Receptive music therapy: Vibroacoustic experience in stress level variability

Music therapy and stress

Authors

  • Hernán Soto Lopetegui Universidad del Salvador (USAL). Centro Vibro
  • Gonzalo D’Alessandro Universidad del Salvador (USAL). Centro Vibro
  • Camila Pfeiffer Universidad del Salvador (USAL). ArtEZ University of the Arts
  • Jorge Zain Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Centro Vibro

Keywords:

stress, self-perception, physiology, music therapy, vibroacoustics

Abstract

Stress is considered a psychophysiological reaction of the organism as an adaptive response to complex environmental situations. In recent years, various therapies have been implemented that help reduce people's stress levels through non-invasive or pharmacological techniques and treatments. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the vibroacoustic approach on the level of psychophysiological stress, for which the voluntary participation of 15 young adults who agreed to take part on a vibroacoustic experience, allowed the researchers to measure the level of stress before and after the musical activity. Statistical analyzes of the data obtained were made that enable to identify an improvement in subjective state regarding stress but not on physiological variables. This preliminary study establishes a first approach to research on the vibroacoustic effect on stress parameters.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Aigen, K. (1999). The True Nature of Music-Centred Music Therapy Theory: A Response to Elaine Streeter’s ‘Finding a Balance between Psychological Thinking and Musical Awareness in Music Therapy Theory — A Psychoanalytic Perspective.’ British Journal of Music Therapy, 13(2), 77–82. https://doi.org/10.1177/135945759901300207

Anzieu, D. (2010). El yo-piel. Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva. ISBN 978-84-9940-142-3. (Publicado originalmente en 1976).

Bruscia. K. (2007). Musicoterapia. Métodos y prácticas. México: Editorial Pax.

Bruscia, K. (2014). Defining Music Therapy. Barcelona, España: Barcelona Publishers.

Campbell, D. (1997). El efecto Mozart, El sonido y la curación. Barcelona, España: Edición Urano.

Chanda, M. & Levitin, D. (2013). The Neurochemistry of music. Trends in Cognitive Science, 17(4), 179-193. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.02.007

Dunker, K. (2012). Abordaje Vibroacústico para el tratamiento del estrés. Tesina, Lic. en Musicoterapia. Facultad de Psicología. UBA.

Muehsam, D., Chevalier, G., Barsotti, T., & Gurfein, B. T. (2015). An Overview of Biofield Devices. Global Advances in Health and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2015.022.suppl

Paul-Dauphin, A & Guillemin, F. & Virion, J. & Briançon, S. (1999) American Journal of Epidemiology. doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009937

Erausquin C., Sulle A. & García Labandal, L. (2016). La vivencia como unidad de análisis de la conciencia: sentidos y significados en trayectorias de profesionalización de psicólogos y profesores en comunidades de práctica. Anuario de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, XXIII, 97-104.

Grocke, D. & Wigram, T. (2007). Métodos Receptivos de musicoterapia: Técnicas y aplicaciones clínicas para musicoterapeutas, educadores y estudiantes. España: AgrupArte Producciones.

Hanser, S. (2000) The New Music Therapist's Handbook 2nd Edition. Boston: Berklee Press.

Korotkov, K. & Osorio, C. (2006). La bioelectrografía, una visión a la medicina del siglo XXI (versión digital). Colombia: Editorial de la Fundación Instituto de Medicina Biológica y Electrografía. www.bioelectromedicina.com

Korotkov, K. (2008). Application of Electrophoton Capture (EPC) Analysis Based on Gas Discharge Visualization (GDV) Technique in Medicine: a Systematic Review. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Technique in Medicine, 1(16). DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0285

Korotkov, K. (2017). La Energía de la Salud, comprendiendo los principios del análisis del campo energético. España: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

Kostyuk, N., Cole, P., Meghanathan, N., Isokpehi, R., Cohly, H. (2011). Gas Discharge Visualization: An Imaging and Modeling Tool for Medical Biometrics. International Journal of Biomedical Imaging. Hindawi Publishing Corporation. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/196460

Mitchell, L. A. & MacDonald, R. A. (2006). An experimental investigation of the effects of preferred and relaxing music listening on pain perception. Journal of Music Therapy. 43(4):295-316.

Porges, S. (2016). La teoría polivagal: fundamentos neurofisiológicos de las emociones, el apego, la comunicación y la autorregulación. Madrid: Pléyades.

Rubik, B. et al, (2015). Biofield Science and Healing: History, Terminology, and Concepts. Global Adv Health Med. 2015;4(suppl):8-14. DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2015.038.suppl

Sandler, H., Fendel, U., Buße, P., Rose, M., Bösel, R., & Klapp, B. F. (2017). Relaxation - Induced by Vibroacoustic Stimulation via a Body Monochord and via Relaxation Music - Is Associated with a Decrease in Tonic Electrodermal Activity and an Increase of the Salivary Cortisol Level in Patients with Psychosomatic Disorders. PloS one, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170411

Schenck, D. Berger, D. (2006). The Music Effect. Music physiology and clinical applications. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Zain, J. (2014). Escuchar el Silencio. Kier, Buenos Aires.

Zain, J. (2017). Terapia Vibroacústica, visualizaciones guiadas y desapego emocional. Un estudio de caso. Ecos, Revista científica de la Asociación Argentina de Musicoterapia, 1 (2), 100-125.

Zárate, D. P. & Díaz, T. V. (2001). Aplicaciones de la musicoterapia en la medicina. Rev. Méd. Chile, 129(2): 219-23.

Published

2019-06-20

How to Cite

Soto Lopetegui, H., D’Alessandro, G., Pfeiffer, C., & Zain, J. (2019). Receptive music therapy: Vibroacoustic experience in stress level variability: Music therapy and stress. ECOS - Revista Científica De Musicoterapia Y Disciplinas Afines, 4(1), 1–22. Retrieved from https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/ECOS/article/view/10497

Issue

Section

Artículo Empírico