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Mental health conditions and how music impacts them - Coggle Diagram
Mental health conditions
and how music impacts them
Anxiety
Most common form of emotional disorder
Feeling of anxiety can lead to long term effects on the brain and behaviour
You may avoid places or situations to prevent these feelings
Symptoms
Feeling nervous, restless or tense
Increased heart rate
Breathing rapidly
Trembling
Music therapy and anxiety
Studies have found that listening to music can help calm your nervous system and lower cortisol levels, thus reducing stress.
Research shows that creating can help release emotion, decrease anxiety and improve overall mental health.
Story of a 12-year-old girl who overcame stress by writing poems and songs that express her feelings
What kind of music helps?
Classical, soft pop and country music
Stress
Long-term stress can lead to anxiety, depression, sadness or panic attacks
Music therapy and stress
How does music help reduce stress?
Lowers heart rate
Distracts people from the physical or emotional stress
Music relaxes the mind and body
Helps the brain release dopamine
What kind of music helps?
Classical music
Slow and quiet songs that calm the mind
A 2020 overview of research into music and stress suggests that listening to music can:
lower our heart rate and cortisol levels
release endorphins and improve our sense of well-being
distract us, reducing physical and emotional stress levels
reduce stress-related symptoms, whether used in a clinical environment or in daily life
Depression
Music therapy and depression
Research has shown that music therapy for depression and anxiety can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, and pain as well as improve sleep quality, mood, mental alertness, and memory
What kind of music do depressed people like listening to?
Sad music
It has relaxing and calming effects on depressed people
Functional MRI scans (fMRI) show that music modifies brainwaves, interacting with areas of the brain that are responsible for focus, foresight, and memory updates.
How does music help?
Music distracts the mind from negative thoughts by releasing dopamine, which increases positivity in the person' mind
Mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest
Affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems
Patients may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities and sometimes you may feel as if life isn't worth living