Stress management through progressive relaxation

A short-term stress management programme was carried out as a pilot study with seven acutely depressed in-patients. Various techniques in muscle relaxation and biofeedback were used in a six-session programme designed to decrease anxiety and to cope more effectively with stress. One occupational therapist served as a group facilitator and teacher of stress management techniques while a second occupational therapist served as the group recorder. During the one and a half hour sessions specific techniques were practised by the patients. These techniques included Benson ‘s Relaxation Response, visual imagery, Jacobson's Progressive Relaxation, heart rate and finger temperature biofeedback and behavioural rehearsal. A Stress Management Questionnaire, developed by the first author, was used to help the patients become more aware of the symptoms of stress, stressors that “trigger” symptoms and everyday activities that can be used to control stress. The State — Anxiety Scale was administered pre- and post-intervention to assess the reduction of anxiety. Results showed that there was a significant reduction in anxiety at the .05 level using a correlated t-test. Qualitative comments from the patients at the end of the stress management programme indicated that the sessions had a positive effect in increasing their ability to relax and in learning to recognize individual stress reactions as well as new alternatives to coping with stress.

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Sports Injuries and Stress Management: An Opportunity for Research

The Sport Psychologist ◽

10.1123/tsp.5.2.175 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 175-182 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

James O. Davis

Keyword(s):

Stress Management ◽

Athletic Training ◽

Sports Injuries ◽

Sport Performance ◽

Progressive Relaxation ◽

Stress Injury ◽

Psychology Programs ◽

Injury Rates ◽

Injury Data ◽

Serious Injuries

Several studies report that psychological factors, especially stress, are related to sports injuries, and while stress management techniques have often been found to facilitate sport performance, these reports have not included information about the effects of stress intervention on injury rates. This article reexamines two sport psychology programs by investigating the injury data collected by athletic training personnel before, during, and after two university varsity teams practiced progressive relaxation during team workouts. Major findings include a 52% reduction in injuries for swimmers and a 33% reduction in serious injuries for football players. Discussion focuses on methods of injury data collection by sport psychologists, questions about the nature of the stress/injury relationship, and possible interventions.

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Application of Stress Management in Secondary School

Asian Journal of Physical Education & Recreation ◽

10.24112/ajper.41207 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 12-18

Author(s):

Siu Yin CHEUNG

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Secondary School ◽

Stress Management ◽

Support Groups ◽

Relaxation Training ◽

Management Program ◽

Progressive Relaxation ◽

School Students ◽

School Work ◽

Stress Management Program

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The purpose of this paper is to introduce stress management program to secondary school students in Hong Kong. Stress management program was designed and was proposed to be included in secondary school physical education curriculum. The program consisted of lectures and relaxation training. The contents of the lectures are the followings: what is stress? sources of stress, stress and illness, intrapersonal and interpersonal interventions. The relaxation training program consisted of stretching exercises, deep abdominal breathing and progressive relaxation training. A trial teaching of the course was conducted for 22 Form 6 students at a secondary school. Examination and academic/school work are the major stressors for the students. Friends and classmates are their main support groups. Positive feedback were received from the physical education teacher and students on this stress management program.這篇文章的主旨是介紹一個中學生處理壓力的課程。這課程是建議將處理壓力列入中學體育課程內容中，課程分理論及實習兩部份，理論課程內容包括：甚麼是壓力？壓力的來源，壓力與疾病，個人及人際間的壓力處理方法。實習課程內容包括：伸展運動、腹式呼吸、漸進鬆弛練習。這課程曾在一所中學的中六班進行試教，學生有廿二人，考試及學校功課是中六學生主要的壓力來源，朋友及同學是他們主要的支持者，體育老師及同學們對這處理壓力課程都給予正面的回應。

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Assessing the Phenomenological Effects of Several Stress Management Strategies

Imagination Cognition and Personality ◽

10.2190/ca06-tgfb-d7v5-710r ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 265-281 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Ronald J. Pekala ◽

Elizabeth J. Forbes ◽

Patricia A. Contrisciani

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Stress Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Progressive Relaxation ◽

Self Report ◽

Hypnotic Susceptibility ◽

Eyes Closed ◽

Phenomenological Experience ◽

Abdominal Breathing ◽

Management Techniques

The present study compared the reported phenomenological effects associated with several stress management techniques (hypnosis, progressive relaxation, deep abdominal breathing) and a baseline condition (eyes-closed) as a function of hypnotic susceptibility. Three hundred nursing students experienced the aforementioned conditions and retrospectively completed a self-report questionnaire, the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI), in reference to each condition. The PCI allows for reliable and valid quantification of various (sub)dimensions of phenomenological experience. The results indicated that stress management techniques like hypnosis or progressive relaxation are not phenomenologically equivalent, and their effects are further moderated by a subject's hypnotic susceptibility.

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Stress management training for dental students

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1984.48.4.tb01775.x ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 196-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

DA Tisdelle ◽

DJ Hansen ◽

JS St Lawrence ◽

JC Brown

Keyword(s):

Stress Management ◽

Management Training ◽

Dental Students ◽

Stress Management Training

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Guilty Pleasure No More

Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications ◽

10.1027/1864-1105/a000223 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 126-136 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Robin L. Nabi ◽

Debora Pérez Torres ◽

Abby Prestin

Keyword(s):

Stress Management ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Media Use ◽

Well Being ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Positive Role ◽

Individual Difference Variables ◽

Relative Value ◽

Management Techniques ◽

Managing Stress

Abstract. Despite the substantial attention paid to stress management in the extant coping literature, media use has been surprisingly overlooked as a strategy worthy of close examination. Although media scholars have suggested media use may be driven by a need to relax, related research has been sporadic and, until recently, disconnected from the larger conversation about stress management. The present research aimed to determine the relative value of media use within the broader range of coping strategies. Based on surveys of both students and breast cancer patients, media use emerged as one of the most frequently selected strategies for managing stress across a range of personality and individual difference variables. Further, heavier television consumers and those with higher perceived stress were also more likely to use media for coping purposes. Finally, those who choose media for stress management reported it to be an effective tool, although perhaps not as effective as other popular strategies. This research not only documents the centrality of media use in the corpus of stress management techniques, thus highlighting the value of academic inquiry into media-based coping, but it also offers evidence supporting the positive role media use can play in promoting psychological well-being.

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