SET OF PSYCHOLOGICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL METAPHORICAL ASSOCIATIVE CARDS IN FORM OF PILLOWS Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A61B5/16 A61M21/00 

FIELD: medicine; psychology; psychodiagnostics; psychotherapy; psychological rehabilitation.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used both in independent work by clients at home, and in outpatient, inpatient and sanatorium-resort practice, performed either in an individual or group format. A set of voluminous fabric pillows is designed for psychotherapeutic sessions. Each voluminous pillow in the set contains a pillowcase base. The pillowcase base contains a filler designed to produce a sound when touched. The set is made using the principle of contrasting combinations of texture and shape of fillers and base pillowcases. The pillowcase bases are made of angular and rounded shapes, from different textured fabric materials — smooth or rough for each of the pillowcase base shapes — angular or round. The fabric material for the base-pillowcase of the pillows of the set is used without imitation of soiling, without damage, with imitation of soiling, with damage. Fillers are a hard or soft feel material for each of two pillowcase shapes — angular or round. The number of pillowcase bases in a set, taking into account the listed characteristics, is at least 16 pieces; the pillows are designed to be placed in a person’s hand. The pillowcase base of the set can be made non-removable or removable. The removable pillowcase base may contain a filler previously placed in the internal additional non-removable pillow base of the same shape as the removable pillowcase base.

EFFECT: invention provides universal and at the same time more individualized effective use for clients and patients with various impairments of perception functions; it has not only a psychological and psychophysiological effect, but also stimulates recovery, improves various types of sensitivity after a stroke or injury, which improves the quality of life of patients at home.

9 cl, 18 dwg, 1 tbl, 2 ex