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Biofeedback and stress management strategies.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
|May 1, 1989
Summary
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.
- 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.