthropological Perspectives
- Emotions in the organization of social structures and identity
-Music making and socialization
-Meaning in culture, emotion and music

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Clinical Implications 37
PART TWO: FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 4
Psychophysiological Foundations of Emotions
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A Brief Review of the Brain
-Neuroanatomy
-The Limbic system
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Emotional Elicitors
-Internal and external
-Individual differences and socio-cultural influences
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Emotional States
-Physiological-Behavioral view (James-Lange Theory)
-Cognitive view (Lazarus’s Appraisal Theory)
-Cognitive view (Implicit Memory)
-Physiological-Cognitive view (Schachter & Singer Theory)
-Social-Cognitive view (Sociology & Cultural Psychology)
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Emotional Expressions
-Non-verbal indicators
-Verbal indicators
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Emotional Experiences 57
Chapter 5
Psychophysiological Foundations of Music
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Neuromusicology
-Complexity theory
-Complexity in clinical process

The Physiology of Music
- Emotion theory and music physiology

Musical Behavior
-Emotional dimensions of musical behavior

Social Basis of Music
-Group dynamics in clinical music therapy

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The Psychophysiology of Musical Emotions 72
Chapter 6
Emotions and Music in Personality Development
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Ego Psychology and the Regulation of Emotions 78
Emotions and Internalization in Object Relations Theory 80
Emotions in Early Attachment Styles 81
Interpersonal Experience and Brain Development 83
Music and Maternal Attunement 85
Implications for the Client-Therapist Relationship 87
Emotions and Music in Identity Development 88
PART THREE: CLINICAL APPLICATION
Chapter 7
An Emotional Process Focus in Clinical Music Therapy
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The Therapeutic Field of the Client-Therapist Encounter
-The stimulus environment
-The therapeutic encounter
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Using Music to Facilitate Emotional Processes
-Music as stimulus
-Music to alter emotional states
-Musical improvisation as emotional expression
-Musical experience as basis for emotional experience
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Interventions in Psychophysiological Processes
-Physiological interventions
-Behavioral interventions
- Cognitive interventions
-Social interventions
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Emotions in Decision-Making and Clinical Process 105
Chapter 8
The Isomorphism of Music and Emotion
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Music as Emotional Metaphor
Synesthesia and the Aesthetic Approach
Vitality Affects and Dynamic Forms
Congruence in the Musical-Emotional Field
Affective Exchange and Engaging the Core Self
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Chapter 9
Emotional Intelligence and Music Therapy
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The Abilities Model of Emotional Intelligence
-Distinctions from related constructs
-Definitions and components

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Emotional Intelligence and Adaptation 125
Using Music to Develop Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence in clinical process
Music in social-emotional learning curriculum
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Emotional Intelligence and the Music Therapist 130
Chapter 10
An Emotional Lens on Music Therapy Methods
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Nordoff-Robbins’ Creative Music Therapy 133
Priestly’s Analytic Music Therapy 135
Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music 138
Conclusion 140
PART FOUR: PROFESSIONALISM
 
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Emotional Awareness and the Professional Music Therapist
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Professional Identity: The “Scientist-Artist” View 141
Communicating as a Scientific Professional 142
Communicating as a Creative Artist 143
Emotional Intelligence and the Professional Music Therapist 144
Epilogue 147
References 149
Index 159
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