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Biofeedback
- Involves recording the activity of the
physiological systems of the body's stress
response, such as HR & BP
- Recording it usually made via electrodes on the
skin that lead to a moniter held by the patient
- Recording it usually made via electrodes on the
skin that lead to a moniter held by the patient
- People are encouraged
to try various strategies
which incude...
- 1. Muscle relaxation
- The aim is to find a strategy to
reduce BP consistently and then to
transfer this to real life outside of the
lab and is practised regularly
- The aim is to find a strategy to
reduce BP consistently and then to
transfer this to real life outside of the
lab and is practised regularly
- 2. Meditation
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- 3. Altering their posture
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- 1. Muscle relaxation
- Evaluation of biofeedback as a method of stress management
- Effectiveness
- Can be very successful for some individuals
- Might not work for everyone
(different responses) - individual
differences
- Can be very successful for some individuals
- Role of relaxation
- No more effective than muscle relaxation
- This suggests that feedback
on the symptoms such as BP
is not a vital part of the
procedure, but that training in
relaxation techniques is
- No more effective than muscle relaxation
- Expense
- Biofeedback is expensive in
terms of equipment and time
- Biofeedback is expensive in
terms of equipment and time
- Effectiveness
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