{"id":344735,"date":"2024-11-24T19:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T19:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/occupational-therapy-what-is-flow-theory\/"},"modified":"2024-11-24T19:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T19:00:52","slug":"occupational-therapy-what-is-flow-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/occupational-therapy-what-is-flow-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational therapy: what is Flow theory?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Developed by the American psychologist <strong>Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, flow theory<\/strong> refers to a state of complete concentration in which a child is fully absorbed in an activity that is meaningful to them and perfectly suited to their abilities. Since there is a genuine link between this theory and the notions of self-esteem and quality of life, an occupational therapist may draw on it to support the personal development of a child with a DYS disorder.<\/p>\n<h2>Flow theory, or positive psychology<\/h2>\n<p>In the 2000s, Martin Seligman paved the way for a branch of psychology aimed both at taking a more positive view of things and at scientifically defining what makes us happy. This movement has also been carried forward by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi since 1975, with his <strong>flow theory, characterised by a person&#8217;s total absorption in their activity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This state of immersion makes it possible to <strong>put emotions to work in the service of learning and performance<\/strong>. In flow, these emotions are both contained and channelled, while also being positive, stimulating, and well suited to the task at hand.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, <strong>this mental state leads to <em>&#8220;very significant consequences<\/em><\/strong><em>: better performance, creativity, skill development, self-esteem and reduced stress. In short, it contributes to personal growth, brings <strong>great delight and improves quality of life<\/strong>&#8220;.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What are the components of Flow theory?<\/h2>\n<p>Flow theory can be experienced <strong>through any activity<\/strong>, provided it is suited to the abilities of the child with a DYS disorder and is meaningful to them. To reach this optimal experience, <strong>8 components are essential<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facing an <strong>achievable activity<\/strong> (to enable success)<\/li>\n<li>The ability to <strong>concentrate<\/strong> on the task<\/li>\n<li>Setting <strong>clear goals<\/strong> (to support concentration)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Immediate feedback<\/strong> on the activity and the experience<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significant investment<\/strong> (to inspire a degree of self-improvement)<\/li>\n<li>A sense of <strong>control<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>disappearance of self-consciousness<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>An altered sense of time<\/strong> (lengthening, shortening&#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In other words, the child needs to carry out an activity suited to their skill level (neither too high, which becomes a source of boredom, nor too low, a <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/saviez-vous-que-le-stress-et-anxiete-affectent-apprentissage\/\">source of anxiety<\/a>). Fully concentrated, they exercise total control over their actions, their engagement is deep, and distractions are non-existent. Their perception of time is altered, and <strong>self-consciousness gives way to a sense of self<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Flow theory for children with DYS disorders<\/h2>\n<p>For Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, <strong>attention is a form of psychic energy to be cultivated<\/strong>, nurtured and learned to use appropriately, since the quality of the experience depends on it.<\/p>\n<p>Flow theory analyses children&#8217;s abilities and motivations in relation to an activity. In the journey of a child with a DYS disorder, who is often faced with <strong>situations of failure<\/strong>, this can reveal a <strong>mismatch between the level of challenge and the level of ability<\/strong>, drawing the child into a <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/sortez-vos-enfants-dys-de-spirale-infernale\/\">negative spiral<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether at school or at home, <strong>an occupational therapist can help bring these two variables into balance<\/strong>, gradually reducing situations of failure and building the self-esteem of a child with a DYS disorder. Don&#8217;t hesitate to discuss this with one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/occupational-therapy-online\/\">professionals on the Ora-Visio platform<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Quote: https:\/\/giannibergandi.com\/flow-mihaly-csikszentmihaly\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developed by the American psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, flow theory refers  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":344736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[329],"tags":[352],"class_list":["post-344735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-occupational-therapy","tag-occupational-therapist"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}