A study on experiences of creating a miniature garden and playing a role as an observer in the “psychology practice” class

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  • 「心理演習」における箱庭制作と観察役のロールプレイ体験について
  • 「 シンリ エンシュウ 」 ニ オケル ハコニワ セイサク ト カンサツヤク ノ ロールプレイ タイケン ニ ツイテ

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Although the significance of education through practices and drills has been gaining recognition over and above accumulating knowledge in undergraduate education for training licensed psychologists, very few studies concerning its effectiveness have been conducted. In this study, we examined psychological experiences and internal movements of the “psychology practice” class students through their experiences of creating an individual miniature garden and role-playing activity as observers. In the beginning of the production process, buildings were the student’s most common choice among other subjects of miniature gardens. As to internal movements, students were creating with their intuition and “tentatively trying” in the initial phase, then “broadened their images” in the middle phase, then came to “pondering and wondering” in the final phase of the creating process. While many students of the role of observer paid attention to “individuality” and “expression” of creators, that were observer’s clients, we found some of them have realized the difficulty of assisting the clients by observing as a psychological aid giver, and that enabled us to study the observer’s specific psychological experience process. The study suggests an agenda for organizing future class subjects by showing that the time limit of the miniature garden creation has an effect on the experience process.

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