Reciprocal inhibition in music therapy: A case study involving wind instrument usage to attenuate fear, anxiety, and avoidance reactivity in a child with pervasive developmental disorder

Journal/Book: Music Therapy. 1991; 10: 58-76.

Abstract: Describes how wind instruments were used to reciprocally inhibit the strong fear, anxiety, and avoidance behavior of a 6-yr-old girl with pervasive developmental disorder. During music therapy, the S showed improvement in fine motor skills, attention span, levels of compliance and frustration tolerance, and apprehension of cause-and-effect relationships.

Note: wind instruments; fear & anxiety & avoidance behavior; female 6 yr old with pervasive developmental disorder; case report

Keyword(s): Fear ; music therapy; avoidance ; developmental disabilities; anxiety ; case report; school age children; childhood

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