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Biofeedback and stress management strategies.

D S Kong¹, L J Lim, C H Oon

¹Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore.

Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore

|May 1, 1989

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Effective stress management involves altering perceptions and responses. Biofeedback-assisted relaxation training improved anxious patients

Area of Science:

Psychology
Behavioral Medicine

Background:

Stress is conceptualized as a perceived inability to cope with emotional and psychophysiological responses.
Effective stress management requires altering environmental triggers, perceptions, emotional responses, and psychophysiological states.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the concept of stress management.
To discuss the role of biofeedback in promoting relaxation and adaptive coping mechanisms.

Main Methods:

A review of stress management concepts.
A study of 33 anxious patients undergoing biofeedback-assisted relaxation training.
Measurement of electromyography (EMG) readings and heart rate.

Main Results:

Biofeedback-assisted relaxation training demonstrated improvements in EMG readings and heart rate.

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Patients showed enhanced psychosocial functioning on an experiential index.

Conclusions:

Biofeedback is a valuable tool for promoting relaxation and adaptive coping.
A multi-modal approach to stress management is most effective for diverse life stressors.