ABSTRACT

Background

Psychomotor therapy (PMT) is often applied in Dutch clinical practice to address aggressive behaviour in individuals with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning. However, the literature on clients’ experiences is lacking.

Methods

An interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse the semi-structured interviews of seven participants (19–60 years; four male, three female) who completed PMT targeting anger regulation problems.

Results

According to the participants, becoming aware of increasing tension and/or learning to downregulate the tension were the main goals of PMT. They emphasised both the possibility to learn by doing and the therapeutic alliance as essential to create a safe context, where participants can experiment with alternative behaviour. After completing PMT, participants perceived fewer aggressive outbursts and an increased self-esteem.

Conclusions

Participants in our sample experienced PMT as being helpful in targeting anger regulation problems and aggressive behaviour. The experiential nature of the program was perceived as a valuable aspect of PMT.

中文翻译：

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对存在愤怒调节问题和/或攻击性行为的轻度智力障碍或边缘智力功能的个体的精神运动疗法：对客户体验的定性研究

摘要

背景

精神运动疗法 (PMT) 通常用于荷兰临床实践，以解决轻度智力障碍或边缘智力功能个体的攻击性行为。然而，缺乏关于客户体验的文献。

方法

解释性现象学分析用于分析完成针对愤怒调节问题的 PMT 的七名参与者（19-60 岁；四名男性，三名女性）的半结构化访谈。

结果

根据参与者的说法，意识到压力增加和/或学习降低压力是 PMT 的主要目标。他们强调边做边学的可能性和治疗联盟对于创造安全环境至关重要，参与者可以在其中尝试替代行为。完成 PMT 后，参与者感觉到更少的攻击性爆发和增加的自尊。

结论

我们样本中的参与者认为 PMT 有助于解决愤怒调节问题和攻击性行为。该计划的体验性质被认为是 PMT 的一个有价值的方面。