Play Therapy Behavior of Maladjusted and Adjusted Children
Description:
The diagnostic value of children's play was investigated. The question explored was "Can maladjusted children be discriminated from adjusted children through observation of their play therapy behavior?"
The play of 15 maladjusted and 15 adjusted children 5 to 10 years of age was compared during an initial 36-minute play therapy session. Three scales of the Play Therapy Observational Instrument (PTOI)—emotional discomfort, social inadequacy, and use of fantasy-- were used to rate the children's …
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Date:
August 1988
Creator:
Perry, Lessie Harnisch
Partner:
UNT Libraries