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In Bodynamic Analysis we use a Bodymap as a starting point for
the evaluation of the personality of the client. It also helps
us find out how they might benefit from different kinds of therapy.
On the Bodymap form, which is a drawing of the human front and
back sides, we make a color-coded depiction of the muscle responses
of almost all the muscles of the client.
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By muscle response, we mean the elasticity of each muscle, as
measured by palpitation. We differentiate nine degrees of response:
4 degrees of hypo-response, 4 degrees of hyper-response, and 1 neutral response.
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Each category of response is marked on the map with its own color.
When finished, the Bodymap appears as a colored map, shades of red indicating hyper-responses, shades of blue indicating hypo-responses, and green indicating neutral response (see Nine Level Bodymapping Scale below). The Bodymap
is a nonverbal, non-projective test, and there is no exercise
that the client has to solve. It shows the different muscle-responses
of the client directly, as palpatated by the therapist. The Bodymap
is the Bodynamic way of doing a psychological test. |
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The Bodymap can be interpreted using the theoretical and empirical
knowledge developed in Bodynamic Analysis. Research through many
years by Lisbeth Marcher and her colleagues shows that there is
a connection between the patterns of muscle responses you see
in a Bodymap, and the motor development patterns and personality/ego-functions
of the client. When the Bodymap is interpreted using the theory
of Bodynamic Analysis, it is possible to describe the client's
ego structure and his/her personality development, and to describe
the way the client functions in his/her daily life. |
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<-----------Hypo-Responsive |
<---Neutral--->
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<---non-functional or reduced--->
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