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Психологічні технології у сфері дозвілля
Psychological techniques in the field of leasure

Author(s): Oksana Oliynyk
Subject(s): Psychology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: psychological techniques; organized and home leisure activities; creative self-expression;

Summary/Abstract: The article outlines special aspects of psychological techniques within leisure activities and reveals their main functions. Separate psychological techniques are emphasized and characterized, specific character of their application is represented in relation to organized, spontaneous and home leisure activities of groups and individuals. Psychological techniques are evaluated pertaining to promotion of physical, cultural and psychological health, optimization of mental states, creative self-expression of persons of different age, profession, social status, intelligence. Leisure is a set of classes that perform the function of restoring physical and mental strength of personality. The main functions of psychological technologies are: catharsis – cleaning, the release of negative emotions and feelings; regulation – removing mental stress, psychosomatic regulation processes, modeling positive emotional state; communication and reflection – communicative skills development and skills formation adequate interpersonal interaction, the development of self-esteem and self-respect. In group psychological forms of entertainment technology can develop valuable social skills, contribute to overcoming communication barriers, develop the ability to perform mutual, acquire new roles and be latent personality that fosters personal identity. Speech creativity – one of the psychological technologies, which refers to the ability for a short time to find the most accurate and effective speech means for effective communication with the person of any age, intellectual level, material and social status. This technology is also seen as a person's ability to easily and freely argue their point of view, to influence others, to show leadership. One of the leading cognitive mental processes that promotes human creativity is imagination, the mechanism of which is used in creative visualization. Music therapy improves emotional state, relieve psychophysiological stress, concentration, free expression rights, sound identity, helps her to feel his desire for improvisation. Wide use in various types and forms of leisure has become expressive therapy, which involves the use of expressive means and opportunities for personal development. Elements of pictorial therapy is widely used in collaging. Collage is widely used in individual and group forms of organized and home entertainment. The process of creating a collage is the most interesting for older preschoolers (5- 6 years), because it creates the conditions for the creative activity of children and contributes to their mental and physical relaxation. Strong opportunities for personal development and creativity gives puppet therapy. It should be used in individual and group forms of organized leisure activities (children's clubs making soft toys, puppet theater) and during home entertainment (family entertainment, role-playing games, making dolls for New Year and Christmas holidays). His originality draws attention to the use of cultural and leisure activities of make-up therapy. It is a means of organizing the internal dialogue between the conscious and unconscious personality, widely used in group organized leisure (theater performances, masquerades, akvagrim for mass recreational activities, including the City Day, Independence Day, football matches, etc.) in a group home leisure (friendly parties, family celebrations). His simplicity and charm interest the people of different ages fairytale therapy, which is used individually (interpretation, creation tale by one person) and group (collective creation tales) organized forms (competitive programs during mass events) and home entertainment (a party, family entertainment) . Using psychological technologies in individual and group forms of organized, home entertainment and spontaneous not aimed at making high-quality product world culture. The main objective is to use lifting mental stress, create a favorable atmosphere for health promotion, formation of positive emotions, free expression of people of all ages, professional affiliation, social status and material and intellectual level of the help available to them various materials and tools: words, imagination, paper, paint, clay, dough, music, dance, fairy dolls and more.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 34
  • Page Range: 19-27
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Ukrainian
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