Psychomotor Therapy for Individuals with Mild Intellectual Disabilities or Borderline Intellectual Functioning Presenting Anger Regulation Problems and/or Aggressive Behaviour: A Qualitative Study on Clients' Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Bellemans, Tina; Peters-Scheffer, Nienke; Didden, Robert; Traas, Romy; van Busschbach, Jooske T.
Titel	Psychomotor Therapy for Individuals with Mild Intellectual Disabilities or Borderline Intellectual Functioning Presenting Anger Regulation Problems and/or Aggressive Behaviour: A Qualitative Study on Clients' Experiences
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 47 (2022) 1, S.74-86 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bellemans, Tina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2021.1899561
Schlagwörter	Mild Intellectual Disability; Psychological Patterns; Self Control; Behavior Problems; Aggression; Adults; Foreign Countries; Intervention; Therapy; Motion; Human Body; Physical Activities; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstbeherrschung; Ausland; Therapie; Bewegungsablauf; Menschlicher Körper; Niederlande
Abstract	Background: Psychomotor therapy (PMT) is often applied in Dutch clinical practice to address aggressive behaviour in individuals with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning. However, the literature on clients' experiences is lacking. Methods: An interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse the semi-structured interviews of seven participants (19-60 years; four male, three female) who completed PMT targeting anger regulation problems. Results: According to the participants, becoming aware of increasing tension and/or learning to downregulate the tension were the main goals of PMT. They emphasised both the possibility to learn by doing and the therapeutic alliance as essential to create a safe context, where participants can experiment with alternative behaviour. After completing PMT, participants perceived fewer aggressive outbursts and an increased self-esteem. Conclusions: Participants in our sample experienced PMT as being helpful in targeting anger regulation problems and aggressive behaviour. The experiential nature of the program was perceived as a valuable aspect of PMT. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01