Date of Award
Spring 5-17-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Major
Expressive Therapies
First Advisor
Dr E Kellogg
Abstract
This literature review explores dance/movement therapy (DMT) as a treatment modality for developmental prosopagnosia (DP) or face blindness. Research on DP causes and assessments are limited, as well as research on treatments and supportive management. In order to conceptualize how DMT might support people with DP, this paper focuses on mitigating the impacts of having the condition by exploring treatments for conditions with similar impacts including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and social anxiety disorder (SAD). The interventions included were pharmacotherapy, behavioral contingencies, mainstream therapies, and alternative therapies including DMT and drama therapy (DT). The various DMT interventions that were found for ADHD, ASD, and SAD addressed impacts that were similar to the impacts that DP holds and would need to be researched in future studies to test for positive outcomes and validity. The hope is that this thesis begins the research towards mental health related coping strategies for people with DP including arts-based interventions.
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Recommended Citation
Rivenbark, Caitlin, "Dance/Movement Therapy Interventions That Can Address and Decrease Impacts of Developmental Prosopagnosia: A Literature Review" (2025). Expressive Therapies Theses. 36.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_therapies_theses/36
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