{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">Anxiety: Its Effect on Client-Therapist Interaction</span></p> <p>See also Video Tape List</p> <p>A dance therapy session in a day treatment center in Suffolk County was videotaped in order to analyze a therapist's responses as a group leader. Observation of the tape revealed distinct anxiety on the part of the therapist. A review of the literature includes definitions and origins of anxiety, physiological components and types of anxiety, and main theories of anxiety. Seven clients, three females and four males, of varied diagnoses participated in the videotaped session. Ten parameters were chosen to describe the interaction between client and therapist. Therapist anxiety occurred throughout the session and was evident through much touch, little use of eye contact, a preponderance of proximity, movement changes, and much directive verbalizations. The therapist used much control during this session to help relieve her level of anxiety. Therefore, the clients were allowed little initiation or independent behavior. The manner in which therapists react to undue stress, tension, and anxiety will have a major effect on the successful outcome of a dance therapy session.</p>"}