Natasha Rabinowitz

a. Activity Title: I Love Everybody Except

b. Sources:

Peterson C .A, & Stumbo N.J.(2000). Therapeutic Recreation Program

design: Principles and procedures (3rd ed.) University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign( Pg1-33)

How Playing Games Benefits Your Health. (2017, February 21). Retrieved
October 30, 2017, from https://apartmentcommunity.org/playing-games-
benefits-health/

Social interaction for children. (n.d.). Retrieved October 30, 2017, from
http://www.autism.org.uk/about/communication/social-skills/young-
children.aspx

c. Equipment needed:
Open space, and chairs for individuals participating

d. Task Analysis:
1) Split in groups of 10-20
2) Volunteer of the 10-20 of the participants sits in the middle of the circle
3) Everyone else sits in a circle with all participants facing the middle
4) The volunteer starts it off and says to the participants in the chairs, I love
everyone except those with brown hair.
5) The participants with brown hair run and switch seats with someone who
got up out of their chair, the volunteer also runs to a chair.
6) One of the biggest rules of this game is that the participants CANNOT go
to a chair right next to them, it has to be across the circle or near them.
7) If this is played with children, I would modify it by instead of saying I
love everybody except change it to, I like everybody who.
8) There is no winner, just a humorous game. Allows people to be silly and
gain some exercise.
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e. Primary Interaction Patterns:

Interindividual: Playing against others and group is being directed by the

volunteer in the middle. Hence the one on one competitive interactions
Unilateral: There are three or more participants being competitive to try and
get to a chair before someone else but there is the one antagonist in the
center of the circle.

f. Researched Adaptation
- Depression:
Individuals suffering from depression tend to feel an increased
amount of overall sadness. This can be defeating and allow for individual to
feel like they are not accepted by society. However, by playing a game that
involves other people who are also enjoying the game, allows for that person
to no longer feel that sense of society not accepting them. By participating in
these games facilitate a healthy relationship for example, laughter among
others to decrease depression. Once there is comfortability amongst the
individuals playing it can relieve fear for people with social anxiety that can
tie with depression.
- Alzheimers and Dementia:
By socializing with others like playing a game like this, it will prevent
the cognitive decline that we see in people with alzheimers and dementia.
- Autism:
Children and adults with autism tend to struggle, socially. They isolate
themselves from others. By socializing in a game like this one, it allows
these kids or adults to interact with others and be open to what is being done
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in the group. Interaction like partaking in games that allow for social
interaction