Ludotherapy

Ludotherapy (from Latin ludus - game and Greek therapeia - treatment) is a method of psychotherapy and psychocorrection based on the use of gaming activities. Ludotherapy is used as an independent method and in combination with other methods of psychotherapy.

The goal of human therapy is to harmonize personality, develop communication skills, emotional release, and increase self-esteem. The game allows the patient to react to suppressed emotions in a safe environment, to free himself from fears, anxieties and internal conflicts.

Main mechanisms of influence:

1. Catharsis is an emotional release in a game.

2. Correction - correction of personal deformations using role-playing games.

3. Compensation is the replenishment of missing qualities and skills during the game.

Ludotherapy is carried out both in group and individual form. Role-playing, story-based, and business games are widely used. The effectiveness of ludotherapy has been confirmed by numerous studies.

Human therapy is a method of healing and optimizing human life, applied on the basis of principles based on the results of psychotherapy - the art of healing the soul.

The basic principles of human therapy can be most fully expressed by highlighting the basic laws of depth psychology. In particular, according to Sigmund Freud they are as follows: * The law of opposites - in the human soul there is a constant struggle between consciousness and the unconscious. * The law of balance - any human act is an attempt to restore balance between one’s desires and the external reality surrounding him. * The law of sublimation - the desire to satisfy unconscious desires realizes its embodiment in visible society. *The law of saving energy - the human subconscious strives to realize in life only one, the least expensive for the psyche, but the most significant and serious motive for a person. * The principle of derivation - the manifestation of the unconscious is always carried out in the form of desire, anxiety, and obsessive dreams. In psychodynamics, it is believed that it is sublimation that most often allows a person to be successful, happy and harmonious, achieving the desired heights in life.