A Study On The Music Therapy Intervention For The Separation Anxiety Of The Children From The Reception Class

Music therapy is a young subject which crosses music, medicine, education and psychologist et.al Treatment of disease is changed from simple bio-medical treatment to biological, psychological, social three models treatment at present. Psychotherapy and music therapy are become more and more excellent in the mediation of human emotions and protection of our health. At the same time, music therapy has become the focus of the related study.Children separation anxiety is caused by being separated from the person whom he or she depends on, which shows frightened, anxiety, nervous and restless.As one kind of handicap anxiety from emotional handicap,separation anxiety often occurrs in the period before child enter the kindergarten. Results from some related study show that separation anxiety is usually exists in the about 3 years old young children. Researchers have stated many advices on how to adapt the environment as soon as possible for the young children. Though different aspects are stressed in these advises, music therapy has hardly been mentioned.The Purpose of the research is to explore a new measure for the therapy of separation anxiety. This measure is suitable for young children's psychological characteristics and has effective intervention and strong operability. It can help the young children from the reception class to adapt the environment as soon as possible and pass the anxiety period successfully, which are good basis for the children's healthy growth in the future.The basic conclusions of the research are consisted of such findings:music therapy can provides an channel to release their emotions for the children who newly enter the kindergarten,and lead them express their sentiments in proper way.It also can offer the chance to communicate with others for the children,and develops their ablities to deal with human relation.as well as the ablities to adapt to the enviroment.In the meantime, music therapy can prepare an circumstance,in which children understand, control and develop themselves.