Board Game
Land of Psymon
Released 2004 / 2-12 players / 60-60 min / Ages 0+
Designer: Eric B. Vogel
Publisher: WPS: The Creative Therapy Store
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Description
Psymon is a psycho therapeutic board game, designed to teach the basics skills of cognitive restructuring therapy to children Ages 8 - 14.
From the publisher's website:
Each of the 10 "bad" Psymon ("psychological monsters") represents a negative thinking pattern and common cognitive distortion. Players learn about their modes of attack and strategies for defending against them. The 6 "good" Psymon exhibit the positive cognitive-behavioral skills that defeat negative thinking habits. Players earn points by identifying the good and bad Psymon at work in the situations described on Think cards.
From the publisher's website:
Each of the 10 "bad" Psymon ("psychological monsters") represents a negative thinking pattern and common cognitive distortion. Players learn about their modes of attack and strategies for defending against them. The 6 "good" Psymon exhibit the positive cognitive-behavioral skills that defeat negative thinking habits. Players earn points by identifying the good and bad Psymon at work in the situations described on Think cards.