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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Progressive Muscle Relaxation"”.
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Progressive muscle relaxation: effects of expectancy and type of training on measures of anxiety
… study compared live versus taped and self relaxation training conditions under high and low expectancy conditions. Anxious college students (N = 54) were stratified according to scores on the screening instrument employed (S-R Inventory of General Trait Anxiousness) and randomly assigned to …
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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
… 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 …
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The Effectiveness of Relaxation and Problem Solving Training on The Rate of Aggression in Mentally Retarded Adults (Social Skills)
… their return. This research study developed a progressive muscle relaxation and social skills training program as a treatment strategy for reducing aggressive behavior in eight mildly and moderately mentally retarded adults. The treatment package consisted of ten consecutive days of progressive …
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On-Site Massage Therapy: Advantages For Anxiety Reduction At the Work Place
… on-site massage therapy, a fifteen minute progressive muscle relaxation, and a normal fifteen-minute office break. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured pre and post treatment and for the baseline reading for physiological measures. The Profile of Mood States Survey (POMS) was …
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Improving Occupational Performance using Therapeutic Activities on a Geropsychiatric Unit
… and a highlighted table on literature related to progressive muscle relaxation is presented.</p> <p>This study is quantitative and pre-experimental. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was administered as a pretest-posttest. Following participation in therapeutic activities, the …
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Stress management and organisation development : effects of transcendental meditation on psychological, physiological, and organisational variables at the worksite
… Meditation (TM), and 18 (aged 19-46) in Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR). Two groups did not attend the SRI. These were 11 non-volunteers for the SRI (aged 25-58) who served as on-site controls, while 16 outside attendees (aged 27-44) of a personal productivity workshop served as …
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Effects of Anxiety Reducing Interventions on Performance Anxiety in Graduate Nurses
… <p>Use of cognitive behavioral therapy, progressive muscle relaxation, and reflective journaling has demonstrated reduction of performance anxiety in musicians and actors. There have been no studies evaluating these interventions in new graduate nurses or in combination to reduce …
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A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of a Mindfulness Intervention for Grief in Widows and Widowers
… assigned to a 6 week MT intervention or a Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) intervention, or were quasi randomized to a wait list condition. Self reported psychosocial outcomes were assessed at baseline, post intervention, and 1 month post intervention. In addition, yearning, grief …
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The effect of hypnotically induced positive, self-statements on self-concept in Christian, female college students
… such methods as hypnosis, suggestion, and relaxation. Therefore, within this study, these methods of restructuring were utilized in an effort to enhance self-concept.The sample consisted of 48 female Christian students enrolled Fall Quarter, 1983 at Ball State University. Twenty three and …
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An experimental investigation into the efficacy of multicomponent treatment programmes for test-anxious student nurses
… comprised Systematic Desensitisation (SD), Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training and Guided Imagery (PMRT & Gl) and Study Skills Training (SST), each of which included a core component of cognitive restructuring. Treatment spanned six weeks. The following self-report questionnaires were …
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Examining the Roles of Acceptance, Suppression and Other Therapeutic Strategies in Anxiety and Relaxation
… provides a review of the available literature on relaxation techniques, including empirical evidence of their utility, theories of underlying processes and the role of various psychological strategies. Chapter 2 comprises Experiment 1 (n=60) that compared five intervention components with placebo. …