nondirective play therapy

a form of play therapy based on the principle that a child has the capacity to revise his or her own attitudes and behavior. The therapist provides a variety of play materials and either assumes a friendly, interested role without giving direct suggestions or interpretations or engages the child in conversation that focuses on the child’s present feelings and present life situations. The therapist’s accepting attitude encourages the child to try new and more appropriate ways of dealing with problems.

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Psychology term of the day

December 27th 2024

standard stimulus

an item used as the basis of comparison in the quantitative investigation of physical stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they produce. For example, in the method of adjustment, a participant may be presented with a sound of a particular intensity (the standard stimulus) and then asked to change the intensity of another sound to match.