Roberto Carlo Russo

Diagnosis and psychomotor therapy

 

INDEX

 

Foreword

Introduction

1      The child-environment system                                                                         

        1. The individual and its evolution                                                                         

        2. Emotional dynamics of the motor act                                                              

        3. The interaction between child and models in the environment                         

2      Diagnostics                                                                                                    

        1. Historical analysis of significant data                                                               

        2. Bio humoral and instrumental tests                                                                   

        3. Specialist consultations                                                                                 

        4. Psychomotor evaluation                                                                                

               4.1 Psychomotor observation                                                                    

               4.2 Psychomotor and neuromotor test                                                      

                       A. Motor organization                                                                       

                       B. Information organization                                                               

                       C. Bodily pattern organization                                                            

                       D. Space-time organization                                                               

                       E. Communication organization                                                         

                       F. Graphic expression organization                                                    

                       G. Attention processes organization                                                   

                       H. Emotionality organization                                                               

3      Psychomotor pathology                                                                                

        1. Motor act troubles                                                                                       

        2. Psychomotor syndromes                                                                              

               2.1 Simple psychomotor retardation                                                         

               2.2 Motor infantilism                                                                                

               2.3 Motor inhibition deficiency                                                                  

               2.4 Awkwardness                                                                                    

               2.5 Motor debility                                                                                    

               2.6 Psychomotor inhibition                                                                       

               2.7 Cerebellar deficiency                                                                          

               2.8 Psychomotor instability                                                                       

               2.9 Frontal deficiency                                                                               

        3. Relational syndromes of psychomotor interest                                                

               3.1 Insufficient self syndrome                                                                     

               3.2 Evolution discord caused by insufficient self                                          

               3.3 Relationship distortion syndromes                                                        

        4. Motor awkwardness                                                                                    

        5. Sectional symptoms with a psychomotor meaning                                          

               5.1 Motor discharges                                                                               

                5.2 Tics                                                                                                   

               5.3 Somatognosic troubles                                                                       

4      The therapy                                                                                                   

        1. Preliminary remarks                                                                                     

        2. Meaning of psychomotor therapy                                                                  

        3. Psychomotor setting                                                                                     

        4. Preliminary remarks to managing psychotherapy                                            

               4.1 Therapeutic aims                                                                                

               4.2 Space-time dimension in therapy                                                         

               4.3 Symbolic game and phantasmal creation                                              

        5. Managing the therapy                                                                                    

               5.1 Presentation of the setting                                                                    

               5.2 Early stages of therapy                                                                       

               5.3 Progress of therapy                                                                            

               5.4 Therapeutic strategies                                                                         

               5.5 Symbolic game and phantasmal creation                                              

        6. Supervising                                                                                                   

        7. Supporting environment models                                                                     

        8. Specific aims in psychomotor syndromes                                                       

               8.  1 Simple psychomotor retardation                                                       

               8.  2 Motor infantilism                                                                              

               8.  3 Motor inhibition deficiency                                                                

               8.  4 Awkwardness                                                                                  

               8.  5 Motor debility                                                                                   

               8.  6 Psychomotor inhibition                                                                      

               8.  7 Cerebellar deficiency                                                                        

               8.  8 Psychomotor instability                                                                      

               8.  9 Frontal deficiency                                                                             

               8.10 Relational syndromes pertaining to psychomotricity                            

Appendix      

The psychomotricist’s training                                                                     

        Preliminary remarks                                                                                          

        The knowledge of neurophysiology                                                                   

        The knowledge of the child                                                                              

        Educational principles and relational troubles between adult and child                 

        The knowledge of neuropsychic pathologies                                                      

        Psychomotor setting and therapeutic layout                                                        

Gaining awareness of the problems concerning the relationship between                                                                                

the therapist and the patient                                                                              

        Using videotapes                                                                                             

        Written and oral exercises                                                                                

        Body expression training                                                                                   

        Learning form the body’s past                                                                          

        Training                                                                                                           

        Final dissertation                                                                                              

        Programme type                                                                                              

Glossary of terms                                                                                                 

Bibliography                                                                                                         

Analytic index