Papers by Chayanika Dutta
American Journal of Dance Therapy, Jan 1, 1981
Experiencing is a process variable in psychotherapy which deals with the manner with which indivi... more Experiencing is a process variable in psychotherapy which deals with the manner with which individuals use their internal, ongoing bodily-felt flow of experience to gain self-awareness and to communicate about themselves. A consistent finding across research process studies in psychotherapy is that successful clients start, continue, and end therapy at higher experiencing levels than do less successful clients. The implication of this finding for all therapists, irrespective of their theoretical framework, is that they need to help their clients process the content they raise in therapy at a high level of experiencing throughout the course of therapy. This paper discusses and demonstrates several body movement based procedures that enhance clients’ experiencing level while working within the context of experiential movement psychotherapy, a form of psychotherapy which emphasizes the acquisition of personal meanings by clients from any of the following three experiential and expressive modalities: body movement, kinetic imagery, or verbal communication.
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American Journal of Dance Therapy, Jan 1, 1981
I have heard over the years that dance therapists have found this study of clinical value to them... more I have heard over the years that dance therapists have found this study of clinical value to them, and I am very gratified by that. It makes doing the research make sense. I would like, however, to include one strong note of caution regarding the interpretation and application of these movement descriptions. There is the danger that one may interpret the patterns too liberally based on a written report and verbal descriptions. For example, "Fragmentation" in the various forms delineated here is something qualitatively different from "everyday" forms of awkward or poorly coordinated movement. Optimally, the report of this study should be accompanied by videotape examples so there would be no question as to what is meant, but this is not possible. I can only ask that you be very strict in your interpretation of these descriptions and err, if necessary, in the direction of "no fragmentation." Twenty-Two psychiatric patients were observed behind a one-way screen without sound during individual psychotherapy sessions. Four observers trained in rating a 70-item "Movement Diagnostic Scale" developed by the author completed the inventory on each patient from one viewing. Observer reliability was .78 for ratings on all items. Presence of items clustered under the category Fragmentation correlated significantly with more than two hospitalizations and/or a diagnosis of chronic schizophrenia. Evidence of a correlation between items grouped as Reduced Mobility and amount of phenothiazine medication is reported along with discussion of a series of possible correlations between specific movement profiles and specific psychodiagnoses. Weekly observations of one patient for 7 weeks are presented to demonstrate the scale’s value as a measure of change.
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Arts in Psychotherapy, Jan 1, 1996
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... A Healing Art. Authors: Levy, Fran J. ... Abstract: This book examines the field of dance the... more ... A Healing Art. Authors: Levy, Fran J. ... Abstract: This book examines the field of dance therapy from its inception in the 1940's to the present. A detailed analysis is conducted of the theory and practice of the major pioneers. ... Identifiers: N/A. Record Type: Non-Journal. ...
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