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Moser, Michele R., and Eys P. van. "Relaxation Skills Training." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2008. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4975.
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Golding, Katherine. "Relaxation training for post-stroke anxienty : a pilot study." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599571.
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Farhanieh, Iman. "A STUDY IN COGNITIVE TRAINING AND RELAXATION FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-10063.
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The goal of the project presented in this study is to provide a rehabilitation system which is game based in a home environment for elderly people in order to reduce the cognitive decline and halting the progression of memory deficit problems. Recently it has been discovered that cognitive training can initiate brain flexibility and strengthen the neuromodulatory system which controls learning. At the same time we need to consider that elderly people may become stressed while using any type of technology, let alone a video game. That said, another main goal of the project is to reduce the stress level of the player while interacting with the game. The results showed that the stress reducing features used in this study was mostly effective but one of the main problems was most of the participants not having much experience with using a computer which made them more stressed.
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Ashforth, Lexie. "Effects of biofeedback-assisted relaxation training on exam anxiety and performance /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2003. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09HS/09hsa8258.pdf.
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Naylor, R. "Self-balancing sanctuarying : a grounded theory of relaxation and autogenic training." Thesis, Canterbury Christ Church University, 2013. http://create.canterbury.ac.uk/11661/.
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The purpose of this study was to discover how relaxation in general works, and how components of Autogenic Training (AT) (Luthe and Schultz, 2001), a relaxation therapy, may be working together and separately in an anxiolytic process. A corollary purpose was to develop recommendations for clinical practice. Data consisted of personally and historically collected interviews (n=46) and diaries (n=34). Participants with less than moderate anxiety volunteered from the community at large; and, participants with moderate to severe anxiety were drawn from the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine’s AT Department and British Autogenic Society therapist’s client lists. A classical Glaserian grounded theory analysis methodology was used to determine participants’ main concern (self-balancing) and the way they continually resolved this concern (sanctuarying). The theory of relaxation as a self-balancing sanctuarying process emerged from analysis of what 21 people from the community at large say they do to relax in everyday life. The activities they choose for sanctuarying are self-emergent, and their continuing use is contingent upon managing hindrances and integrating feedback to the process so that the benefits of doing the activity are maximized. Three switching strategies, distracting and blocking, managing and controlling, and letting go and allowing, are central. Benefits which are not consciously or analytically generated are: restoring, refreshing and re-energizing me; maintaining and building me; and growing and developing me. Maintaining and building me are characterized by integrating and strengthening the core self and connecting to the community; growing and developing me is characterized by expanding self-discovery. The theory of self-balancing sanctuarying was used on an emergent fit basis to analyse 25 interviews and 34 diaries gathered from people with symptoms of moderate to severe anxiety whilst learning to practice Autogenic Training. This analysis broadened and deepened the grounded theory. This thesis contributes to knowledge in many areas. It is the first classical grounded theory of relaxation and of Autogenic Training, theoretically situating and/or challenging extant descriptive and conceptual models of both relaxation and AT. It supports the clinically functional equivalence of certain forms of relaxation and supports Teasdale and Barnard’s (1995) Interacting Cognitive Subsystems Model. It supports and challenges certain aspects of core affect theory, of the cognitive appraisal theory of emotions, and of Fredrickson’s (2001, 2003) broaden and build theory of positive emotions. It adds a grounded perspective to the spiritual well-being debate, bringing new knowledge to it. It adds new data to the field of the phenomenology of hypnagogic images. It discusses the implication of Self-balancing Sanctuarying for training of AT therapists and for their clinical practice with anxious clients.
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Anstead, Shannon Jones. "College Students and Stress Management: Utilizing Biofeedback and Relaxation Skills Training." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2009. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd3311.pdf.
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Eads, Julie A. (Julie Anne). "Self-Monitoring of Stressors as an Additive Component to a Stress Management Training Protocol." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1992. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332845/.
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The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not self-monitoring of stressors and physiological response to stressors enhances the effectiveness of a stress management technique, specifically relaxation training. The primary hypothesis which stated that the RSMS group would experience a greater reduction in depression (on the Beck Depression Inventory), and enhancement in self-efficacy (on the General Self-efficacy Scale) than all other groups, was not supported.
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McNamara, Sarah. "The design and evaluation of stress management training programmes for adolescents." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.299171.
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Woodberry, Janet. "The use of frontalis electromyographic biofeedback as a general relaxation training technique /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1987. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SPS/09spsw881.pdf.
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Yu, Wing-chi Gigi. "The effect of practice distribution on the training of laryngeal muscle relaxation." Click to view the E-thesis via HKU Scholors Hub, 2005. http://lookup.lib.hku.hk/lookup/bib/B3827940X.
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Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2005."A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, June 30, 2005." Also available in print.
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Shaw, Patricia (Patricia Hyman). "Relaxation Training in Anxiety and Stress Management Differential Effects of an Audible vs. Imaginal Meditational Focus." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332358/.
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The hypothesis was tested that meditation using an audible word-sound would be superior to silent repetition of the same word in producing decrements in autonomic arousal and improvements in anxiety, mood, and the ability to cope with stress. The influence of hypnotic susceptibility upon improvement was also evaluated. Thirty subjects, assigned to one of three groups: audible meditation, silent meditation, and relaxation control, met one hour weekly for six weeks to practice their respective technique and discuss their progress. All subjects were evaluated using the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, a medical symptom checklist, the Spielberger Trait Anxiety Scale, a self-rating of state anxiety, and factors C and Q4 of the 16PF. Finger temperature was taken as a measure of physiological arousal. Confidence ratings of the respective strategies were taken pre- and post-treatment.
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Johnson, Philip Raymond. "A Behavioral Approach to Management of Neuroleptic-Induced Tardive Dyskinesia: Progressive Relaxation Training." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193579.
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The effectiveness of progressive relaxation training in decreasing the severity of neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia (TD) was examined in the current study. Three residents at a county-owned nursing home who had been receiving neuroleptic medications for a number of years to treat severe mental illness participated in this study. A multiple baseline across subjects design was used to evaluate the effect of progressive relaxation training on the participant's orofacial TD symptomatology. The severity of each participant's orofacial TD was observed to improve when the intervention was introduced. Treatment integrity and IOA data that were collected indicate that the intervention was implemented at a high level of fidelity and that data were reliable. Thus, a clear functional relationship was established between progressive relaxation training and severity of orofacial TD in this study. Although the present study was preliminary in nature, the results that were obtained provide a basis upon which to develop a behavioral treatment protocol for managing TD.
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Bene, Cheryl Renee. "Visually displayed-EMG biofeedback : training muscle relaxation in hearing impaired children :a thesis." Scholarly Commons, 1988. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/505.
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The purpose of the present study was to test the use of visually displayed EMG biofeedback as a means for training hearing impaired adolescents to reduce anterior temporalis or frontalis muscle tension . Five male and four female hearing impaired students between the ages of 13 and 15 were chosen from the California School for the Deaf, Fremont, CA to serve as participants. Each participant was randomly assigned to either an experimental or control condition. Participants in the experimental groups were given five 15 minute EMG biofeedback training sessions. An additional group of 4 adolescents with normal hearing from Marshall Junior High School, Stockton, CA served as a hearing control group. The dependent measure was a 5 minute pretest and post-test measurement of muscle tension (in microvolts).
Split-plot analyses were performed to determine if there were significant differences between a ) the .hearing impaired experimental and the hearing impaired control groups, b) the hearing impaired control and the hearing control groups, and c) the hearing impaired experimental group and the hearing control group.
Results of the analyses showed that at post-test both the hearing impaired experimental group and the hearing control group showed a significant decrease in muscle tension F(1,7)=5.85 p< .05. The interaction was nonsignificant. Comparison of the two control groups showed that at post-test the two groups were not significantly different in levels of muscle tension. The comparison between the hearing impaired experimental and the hearing control groups resulted in a significant interaction (Group X Time of Testing) F( 1,6)=9.47, p=.02, and the main effect for time of testing approached significance.
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Carcelli, Susan Myrna Jones. "A Comparison Between Desensitization and Relaxation Training in the Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea." DigitalCommons@USU, 1985. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/5952.
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The use of relaxation, desensitization, and relaxation plus desensitization in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea was investigated in this study. Subjects were 45 university women who experienced either congestive or spasmodic dysmenorrhea. Each subject was individually treated in four, one-hour sessions during the first 20 days of her menstrual cycle. Subjects were divided into three groups: Group 1 obtained four hours of progressive relaxation training, group 2 was asked to self-relax while being administered scenes from a standardized menstrual hierarchy, and group 3 obtained both relaxation training and desensitization. Type of dysmenorrhea was assessed by the Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire (MSQ). Symptom intensity and duration were assessed by the Retrospective Symptom Scale, the Menstrual Semantic Differential, the Menstrual Activities Scale, and the Menstrual Behavior Scale, and were administered pre-test, posttest, and three-month follow-up. Skin temperature during session 4 was obtained to evaluate the level of relaxation.
Differences among treatment groups were analyzed using a one-way analysis of variance. t-tests for correlated samples were used to analyze within group changes form pretreatment to posttreatment.
Results suggest all three treatments to be equally effective in reducing symptoms, negative attitudes, pain mitigating behaviors, and invalid hours. Symptom relief was not associated with skin temperature increases. The possibility of placebo playing a role in these results cannot be ruled out. Finally, the division of primary dysmenorrhea into spasmodic and congestive types by the MSQ is inaccurate, most probably due to the confounding nature of the scoring system.
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Wilks, Julia. "A behavioural approach to the management of the symptoms of Raynaud's Disease and phenomenon." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.340528.
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Chow, Pik-ying Linda. "Comparison of concurrent and terminal electromyographic biofeedback on the training of laryngeal muscle relaxation." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36208188.
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Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2002."A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, May 10, 2002." Also available in print.
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Potrafka, Kristopher. "Impact of passive relaxation training on the anxiety of patients in a physical rehabilitation setting." Virtual Press, 1999. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1124727.
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There is a paucity of research on the effects of passive relaxation training on the anxiety of patients going through physical rehabilitation. The fourteen participants of this study were Caucasian and between the ages of 45 and 82 years of age. Participants reported levels of anxiety through the use of a self-report instrument called the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Measurements were made at four different time periods; on intake, prior to relaxation training, following relaxation training, and at discharge. A two-way Analysis of variance was implemented with time and gender being the independent variables. The results of the study revealed no statistically significant differences. Qualitative reports of the participants feedback and Post-hoc analysis of the data for Pearson's r and Pairwise Comparisons indicate further research is needed to fully determine the effects of passive relaxation training on participant's anxiety.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Cheung, Yuen-man Ophelia. "The effects of task instructions on the training of extrinsic laryngeal muscle relaxation in phonation." Click to view the E-thesis via HKU Scholars Hub, 2007. http://lookup.lib.hku.hk/lookup/bib/B42004676.
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Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2007."A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Speech and Hearing Sciences), The University of Hong Kong, June 30, 2007." Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-24). Also available in print.
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Fenlon, Deborah Ruth. "Menopause after breast cancer : a randomised controlled trial of relaxation training to reduce hot flushes." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2005. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/58901/.
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This study was set up to test the effectiveness of relaxation techniques to reduce hot flushes and to find out more about the experience of menopause after breast cancer. A randomised, controlled trial was conducted on 150 women to investigate whether relaxation training reduces hot flushes in women with breast cancer. A diary was devised and tested in order to gather accurate data on hot flushes. A purposeful sample of eight women were selected for interview and information was gathered about the experience of hot flushes in the context of breast cancer through the interviews and diaries. From the interviews it was found that there was much uncertainty about menopausal difficulties after breast cancer. The women faced profound changes in their bodies, which could bring feelings of being out of control. Ultimately they found that menopause was secondary in relation to having cancer and that they were expected to adapt, although menopausal difficulties could remain for many years. Menopausal difficulties after breast cancer were found to be a major problem for many women, causing severe disruption to life. Hot flushes were experienced by 68% of women and continued for more than five years in 34% of women. Women in this sample experienced a median of five flushes per day. Sleep disruption was a major problem with 72% of women having disturbed sleep. There was a diurnal pattern to flushes, with more occurring in the morning and the evening. This pattern was more marked in women taking tamoxifen. Relaxation was found to be an effective intervention, which significantly reduced the incidence of hot flushes by 22% (p<0.001), the severity of flushes (p<0.01) and the distress caused by flushes (p=0.01). The actual reduction in flushing was relatively small, being the equivalent of one flush per day. It was therefore recommended that relaxation be incorporated into a programme of self-management measures to relieve hot flushes, which can be adopted by women who have had breast cancer.
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Lysaght, Rosemary. "The Effects of Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation in Stress Management Training with Traumatically Head Injured Adults." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501133/.
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This study investigated the use of biofeedback as part of stress-management training program with head injured adults. The single cases examined were four males with head injuries of moderate severity who were in the post-acute stages of recovery. Treatment involved bi-weekly relaxation training, using EMG biofeedback in combination with deep breathing, autogenic training and/or imagery. Individual subject response to relaxation training was examined during treatment sessions, as was the frequency of stress-related symptomatology outside of sessions, and overall functional adaptation. While all subjects showed evidence of relaxation during treatment sessions, such factors as the nature of the functional disturbance and personal motivation appear to be related to the degree of carryover to the external environment.
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Phillips, Kristin Michelle. "Applying Latent Growth-Curve Modeling to Investigate Intervention-Related Changes in Evening Serum Cortisol among Women as They Move Through Treatment for Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer." Scholarly Repository, 2009. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/305.
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Prior work has provided support that women with breast cancer are hyper-responsive to stressful challenges and that Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM) interventions can lead to reductions in cortisol, a measure of physiological stress. It may follow that breast cancer patients would show decreases in cortisol levels if they are taught stress management techniques. The purpose of this study was to investigate post-intervention psychosocial processes (i.e., participants' perceptions of achieved specific skills targeted by CBSM and non-specific changes associated with the group experience) that may explain intervention-related changes in cortisol among a sample of women as they moved through medical treatment for non-metastatic breast cancer. It was hypothesized that (a) women receiving a 10-week, group-based stress management intervention during ongoing medical treatment for breast cancer would show reductions in late afternoon serum cortisol levels and (b) perceived ability to implement stress management skills or other experiences gained in the supportive group environment may explain changes in cortisol. Participants (N = 128) were women recruited 4-8 weeks post-surgery for non-metastatic breast cancer. Women were randomly assigned to receive either the 10-week CBSM intervention (N = 63) or a one-day psychoeducational seminar (n = 65). The intervention aimed to teach relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and interpersonal skills. Participants were assessed at study entry, 6 month follow-up (i.e., 3 months post-intervention) and 12 month follow-up (i.e., 6 months post-intervention). Latent Growth Curve Modeling (LGM) was used to test for differential effects of study condition on change over time in cortisol and the effects of specific and non-specific group processes on change in cortisol. Results indicated there was a significant effect of study condition on change over time in cortisol, relaxation skills, and assertiveness skills. There were not significant relationships between changes in cortisol and any of the components analyzed and mediation was not established using LGM. There was, however, a significant association between changes in an item that assessed cognitive restructuring and cortisol. Exploratory analyses of lagged (Time 2 controlling for Time 1) psychosocial processes mediating (Time 3 controlling for Time 2) cortisol changes were then conducted. Results indicated that condition's effect on cortisol approached significance and condition had a significant effect on the muscle relaxation component and cognitive restructuring item. Furthermore, there was evidence that intervention-related changes in confidence about using muscle relaxation and cognitive restructuring may help explain decreases in cortisol levels among this sample of women. Overall, this study demonstrated that a 10-week, CBSM intervention was associated with decreased cortisol levels and increased relaxation and assertiveness skills. Furthermore, there was a strong relationship between changes in cognitive restructuring and cortisol. Future research should investigate how changes in cortisol may be related to health behaviors and health outcomes among breast cancer patients.
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Craw, Michael Jay. "A comparison of taped versus live biofeedback assisted relaxation training employing audio or audio and video instruction presentation." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1992. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/471.
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Vredevelt, Pam W. "A comparison of the effects of EMG biofeedback and relaxation training on chronic back pain patients." PDXScholar, 1985. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3539.
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This experiment examined the effects of EMG biofeedback and relaxation training as compared with biofeedback alone. The following.dependent variables were examined: manifest anxiety, perceived pain, perceived relaxation, EMG activity, and locus of control. Back pain patients were assigned to one of two treatment groups. Group 1 was treated with both EMG biofeedback and relaxation training. Group 2 was treated with biofeedback alone. It appears that both biofeedback combined with progressive relaxation and biofeedback training alone are effective in lowering muscle activity and perceived pain, and in increasing perceived relaxation. However, from the results of this study, it is impossible to conclude that one treatment method is more effective than the other. Suggestions for future research are discussed.
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Heywood, Peter G. "Predictors of successful imagery relaxation : an investigation of the relationship between absorption and brain hemisphericity /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1996. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9737877.
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Falb, Melissa D. "Effects of Mindfulness Training on Individuals Experiencing Post-Breakup Distress: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1428857698.
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Krieger, Gail D. R. "Reduction of hyperactivity using progressive muscle relaxation imagery and autogenic exercises with electromyographic biofeedback /." The Ohio State University, 1985. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487261919112687.
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Catalanello, Michael S. "Relaxation and Cognitive Therapy: Effects upon Patients' Abilities to Cope with a Stressful Medical Procedure." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332308/.
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This investigation evaluated the efficacy of relaxation training and cognitive therapy separately and in combination in enhancing the coping skills of patients during epidural steroid injections. Subjects consisted of 80 back pain patients. They were randomly assigned to four groups to receive either relaxation training, cognitive therapy, relaxation and cognitive therapy, or attention control treatment. All subjects were provided preparatory information describing the procedure for the epidural injection and typical physical sensations experienced by patients undergoing the procedure. Relaxation training consisted of Jacobsonian progressive relaxation instructions which were modelled by the trainer. Cognitive therapy consisted of instructions and a work sheet designed to assist subjects in designing positive (rational) self statements concerning the injection procedure. Attention control procedures involved instructions and written exercises of equal duration to the relaxation and cognitive treatments but containing no instructions for the control of anxiety and pain. The three experimental groups exhibited significantly fewer "ae1f-distress" verbalizations during the injection. On other dependent measures, namely, the remaining catagories of pain verbalizations, gross body movements, heart rate, and independent ratings of anxiety there were no significant differences among experimental and control groups. Results are discussed in terms of spontaneous use of coping skills, habituation, individual differences in predisposition to specific coping strategies, and possible cultural/class/educational correlates of specific coping strategies. Improvements in methodology and directions for future research are recommended.
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Valdez, Diana Carol. "Effect of Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation Therapy on the Psychophysiological Measures of Stressed-Out Working Professional Mothers." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2006. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5241/.
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This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of biofeedback-assisted relaxation therapy on reducing psychophysiological stress levels of working professional mothers. Participants were 14 working professional mothers from a major daily newspaper. Reported stress levels were measured with the 123 question Stress Profile (Nowack, 1990) three times during the eight week treatment study that was held at the women's workplace. A repeated measure ANOVA design was used to analyze the data and a partial eta squared was used to calculate effect size. As hypothesized, the study found a statistically significant reduction of reported stress levels (F=8.62; p=.001) and a statistically significant (F=3.65; p=.01) reduction in measured muscle tension across subjects. Practical significance (effect size) was found for reduction in reported stress levels (n=.39) and reduction in muscle tension (n=.21).
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Rice, Cristy Lynn. "Reducing Anxiety in Middle School and High School Students: A Comparison of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Relaxation Training Approaches." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194450.
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This study compared the effectiveness of two group treatment procedures in reducing adolescent anxiety in a school setting. The interventions included group cognitive-behavioral treatment, group relaxation training, and study skills (control group). Participants were students in Grades 5-12 who were parent, teacher, or school personnel nominated. The adolescents had to exhibit T scores of > 60 on an anxiety scale of the Youth Self Report for ages 11-18 or Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC), self-report rating scales, a parent rating scale or teacher report form for ages 6-18 of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Measurements were collected at preintervention, postintervention, and a 6-week follow up for the treatment groups. The control group was assessed at preintervention and postintervention only. The data gathered consisted of an overall student anxiety scale score from the MASC, and anxious/ depressed, anxiety problems, and internalizing problems scale scores from the student, teacher, and parent CBCL rating scales.All three groups exhibited lower scores from preintervention to postintervention on the student self-reported MASC. No differences were found among the groups in the reduction of teacher or parent reported anxiety levels from preintervention to postintervention except on the parent ratings of the CBCL anxious/depressed scale. A statistically significant group by time interaction indicated that the students in the CBT group showed significantly lower posttest scores than the relaxation and study skills groups. The significant interaction of group by time from preintervention to postintervention on the parent CBCL anxious/depressed scale score was expanded to the follow-up measure; however, no significant interaction between group and time was found. The main effect of time was significant and post hoc comparisons of the anxious/depressed scale found that the CBT and relaxation groups were significantly lower at postintervention than at preintervention and significantly lower at follow up than at preintervention. However, the sample was not significantly different from postintervention to follow up.The results were discussed in relation to the research literature on cognitive-behavioral treatment of fears and related anxieties in children and adolescents.
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Stout-Shaffer, Sharon. "Effects of relaxation training on physiological and psychological measures of distress and quality of life in HIV-seropositive Subjects /." The Ohio State University, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1488193272068132.
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Twohig, Michael P. "A randomized clinical trial of acceptance and commitment therapy versus progressive relaxation training in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2007. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3275827.
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Riazi-Esfahani, Afsane. "Psychological stress and diabetes control in insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM) : individual differences in stress-reactivity and response to relaxation training." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.286159.
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Griffin, Kawanza L. "Vasorelaxation after exercise training in chronic coronary occluded hearts." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9962526.
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Brown, Richard. "A study to compare the effects of attention training treatment and guided relaxation on attentional and psychophysiological functioning in high worries." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.685408.
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This thesis describes a study designed to investigate the mechanisms of Attention Training Treatment (ATT; Wells, 1990), a cognitive therapy tool designed to reverse the "cognitive-attentional syndrome" responsible for emotional disturbance in the model of Wells and Matthews (1994). Individuals reporting high levels of worry were randomly allocated to one of three treatment conditions: ATT, guided relaxation training (GRT) or no intervention (NI). Participants completed measures of worry and self-focus and three measures of executive attention before and after a two-week period during which the procedures were practised. Skin conductance and heart rate were also measured during the training procedures in each session. Significant decreases in trait worry and self› focus over time were found for the ATT and GRT groups but not the NI group, although there were no significant group by session interactions on these measures due to the small sample size. No evidence was found for a specific improvement in executive attention for the ATT group, contrary to expectation. Both ATT and GRT were associated with significant decreases in skin conductance in session one, although only ATT produced a significant decrease in session two. A significant reduction in heart rate was found for AT T in session two for those participants who reported the expected decrease in self-focus during the procedure. The findings offered some support for the clinical efficacy of AT T and suggested that a reduction in arousal may be an important component of this treatment. Replication of these findings using a larger sample is warranted.
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Anholt, Raymond E. "The effectiveness of relaxation training in reducing the anxiety level of vocational rehabilitation clients prior to an audio-videotaped simulation of a job interview." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76501.
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The Department of Rehabilitative Services of the Commonwealth of Virginia is charged with the responsibility of assisting eligible citizens (clients) with physical and/or psychological handicaps to enter, return to, or remain in gainful employment. To accomplish this goal, it is often necessary to have the client undergo training in Job Search Skills (JSS). Part of this training includes helping clients to develop better job interviewing skills. Empirical evidence gathered in recent years indicates, however, that anxiety associated with job interviewing is a major problem for many clients.
This study was designed to field test a relaxation training technique to help vocational rehabilitation (VR) clients reduce their job interview anxiety. The subjects were 60 adult VR clients (46 males and 14 females) participating in a five-day JSS training program. The subjects were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: The experimental group (n = 30) and the control group (n = 30). On the first day of the program, all subjects were administered the Trait Anxiety Scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Experimental subjects received relaxation training and practiced self-relaxation during the five-day program. Control subjects received a placebo training exercise. On the fifth day of the program, all subjects completed the STAI State Anxiety Scale and had their blood pressure taken immediately prior to participating as the interviewee in an audio-videotaped simulation of a job interview.
Data were analyzed using frequency distribution, chi-square analysis, t-tests, and multiple regression analysis procedures. Results showed that the experimental group had significantly (p .01) lower state anxiety scores than the control group. In addition, the groups were found to differ significantly on trait anxiety, years of education, age, and body weight. The interaction effects of these variables were discussed. It was concluded that relaxation training had a significant effect in helping rehabilitation clients to reduce their job interview anxiety. The implications of the findings for JSS training programs were discussed.Ed. D.
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Iwamasa, Dawn A. "The effect of music-assisted relaxation training on measures of state anxiety and heart rate under music performance conditions for college music students." Scholarly Commons, 1998. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2324.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a music-assisted relaxation training program as a treatment method for college music students suffering from performance anxiety. A total of 40 participants were randomly assigned to the experimental (n=20) and wait-list control (n=20) groups. The experimental group received six music-assisted relaxation training sessions while the wait-list control group received no contact. Dependent measures included pre- and post-test State Trait Anxiety Inventory (ST AI) scores and heart rate measurements during individual jury examinations (performance condition).
Results found no differences in ST AI scores and heart rate measurements between groups. Factors such as years of formal training and memorization of performance showed no differences in dependent measures. The experimental group rated their performance quality as significantly higher than the wait-list control group.
All participants who received the relaxation training program felt they benefited from it, and_ found it helpful in feeling more "in control" and "focused on their music" during performances.
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Osborne, Connie M. Brajkovich (Connie Marie Brajkovich). "Brief Imagery Training : Effects on Psychological, Physiological and Neuroendocrinological Measures of Stress and Pain." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1992. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277739/.
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The present study investigated the influence of a brief, intensive biofeedback-assisted imagery training regimen on psychological, physiological and neuroendocrinological measures of pain and stress in injury related chronic pain patients. The subjects were 36 patients (myelography examcandidates) who were assigned to the imagery or wait-list control group by order of referral presentation and to formulate equivalent groups.
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Byron, D. "Student anxiety and performance : a comparison of training in self-hypnosis with progressive muscular relaxation to enable students to increase control of their anxiety." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2007. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1444642/.
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Background: The literature has identified that children's performance can be impaired by anxiety. Anxiety can lead to tension, stress, avoidance behaviour, and inhibit performance. Progressive muscular relaxation (PMR) and self-hypnosis (SH) have been identified in the literature as approaches to address anxiety.;Aims: This study questions whether anxiety in students can be successfully reduced by teaching students to apply two particular self help approaches PMR or SH and whether SH is more effective than PMR. The study examines changes in hopelessness, self-esteem, locus of control, strengths and difficulties, personal targets, effect on home life, the part played by commitment, expectancy and effort and whether changes achieved are maintained over time.;Sample: 20 secondary school students, all referred for anxiety related difficulties, were randomly assigned to either of the two treatment approaches with similar numbers of male and female students in each group. Method Each student attended four sessions with a parent to receive instruction in how to apply the treatment approach. Three follow up sessions took place over the following six months to check for maintenance of changes.;Results: Both approaches enabled participants to reduce their anxiety. There was a non significant, persuasively consistent trend in measures completed by participants and by parents for the effectiveness of self-hypnosis compared with progressive muscular relaxation for anxiety reduction and on the other measures except for SDQ (parent-rated). SDQ improvement noted in the SH group by participants and their parents contrasted with teachers who noted most change in the PMR group. Student and parent changes achieved on all measures were maintained over the following six months for the SH group except for effort and parent-rated SDQ. For the PMR group changes reported on all measures were maintained over six months except for self-esteem, SDQ (self-rated) and effort.;Conclusion: Students can be empowered to help themselves manage and reduce anxiety by using either PMR or SH, the latter appearing to show a consistent persuasive trend in effectiveness. Improvements in self-esteem, locus of control, personal targets, home life, and a reduction in hopelessness were also recorded. Parents and participants reported positive changes in home life. Anxiety reduction appeared correlated with high commitment to improve.
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O'Donnell, Rose Marie Minna, and Rose Marie Minna O'Donnell. "Pilot RCT of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Versus Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) to Reduce Symptoms of Distress Among Elderly Dementia Caregivers: Results at One Year Post-Intervention." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625444.
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Providing care for a frail older adult who is suffering from dementia has been described as a stressful experience that may erode psychological well-being and physical health of caregivers. The burden and stress is increased when the caregivers are themselves elderly. The present study investigated an 8-week stress-reduction program, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and compared it to a similarly structured, alternative behavioral intervention, Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR), to determine if MBSR was as effective or more effective than PMR at reducing subjective burden, symptoms of depression, perceived loneliness or perceived stress among middle-aged and older family caregivers of persons with dementia and other neurocognitive disorders. Twenty-eight participants were randomly assigned to either MBSR or PMR. Self-report and biological measures were collected on five occasions: At the beginning and end of intervention training, and at 8 weeks, 6 months and 1 year following the end of intervention training. In addition to a packet of self-report questionnaires and
home-collected salivary cortisol, a laboratory controlled emotional stress test was designed to elicit an emotionally stressful response relevant to caregivers’ experience of caregiving, and facilitate the measurement of stress-related changes in systolic blood pressure and cortisol reactivity. At 1 year post-intervention, the PMR group showed a significantly greater reduction in perceived stress and disruptive patient behaviors. A reduction in emotional reactivity to patient problem behaviors approached significance (p = .08) at 1 year post-intervention for the PMR group. The MBSR group showed significantly greater reductions in self-reported symptoms of depression and perceived isolation from pre- to post-intervention, and those changes remained significant at 8 weeks post-intervention. However, by 1 year post-intervention, interaction effects were non-significant as both groups showed similar decreases in symptoms of depression and perceived isolation. Both groups showed similar decreases in diurnal cortisol, cortisol awakening response, and daily average cortisol (but not laboratory cortisol) from pre- to post-intervention and further decreases at 8 weeks post-intervention, and showed similar reductions in magnitude of change by 1 year post-intervention. This pattern was similar for both groups with systolic blood pressure, showing decreases from pre- to post-intervention, additional decreases at
8 weeks post-intervention, and returning towards baseline by 1 year post-intervention. Both groups also reported similar increases in levels of dispositional mindfulness and self-compassion and similar improvement in overall sleep quality that was sustained at 1 year post-intervention. No changes were seen for perceived burden or loneliness. Significant correlations with amount of daily practice of the instructed stress-reduction approaches were observed for several of the dependent measures from pre- to post-intervention and 8 weeks post-intervention. From
pre-intervention to 1 year post-intervention, an overall pattern emerged, where both groups showed similar improvements from pre- to post-intervention, and additional improvements at
8 weeks post-intervention, but displayed a curvilinear reduction in improvements—with some exceptions—and a return towards baseline at 6 months and 1 year post-intervention. In general, reductions in the magnitude of changes observed by 1 year post-intervention remained below baseline levels. Results suggest that both MBSR and relaxation-based interventions may be differentially effective in reducing psychological and physiological indices of chronic stress among older caregivers of relatives with neurocognitive disorders. However, further research, employing wait-list control participants, will be necessary for unambiguous interpretation of the present results.
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Shirley, Philip E. (Philip Elwood). "A Study of the Outcomes of Stress Management Training in Ministerial Programs of Higher Education." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330677/.
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This dissertation studies the outcomes that higher education courses and seminars in stress management have on the stress levels of pastors. It identifies stress level differences between a sample of pastors who have and who have not been trained in stress management. The instrument that was used to assess the levels of stress was the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The Inventory is a twenty-two item dual-rating instrument that measures the frequency and intensity of three aspects of the burnout syndrome: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a lack of personal accomplishment. Demographic questions were used to determine the respondents' sex, age, education, and experience in the clergy. These questions were asked for descriptive purposes only. In addition, questions were asked that would determine whether or not the pastors had had stress management training.
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Jasinksi, Jennifer Anne, and n/a. "Teaching adaptive behaviour to 'behaviour problem' high school students : an exploratory study." University of Canberra. Education, 1986. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060801.160735.
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether the
Adaptive Behaviour group intervention effected a greater
immediate positive change on 'poorly adapted' student locus
of control, self esteem, group evaluation and perceived
behaviour than Helping Skills, Relaxation Training or No
Intervention group after eight weeks.
The three independent variables - Adaptive Behaviour, Helping Skills and Relaxation Training Group Interventions
- were devised and led by the Researcher and two school
counsellors respectively.
Measurement of the dependent variables was by the use
of the following instruments pre-test and post-test: Locus
of Control Scale for Children (Nowicki Strickland 1972);
Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory (Coopersmith, 1982); and
researcher designed questionnaires.
A pre-test post-test group design was used in the
study. The subjects were years 7-9 High School students
identified by Student Year Advisers and the Assistant
Principal Student Welfare as being 'poorly adapted' and
'well adapted' to the school environment. Students were
randomly allocated - in year groups - to the intervention
and control groups.
Results indicated no short term significant positive
change in locus of control for any intervention or
controlgroup; no short term significant positive change in
self esteem for any intervention group; no significant
correlation between locus of control and self esteem scores
for any intervention group; positive pre and post-test
group evaluations for all groups; some positive short term
change in teacher and student perceptions of student
behaviour in regard to all three interventions. In some
cases students' behaviour in the experimental group (Group
A) was perceived more positively by teachers and students.
Some recommendations for further research are:
replication of the study over a longer period of time with
some modification to the experimental programme, the
research design and methods of measurement.
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Dolton, Melissa G. "Teaching Relaxation Techniques to Improve Achievement and Alleviate the Anxiety of Students With Learning Disabilities in an Independent School." Thesis, NSUWorks, 2015. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/15.
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Many students have to perform well on achievement tests in order to pass grade levels and matriculate into higher levels of education. Previous research suggests that the increased pressure on student performance on achievement tests could have serious implications on students’ anxiety levels and self-efficacy. Students with learning disabilities may have difficulty performing well on tests, but they still have to take achievement tests. Relaxation techniques could have a positive effect on student achievement and lower test anxiety in students with learning disabilities.
Study participants included second- through fifth-grade students with learning disabilities and their teachers in a private school. Students in the experimental group learned relaxation techniques, and students in the control group listened to a book on tape. Both groups took achievement tests to determine if there were changes in the levels of test anxiety and achievement before and after the intervention. Students in the experimental and control groups gave their perceptions of what they learned after the intervention phase of the study. In addition, teachers completed a survey to determine whether they observed students in the control and experimental groups using the relaxation techniques in testing situations.
Results of the study suggested there were no significant differences between students’ levels of test anxiety and achievement. However, the researcher provided several recommendations for future research studies in this subject area.
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Šibal, Jan. "Školící centrum." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-225753.
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Thesis "Training Center" is processed in the form of project documentation containing all requirements according to applicable regulations. The designed facility is located in Babice Svitavou. The building is divided into several zones, which provide visitors with all comfort. The center includes also accommodation facilities with a restaurant area and a relaxation area. It is a brick masonry building roofed with flat roof, which is divided into four usable floors. Horizontal ceiling constructions are designed from pre-tensioned ceiling panels. The project also includes specialization in the field.
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Qadir, Aneela. "THE ACUTE EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE TYPES ON AFFECT AND COGNTION AFTER A STRESSOR." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1430920936.
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Dunn, Allison B. "Influence of perceived self-efficacy on treatment outcomes for aphasia." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000583.
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Svobodová, Eva. "Alfa monitor." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-220866.
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The master´s thesis presents the problems of EEG biofeedback and its application to relax people. The first part discusses the properties of EEG signal , the requirements of the standard EEG and also distribusion signal into different frequency bands. The main essence of the work is the design and realization of Alfa Monitor – a device for relaxation , that for implamanting EEG biofeedback uses acoustic form and sensing of electrical activity of brain in the region of alpha waves. The second half of the work is t focused on circuit design, using integrated circuits with component values of relevant calculations . Further, it analyzes the practical implementation of alfa monitor. The last chapter is devoted to the testing the functionality of this device.
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Eriksson, Caroline. "Ergonomi och mental närvaro i samspel för en hållbar kropp : en fallstudie om kulturella verktyg och metoder för ett ergonomiskt musicerande." Thesis, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för musik, pedagogik och samhälle, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-2472.
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Syftet med studien var att undersöka och utvärdera kulturella verktyg och metoder som ingående komponenter i en strategi för ett ergonomiskt musicerande avseende främst stråkmusiker. Studien är metodologiskt genomförd som en fallstudie med semi-strukturerade kvalitativa intervjuer i kombination med observationer och tidigare insamlat datamaterial. Genom det kulturpsykologiska perspektivet kartläggs rytmik- och rörelsepedagogen Helle Axel-Nilssons kulturella verktygslåda. Axel-Nilsson är verksam vid Kungl. Musikhögskolan i Stockholm. Yttre (fysiska) påverkansfaktorer är kroppsliga besvär som uppstår av repetitiva rörelser, ensidiga och felaktiga ställningar i musicerandet. Med rätt metoder medvetandegörs vikten av dynamiken mellan spänning och avspänning. Inre (psykiska) påverkansfaktorer är en inre mental process, vi människor har möjlighet att förändra, hantera och påverka våra sinnen med tankens kraft. Mental närvaro bidrar till att upprätthålla en hållbar kropp. Det yttre och det inre samspelet bildar tillsammans en helhet och är beroende av varandra. För att vara en hållbar musiker och/eller pedagog är det viktigt att koppla samman den mentala närvaron med ergonomisk medvetenhet och att se hela kroppen som en helhet och inte som separata delar. Studiens övergripande resultat är att Axel-Nilsson kombinerar kunskaper från flera olika områden inom det yttre och det inre samt samspelet dem emellan i sin undervisning. Samspelet mellan det yttre och det inre utgör den pedagogiska metod Ki- kommunikation som Axel-Nilsson utformat och utövar. Hon arbetar med hela kroppens resurser och lyckas skapa en varierande undervisning med många sinnen aktiva. Genom att lära sig grunderna i hur man använder sin tyngdkraft i kroppens längd och rörelsemönster finner man sitt kroppsgehör för sitt kinistetiska sinne som tillsammans med mental närvaro ökar förutsättningarna för att upprätthålla en hållbar kropp.The aim of the study was to examine and evaluate cultural tools and methods as components of ergonomic strategies for primarily string musicians. Methodologically, this thesis is conducted as a case study with semi-structured interviews in combination with observations and collected material. A cultural-psychological perspective has been employed to map out cultural tools used by Helle Alex-Nilsson, a teacher of music ergonomics at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. External (physical) factors of influence are bodily discomfort from repetitive movements and bad ergonomics while playing music. With the correct methods and increased awareness of the causes of the problems, the teacher helps the students to understand the importance of dynamics between tension and relaxation. Internal (psychological) factors of influence are interpreted as an inner mental process. Human beings are dynamic and in possession of the power to control, change and influence our senses. Mental awareness contributes to sustain a solid body. The combination of the external and internal factors creates a bodily wholeness and one of the factors cannot function without the other, according to Axel-Nilsson. They contribute to an awareness of psychological factors within Ki-communication, a method that Axel-Nilsson has developed. The result of the study is that Axel-Nilsson uses various pedagogical tools and combines external and internal factors as a method called Ki-communication. By learning the basics of how to use gravity, body length and bodily movements, one can discover ones bodily “tonic” (as a musical metaphor used by Axel- Nilsson). By Ki-communication in combination with mental awareness and the kinaesthetic sense, the precondition to sustain a solid body increases.
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Xoxo, Thabo Daniel. "A study of psychological intervention strategies used by national soccer coaches for male teams in South Africa." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1006883.
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The purpose of the current study was to examine the Psychological Intervention Strategies (PIS) that are used by coaches for male soccer teams in South Africa to enhance the performance of the national soccer teams. National soccer coaches for male teams (n = 4) completed a questionnaire and attended in-depth interview. Results from both the questionnaire and in-depth interview revealed a lack of knowledge of PIS which was further supported by the data from the analysis. While some of the coaches did not utilise goal setting and relaxation in their coaching responsibilities, the current results further show that these soccer coaches do not utilise mental imagery as well. These results suggest that the SAFA soccer coaches could not integrate PIS in the coaching. Although the results cannot be generalised there is evidence that the SAFA trained soccer coaches demonstrate inadequacy in using PIS in their soccer coaching. The study finds that soccer coaches are psychologically under-prepared for their arduous task of soccer coaching. By implication the players are also mentally under-prepared that they cannot face their peers competitively. Current studies point to this psychological preparedness as the psychological momentum.
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Tsai, Hsin-Yi, and 蔡欣宜. "The efficacy of cardiorespiratory synchronization training and relaxation training on heart rate variability." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8x82q2.
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碩士高雄醫學大學
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Objective: The cardiorespiratory synchronization training (CRST) also known as heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV-BF), is a synchronization between heart rate and respiratory through abdominal breathing training. Previous studies have confirmed that HRV-BF can increase baroreflex gain and heart rate variability (HRV) under resting condition, therefore improving autonomic nervous system balance and negative emotions. However, a lack of study explored the efficacy of combining the CRST protocol into wearable device on HRV, as well as CRST compared with other psychological intervention programs have not been closely studied. Methods: Randomly assigned of equivalent – group experimental design was applied in this study.There were twenty-seven participants in the CRST group (CRST) and twenty-nine participants in the RT group (relaxation training, RT). Two groups received sixty minutes of CRST or RT once a week for four weeks respectively, and both received the HRV measurement at pretest before the training, under training (including pre-, mid-, and post- trainings of W1-W4), and posttest after the training. The pretest and posttest used electrocardiogram sensor with BioGraph Infiniti to collect the raw signals and transormed to HRV indices ([standard deviation of normal to normal, SDNN], [low frequency, LF], [total power, TP]). During the training sessions, participants of CRST groups put on the Zephyr heart rate monitor belt, while RT group put on the MIO Alpha heart rate monitor digital watch. Both devices through bluetooth sent heart rate signal to their mobile APP, and researchers collect the data for HRV analysis to comfirmed the effiency of HRV under CRST. Results: Two-way ANOVA (two groups * six phases) found that the SDNN of CRST group at W3, W4 pre training, and posttest was significant higher than pretest and W1 pre training (F (5, 36) = 6.14, p < .001). The SDNN of CRST group also higher than RT group at W4 pre training (F (1, 40) = 5.12, p < .05). The lnLF and total power of CRST group from W3 pre training was significant higher than W1 pre training (F (3, 38) = 11.63, p < .001; and F (3, 38) = 6.38, p < .01, respectively). Two-way ANOVA (two groups * three phases including pre-, mid-, and post- trainings) found that while CRST group was under mid- and post- trainings, the SDNN and LF were significantly higher than pre training (F (2, 37) = 20.58, p < .001; and F (2, 37) =12.23, p < .001, respectively). The SDNN and LF of CRST under mid- and post- trainings were also significantly higher than the RT group (SDNN：F (1, 38) = 6.83, p < .05; and F (1, 38) = 4.15, p < .05, respectively; LF：F (1, 38) =22.50, p < .001; and F (1, 38) = 12.10, p < .01, respectively).The analysis of HRV change scores between two groups under pre-, mid-, and post- trainings showed that CRST group has higher HRV indices (SDNN/LF/total power) in change score of mid- and pre- trainings than RT group at W3 and W4; as well as CRST group has higher HRV indices (LF) in change score of post- and pre- trainings than RT group at W2 and W3. Conclusion: This study supports CRST application for wearable device can produce better efficacy on HRV indices than RT, and show significant increase stared from W3 session to posttest. Moreover, the effect of under training also found the efficacy of HRV can increase at mid- to post trainings.
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CHEN, YING-JIE, and 陳盈潔. "Effects of breathing relaxation training in patients with migraine." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77ua2t.
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According to World Health Organization, migraine, the global prevalence rate is 14.2% surveyed by International Headache Society, is No. 2 caused disability for all diseases. Chronic migraine lead to physical, mental, social issue. It is better to use both of pharmacological and non-pharmacological method for treatment. This research implemented breathing relaxation training to obtain effect of patient’s migraine stress, anxiety, depression, disability, quality of life. The experiment was executed at Neurology ward of Medical Center, North Taiwan, from February to December, 2017. The 74 patients were randomly assigned into two groups. The experimental group, in continually three days, was accept 30 minutes training for once within day. The progress was implemented with application software to lead patient slowly breathe for six times within one minute, monitoring by bio-feedback machine. While finishing training, they practiced once with 20 minutes for each day. The control group only accept usual care. Researcher gave them phone call to trace. This research used NRS、PSS-14、HADS、MIDAS and WHOQOL to evaluate. And the surveys were collected at first day, third day and three months while patients came back to hospital. This study used intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis and used SPSS 20.0. The result indicates: (1) during training period, the change of EMG、BVP、TEMP and SC were statistical difference (P < .001); (2) for experimental group, the score of NRS was immediately reduced 34% at third day, which got decreasing 57% for NRS, 16.63% for PSS-14 and 67.88% for MIDAS, after three months and it was obvious difference between two group (p < .001); (3) it is not obvious difference between two group for HADS and WHOQOL. Through standard training progress, patients improved physiological, psychological and social states. The result suggests that breathing training should be adopted in the treatment schedule for migraine. This research provides evidence base for improving quality of nursing and ability of clinical research.