Exercise, DVD
SKU: APA-4310826
$171.00
- Description
With Kate F. Hays, PhD
Closed Captioned
Running Time: Over 100 minutes
Copyright: 2002
ORDER CODE: APA-4310826
Approach
The intersection of exercise and mental health provides an opportunity for clinicians to understand and use the "body–mind" connection in various ways. A strong research base confirms the numerous benefits of physical activity in addressing emotional problems. Thus, the recommendation of exercise can provide an important adjunct to psychotherapy.
Exercise prescription is atheoretical. The particular approach that Dr. Hays uses takes into account issues of motivation, personal exercise history, types of exercise, social and gender issues, and supports for and barriers to change as they are known by and expressed in a particular client. The transtheoretical model provides a framework for understanding clients' levels of readiness for change. A spirit of collaborative empiricism supports incremental change and client self-efficacy.
The initial interview serves a number of functions: the establishment of empathic connection, a preliminary understanding of the client's presenting issues, the induction of hope, and some concrete and direct suggestions, framed as mini-experiments that engage the client's curiosity. An educational component provides tools that the client can use.
The therapist's use of writing during the interview—providing information, methods, and homework suggestions—models the value of record keeping, adds to the client's level of commitment, presents a reference point, provides a different modality for understanding information, and gives a tangible effect and reminder of the interview.
Exercise is a direct, concrete, and behaviorally obvious and measurable activity. The recommendation of exercise, and specifically tailored suggestions about exercise, can be used as a means to symptom resolution (e.g., decreased depression), a mediated method of change (e.g., increased self-esteem and mastery), and an example or metaphor for other types of change.
In Exercise, Dr. Kate F. Hays demonstrates her approach to using exercise as a therapeutic tool. Physical exercise has been linked to mental health as well as physical health and may be used as another therapeutic tool for helping clients with stress, depression, and low self-esteem.
In this session, Dr. Hays counsels a young woman on her use of exercise, helping her to set realistic exercise goals and overcome a lack of motivation.
Precipitating Events
Kami reports that she is 50 pounds overweight and that all of her female siblings are overweight. She gained weight after a breakup with her longtime boyfriend. Kami's goals are to be an aerobics instructor and a plus-size model. She has been in therapy since she was 10 years old.
About the Therapist
Kate F. Hays, PhD, practices clinical and sport psychology in her consulting practice The Performing Edge and at sports medicine clinics in Toronto. She lectures widely throughout North America. Dr. Hays is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and current president of APA's Division 47 (Exercise and Sport Psychology).
Dr. Hays has authored numerous publications, including Working It Out: Using Exercise in Psychotherapy (APA, 1999) and You're On! Consulting for Peak Performance (APA, 2004). Her research and practice interests concern the mental benefits of physical activity and the applications of sport psychology to other aspects of performance psychology.
Closed Captioned
Running Time: Over 100 minutes
Copyright: 2002
ORDER CODE: APA-4310826
Approach
The intersection of exercise and mental health provides an opportunity for clinicians to understand and use the "body–mind" connection in various ways. A strong research base confirms the numerous benefits of physical activity in addressing emotional problems. Thus, the recommendation of exercise can provide an important adjunct to psychotherapy.
Exercise prescription is atheoretical. The particular approach that Dr. Hays uses takes into account issues of motivation, personal exercise history, types of exercise, social and gender issues, and supports for and barriers to change as they are known by and expressed in a particular client. The transtheoretical model provides a framework for understanding clients' levels of readiness for change. A spirit of collaborative empiricism supports incremental change and client self-efficacy.
The initial interview serves a number of functions: the establishment of empathic connection, a preliminary understanding of the client's presenting issues, the induction of hope, and some concrete and direct suggestions, framed as mini-experiments that engage the client's curiosity. An educational component provides tools that the client can use.
The therapist's use of writing during the interview—providing information, methods, and homework suggestions—models the value of record keeping, adds to the client's level of commitment, presents a reference point, provides a different modality for understanding information, and gives a tangible effect and reminder of the interview.
Exercise is a direct, concrete, and behaviorally obvious and measurable activity. The recommendation of exercise, and specifically tailored suggestions about exercise, can be used as a means to symptom resolution (e.g., decreased depression), a mediated method of change (e.g., increased self-esteem and mastery), and an example or metaphor for other types of change.
In Exercise, Dr. Kate F. Hays demonstrates her approach to using exercise as a therapeutic tool. Physical exercise has been linked to mental health as well as physical health and may be used as another therapeutic tool for helping clients with stress, depression, and low self-esteem.
In this session, Dr. Hays counsels a young woman on her use of exercise, helping her to set realistic exercise goals and overcome a lack of motivation.
Precipitating Events
Kami reports that she is 50 pounds overweight and that all of her female siblings are overweight. She gained weight after a breakup with her longtime boyfriend. Kami's goals are to be an aerobics instructor and a plus-size model. She has been in therapy since she was 10 years old.
About the Therapist
Kate F. Hays, PhD, practices clinical and sport psychology in her consulting practice The Performing Edge and at sports medicine clinics in Toronto. She lectures widely throughout North America. Dr. Hays is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and current president of APA's Division 47 (Exercise and Sport Psychology).
Dr. Hays has authored numerous publications, including Working It Out: Using Exercise in Psychotherapy (APA, 1999) and You're On! Consulting for Peak Performance (APA, 2004). Her research and practice interests concern the mental benefits of physical activity and the applications of sport psychology to other aspects of performance psychology.
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