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Role of Music in the Development of Psychological Well-Being


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Psychological aspects have acquired a very pivotal place in all spheres of life these days. Every person is getting affected by the changing world's scenario. People these days are more stressed out which has a negative impact on their well-being. The purpose of this paper is to focus on how Music constructively contributes to positive emotions and enhances Psychological well-being. Music can be considered as an informal type of self-medicated therapy. Many call it, 'Healing without Medicine'. Music has a therapeutic effect in the human life. It helps us connect with our deeper self and bring our emotions to the fore. It has the power to take the listener to a different world where there is only emotional ecstasy. Thus the present paper is an attempt to emphasize the beneficial impact of music on the Psychological well-being of people.

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Music, Emotions, Relax, Therapeutic, Psychological Well-Being.
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Minakshi Rana
Department of Psychology, GGDSD College, Chandigarh, India

Abstract


Psychological aspects have acquired a very pivotal place in all spheres of life these days. Every person is getting affected by the changing world's scenario. People these days are more stressed out which has a negative impact on their well-being. The purpose of this paper is to focus on how Music constructively contributes to positive emotions and enhances Psychological well-being. Music can be considered as an informal type of self-medicated therapy. Many call it, 'Healing without Medicine'. Music has a therapeutic effect in the human life. It helps us connect with our deeper self and bring our emotions to the fore. It has the power to take the listener to a different world where there is only emotional ecstasy. Thus the present paper is an attempt to emphasize the beneficial impact of music on the Psychological well-being of people.

Keywords


Music, Emotions, Relax, Therapeutic, Psychological Well-Being.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15614/ijpp%2F2018%2Fv9i1%2F173727