MUSIC THERAPY: TREATMENT FOR GRADE 11 STEM STUDENTS WHO

SUFFER STRESS FROM BASIC CALCULUS

Harold jay S. Castillo

Catherine L. Delgado

Mayrilyn Diapera

Paul Andrei M. Garcia

Mark Deyven L. Vilegaño

St. Augustine School of Nursing

March 22 2020
 Chapter I

INTRODUCTION

Most people go about our everyday listening to music to keep up calm, grounded;

maybe more focused or clear-headed while we work. But, what if you could learn to

understand more about yourself and your emotions through your favorite music? What if

exploring different types of music could tell you more about your motivations (or lock of)?

What if you and your loved one could find a way to communicate your opinions and feelings

through songs? At Balance, we believe that music therapist available for individual and

group sessions. At balance Stress management and Therapy, our Board-Certified Music

Therapist is qualified to complete an assessment of your emotional well –being, your general

physical state, your social functioning, communication skills, and cognition using musical

activities, sound, instrument and improvisation. Then based on your needs, music therapy

sessions are designed to target your specific goals for wellness and functioning. Music

therapy session can involve a mic of live and recorded music, various musical instruments,

singing and vocalizing and sometimes even silence. In fact, you don’t even have to like

music or know anything about music to have it be an effective medium for therapy. Our

bodies are musical and through music we can connect our bodies to our minds. Therefore,

music is a great tool for awareness on multiple dimensions. Perhaps this is why music

therapy sessions are so successful. Music is easy to enjoy and for the most part easy to use.

(Balancestress, 2017)

Music therapy is the professional use of music and its elements as an intervention

in medical, education and everyday environments with individuals, group, families, or

communicative, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health and wellbeing. Research,

practice, education, and clinical training in music therapy are base professional standards

according to cultural, social, and political contexts. (WFMT, 2011)

Stress is a common concern in healthcare personnel such as dentist because it

may affect their clinical practice performance (Polychronopoulou & Divaris 2005).music

therapy helps to treat stress in a variety of ways; namely it can improve mood. Vitality: self-

esteem and personality, additionally. Studies have shown that when people are deeply

involved in activities that are fun,. Physiological factors factor such as heart heartrate (HR),

Blood pressure (BP) and respiration rate are decreased (polychronopoulou & divaris, 2005)

The use of music as a therapeutic agent dates from centuries ago. There are

historic reports of this use in Sumer, Babylon, and Egypt. Ancient Greece is considered the

precursor of contemporary music therapy, with the studies of Pythagoras, Plato, and

Aristotle, which somehow contributed for the scientific foundations of music therapy

nowadays (Prinou, 1993).

Music therapy has been found to be extremely helpful in the reduction of

stress. This medium has the ability to facilitate relaxation and stress reduction by promoting

reduced muscle tension, reduced respiratory rate, and an optimal sense of well-being

(Gfeller, 2008).
Background of the study

Music listening has been suggested to beneficially impact health via stress-reducing effects.

However, the existing literature presents itself with a limited number of investigations and

with discrepancies in reported findings that may result from methodological shortcomings

(e.g. small sample size, no valid stressor). It was the aim of the current study to address this

gap in knowledge and overcome previous shortcomings by thoroughly examining music

effects across endocrine, autonomic, cognitive, and emotional domains of the human stress

response(Myriam V. Thoma, Roberto La Marca, and Urs M. Nater ,2013)

Although the term “Stress” is generally claimed as something negative, it is in

reality also a positive driver. In order to perform well, a certain degree of positive stress

(called EUSTRESS) is needed. Positive stress can be experienced when someone is well

focused on a specific task, motivated, feeling confident and also excited about the result

he/she is hoping to achieve. It is a typical short term feeling.

Negative stress (called DISTRESS) occurs when a person feels unable to perform or to cope

with a situation.  This feeling can be short or long term.  It causes anxiety or concern and can

lead to mental and physical problems.  The causes (called STRESSORS) for the negative

feelings of stress do not always lie with external situations. Internal feelings (i.e. fear of

doing something), thoughts (i.e. continuous worrying) and certain behaviors (i.e.

procrastination) can also lead to negative stress. Music listening has been suggested to

beneficially impact health via stress-reducing effects. However, the existing literature

presents itself with a limited number of investigations and with discrepancies in reported
findings that may result from methodological shortcomings (e.g. small sample size, no valid

stressor). It was the aim of the current study to address this gap in knowledge.

(Bioricks,2015)

Objectives of the Study

This study aims to avoid stress of grade 11 STEM students in their specialization

on Basic Calculus.

Specially, the research dealt to achieve the following objectives:

1. Determine the interest of the respondents in terms of:

1.1. Music

1.2. Computing Basic Calculus

2. To help the respondents that Music Therapy can reduce the any kind of stress.

3. Determine the interest of the respondents in terms of:

1.1. Interest to the use of Music Therapy

1.2. Experience to using Music Therapy

4. Evaluate the level of acceptability of Music therapy when it comes in stress reliever in

terms of:

1.1. Content of the Therapy

1.2. Clarity of the Therapy

1.3. Usefulness of the Therapy

The researchers believe that Music therapy is better because it helps those who

encounter stress and deep thoughts.

Music. Music been used for hundreds of years to treat illnesses and restore harmony between

mind and body. But more recently, scientific studies have attempted to measure the potential

benefits of music. Music improves the body's immune system function and

reduces stress.

Meditation. Certain music appropriate for meditation as it can help the mind slow down

and initiate the relaxation response .However ,not at all peaceful or “New Age” music works

for everyone .Music with no structure can be irritating or even unsettling .Gentle music with

a familiar melody more often is comforting , But search around to for what procedures a

sense of calm ,familiarity ,and centeredness for you as an individual.

Students. The students are one of the most who encountered a stress in everyday life; they

lock of time to find the solution about that stress. By means of this Music Therapy, it help

students to refresh they brain and to relax.

Stress. Stress symptoms can affect your body, your thoughts and feelings, and your

behavior.

Scope and Limitation

The study focus on describing the relationship between the level of stress and stress

management techniques utilized by the regular level on stem 11students in different school in

their related learning Experience.

The following term are conceptually defined to fully understand the meaning and

purpose of this study.

Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to

accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed

professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.

Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It can come from any event or

thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or nervous. Stress is your body's reaction to a

challenge or demand. In short bursts, stress can be positive, such as when it helps you avoid

danger or meet a deadline.

Eustress is moderate or normal psychological stress interpreted as being beneficial

for the experiencer. (Positive stress)

Distress is refers to a state of severe anxiety or strain, often brought about by failing

to study for an exam, harassing grizzly bears, or borrowing your sister's clothes without

asking. When used as a verb, to distress means to cause all that pain, suffering and anxiety —

in other words, to stress somebody out. (Negative stress)