"The purpose of this study was to examine mandala technique depend on medium for relaxation of a mother of children with disability. Study objects included the a mother of children with disability who referred ○○ therapy institute at D university, Dae-gu, and having higher level of anxiety on State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Art therapy session has been conducted total of 15 sessions, third a week from April 7, 2008 to May 9, 2008. The alternating treatments design as one of single subject designs was employed, and control phase and treatment phase was alternatively arranged in order to compare to effects. Pictorial puzzle was used during control phase, watercolors was used during treatment phase 1 and colored pencil was used during treatment phase 2. Experimental tool was KMTEC's Biograph Infiniti, and pre and post physiological indicators for each medium would be suggested and compared. The results showed that: First, α-wave variation was increased both of two condition, It means that both medium could have effect for relaxation of a mother of children with disability. Second, β-wave variation was decreased both of two condition, It means that both medium could have effect for relaxation of a mother of children with disability. Hence, mandala technique depending on medium of this research has an effect for relaxation of a mother of children with disability.
Key Words : Mandala, A mother of children with disability, Relaxation, Medium"