The effects of altering respiratory parameters upon certain autonomic and somatic variables

Psychophysiological research has shown that high physiological arousal in the autonomic and somatic nervous system is associated with emotionality, e.g. anxiety. It was the aim of the present research to investigate the use of a deep breathing technique which would be easily amenable to voluntary control, in order to train subjects to lower their level of physiological arousal.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychology

Year dc:date.issued

1978

Author dc:creator

• Gibson, Mary Ann

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Saayman, Graham

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18094

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/18094