The Efficacy of Relaxation Training with Year 12 Students

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-144
Author(s):  
Kate Morton ◽  
Mark Cescato
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
Regular School ◽  
Applied Relaxation

This study explored the potential benefits of an eight-week relaxation training program for students in their final year of high school. The relaxation program was structured around the concept of applied relaxation, consisting of a blend of progressive muscle relaxation, cue-controlled, and rapid relaxation, whilst also incorporating a cognitive coping strategies component, and goal-directed visualisation. Treatment participants were compared with control group members on measures of anxiety, stress, and locus of control. Overall, the results support the efficacy of a school-based relaxation training program in reducing student stress and anxiety levels, but not on influencing locus of control orientation towards internality. Furthermore the results of this project indicate that it is possible to incorporate relaxation training within a preventative framework as part of the regular school curriculum.

scholarly journals Development and Feasibility Assessment of Virtual Reality-Based Relaxation Self-Training Program

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyu Seok Jeong ◽  
Jooyoung Oh ◽  
Minjeong Paik ◽  
Hyunji Kim ◽  
Sooah Jang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Diaphragmatic Breathing ◽  
Feasibility Assessment ◽  
Tension Level ◽  
Anxiety Control

Diaphragmatic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) are an effective way for relaxation training and anxiety control, but their use is not common to the general public. Today, as the need for non-face-to-face contact increases, virtual reality (VR)-based self-training is gaining attention in public health. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the newly developed VR-based relaxation training program. Both diaphragmatic breathing and PMR can be trained without an assistant using this VR application in three steps: 1) learning in a virtual clinic, 2) review in a comfortable virtual environment, and 3) practice in outdoor virtual environments. Self-training is recommended on a 3-weeks schedule with a total of 4–6 trials per day for 4 days a week. Thirty-one healthy volunteers were divided into the VR (n = 15) and worksheet (n = 16) groups, and participated in self-training under similar conditions as much as possible. Multiple evaluations were performed before, during, and after self-training. The change rates of all psychological and psychophysiological measures before and after self-training did not significantly differ between the two groups. The levels of tension after breathing practices showed no group difference, whereas those after PMR practices were significantly lower in the VR group than in the worksheet group. In the VR group, trials of outdoor practices tended to induce a decrease of the tension level, particularly after outdoor breathing trials. The VR group gave a practicable score of 70 points or more, average 43.5, and average 180.3 for usability, cybersickness, and presence of this program, respectively. These results suggest that the VR-based relaxation self-training program can be used by healthy people as a means of relaxation. In the use of this program, diaphragmatic breathing may be used more easily, but the benefit of using VR is higher in PMR. These findings provide justification for a randomized controlled study of whether this program can be used for stress relief in the general population and, furthermore, treatment of patients with anxiety disorders.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Deep Breathing, and Guided Imagery in Promoting Psychological and Physiological States of Relaxation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Loren Toussaint ◽  
Quang Anh Nguyen ◽  
Claire Roettger ◽  
Kiara Dixon ◽  
Martin Offenbächer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Relaxation ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Deep Breathing ◽  
Physiological Level ◽  
Physiological Relaxation

Research suggests that multiple forms of relaxation training (e.g., progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, breathing exercises, visualization, and autogenics) can help individuals reduce stress, enhance relaxation states, and improve overall well-being. We examined three different, commonly used approaches to stress relaxation—progressive muscle relaxation, deep breathing, and guided imagery—and evaluated them in a head-to-head comparison against each other and a control condition. Sixty healthy undergraduate participants were randomized to one of the four conditions and completed 20 minutes of progressive muscle relaxation, deep breathing, or guided imagery training that was delivered by recorded audio instruction. Baseline and follow-up assessment of psychological relaxation states were completed. Physiological relaxation was also assessed continuously using measures of electrodermal activity and heart rate. Results showed that progressive muscle relaxation, deep breathing, and guided imagery all increased the state of relaxation for participants in those groups, compared to participants in the control group. In each case, the increase was statistically significant and although the groups did not differ on relaxation before training, all groups were significantly higher on relaxation after training, as compared to the control group. Progressive muscle relaxation and guided imagery showed an immediate linear trend toward physiological relaxation, compared to the control group, and the deep breathing group showed an immediate increase in physiological arousal followed quickly by a return to initial levels. Our results lend support to the body of research showing that stress relaxation training can be effective in improving relaxation states at both the psychological and physiological level. Future research could examine stress relaxation techniques in a similar manner using designs where multiple techniques can be compared in the same samples.

scholarly journals The effect of progressive muscle relaxation training on chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting and anxiety in Egyptian breast cancer women: A randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hanan Mohamed Soliman ◽  
Ahmed Eltantawy ◽  
Rania El-Kurdy
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Antiemetic Drugs ◽  
Oncology Unit

Background and objective: This study was conducted to examine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation training (PMRT) in combination with antiemetic drugs on chemotherapy-associated nausea, vomiting and anxiety in breast cancer women receiving chemotherapy.Methods: A randomized controlled trial design was conducted on 74 patients divided into control (n = 37) and PMRT group (n = 37). The study was conducted at Oncology Center affiliated to Mansoura University, Egypt. The intervention included daily PMRT practice for seven days two hours before chemotherapy. The patients exercised in the oncology unit with the researcher, and individually applied the exercises at home. The data was collected using Rhodes index of nausea-vomiting and retching used daily after chemotherapy for seven days and Zung self-rating anxiety scale used before chemotherapy and at the seventh and 14th days after chemotherapy.Results: A significant decrease in the frequency, severity, and duration of vomiting, nausea, retching and anxiety in PMRT group than in the control group (p < .0001). Conclusions: Progressive muscle relaxation combined with antiemetics was effective in reducing vomiting, nausea, and retching, as well as improving anxiety level induced by chemotherapy.

An Evaluation of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Stress Related Symptoms in a Geriatric Population

1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen De Berry
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Relaxation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Home Practice

Ten highly anxious women, between the ages of sixty-nine and eighty-four, participated in a five month study designed to test the hypothesis that progressive muscle relaxation would reduce psychosocial stress in a group of high risk senior citizens. The women, who had lost their husbands within the last five years, responded to an offer extended to nervous senior citizens to participate in a relaxation study. Five women were assigned to the treatment group and five to a control group. The treatment group received two weeks of baseline evaluation, ten weeks of one hour in vivo relaxation training, and ten weeks of home practice using taped instructions. The control group had an identical schedule except instead of progressive relaxation training they received a pseudorelaxation procedure and had no home practice. All participants were evaluated prior to training, at the end of training, and ten weeks after training. Participants were also measured on the following factors: 1) state and trait anxiety, 2) self-report muscle tension, 3) hours to fall asleep, 4) number of nocturnal awakenings, and 5) headaches. Results indicate significant differences on all five measures between the experimental and control group. With the exception of trait anxiety, the experimental group manifested significant improvements on the remaining five measures from baseline to end of training. For state anxiety, a significant improvement continued during the ten weeks of home practice following the end of training.

scholarly journals Behavioral Interventions in Treating Anticipatory Nausea and Vomiting

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colmar Figueroa-Moseley ◽  
Pascal Jean-Pierre ◽  
Joseph A. Roscoe ◽  
Julie L. Ryan ◽  
Sadhna Kohli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Anticipatory Nausea ◽  
Anticipatory Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Chemotherapy Patients ◽  
Type 3

Anticipatory nausea and vomiting (ANV) is associated with a significant reduction in the quality of life for many chemotherapy patients. The use of 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor antagonists provides some relief for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, but does not seem to control ANV. Nonpharmacologic approaches, which include behavioral interventions, may provide the greatest promise in relieving symptoms. Little evidence supports the use of complementary and alternative methods, such as acupuncture and acupressure, in relieving ANV. Behavioral interventions, especially progressive muscle relaxation training and systematic desensitization, should be considered important methods for preventing and treating ANV.

Preliminary Results on Acceptance, Feasibility, and Subjective Efficacy of the Add-On Group Intervention Metacognitive Training for Borderline Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Schilling ◽  
Steffen Moritz ◽  
Ulf Köther ◽  
Matthias Nagel
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Metacognitive Training ◽  
Control Intervention ◽  
Borderline Patients

Objective: The add-on intervention “metacognitive training for borderline patients (B-MCT)” targets cognitive biases in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). We aimed to evaluate acceptance, feasibility, and subjective use of this group intervention. Methods: Forty-eight inpatients with BPD were randomly assigned to 8 sessions of B-MCT versus an active control intervention (progressive muscle relaxation). Subjective use was assessed after 4 weeks. Results: B-MCT yielded significantly superior scores relative to the control group on several parameters, for example, use, fun, recommendation, and subjective improvements in symptomatology and cognitive abilities (e.g., perspective taking). Conclusions: The trial provides preliminary evidence for the acceptance and feasibility of metacognitive training in BPD. However, randomized controlled trials with larger samples and symptomatic outcomes are needed to investigate the specific impact of B-MCT on psychopathology and cognition.

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