Clinical Applications and Interventions Flashcards
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Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) technique Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) is primarily used to address:
Answer: Gait rehabilitation in clients with movement disorders
RAS uses rhythmic auditory cues to entrain and improve gait patterns in clients with Parkinson's disease, stroke, or TBI.
Which music therapy method uses a client-preferred song to facilitate reminiscence and emotional processing?
Answer: Musical Life Review
Musical Life Review uses personally meaningful songs to facilitate reminiscence, meaning-making, and emotional processing across the lifespan.
A music therapist using Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) must:
Answer: Have completed advanced GIM training beyond MT-BC certification
GIM is an advanced practice requiring specialized training beyond the MT-BC credential due to its depth of psychotherapeutic work.
Which intervention would be MOST appropriate for a nonverbal child with autism spectrum disorder?
Answer: Instrumental improvisation to encourage turn-taking and joint attention
Instrumental improvisation supports nonverbal communication, turn-taking, and joint attention—core social skills targeted in ASD intervention.
Therapeutic singing as a music therapy intervention can directly address:
Answer: Dysarthria and respiratory support in clients with neurological conditions
Therapeutic singing strengthens respiratory muscles, improves breath support, and addresses dysarthria in neurological populations.
In music therapy with oncology patients, music-assisted relaxation is primarily intended to:
Answer: Reduce anxiety, pain perception, and procedural distress
Music-assisted relaxation reduces anxiety and pain perception during medical procedures and treatment for oncology patients.