{"id":376,"date":"2024-03-22T23:22:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T03:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/psychologymtdisupplement\/chapter\/biofeedback-for-stress-management\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T17:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:05:57","slug":"biofeedback-for-stress-management","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/psychologymtdisupplement\/chapter\/biofeedback-for-stress-management\/","title":{"raw":"WB.36: Deep Dive - Biofeedback for Stress Management","rendered":"WB.36: Deep Dive – Biofeedback for Stress Management"},"content":{"raw":"

[pb_glossary id=\"390\"]Approximate reading time:[\/pb_glossary] 2 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_375\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\"]\"A Figure SUP WB.13. Biofeedback.<\/strong> Biofeedback can be an effective way to learn to relax and reduce stress.\u00a0[\/caption]\n\nAnother technique to combat stress, biofeedback, was developed by Gary Schwartz at Harvard University in the early 1970s. Biofeedback is a technique that uses electronic equipment to measure a person\u2019s neuromuscular and autonomic activity. Neuromuscular activity refers to the functioning of muscles and the nerves that control them, while autonomic activity relates to the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions like heart rate and digestion. Feedback is provided in the form of visual or auditory signals. The main assumption of this approach is that providing biofeedback enables the individual to develop strategies for gaining voluntary control over these normally involuntary bodily processes (Schwartz & Schwartz, 1995). It has been applied successfully with individuals experiencing tension headaches, high blood pressure, asthma, and phobias (Stein, 2001).\n

Image Attributions<\/h1>\nFigure SUP WB.13. Biofeedback by Rachel Lu is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA license<\/a>.","rendered":"

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Figure SUP WB.13. Biofeedback.<\/strong> Biofeedback can be an effective way to learn to relax and reduce stress.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another technique to combat stress, biofeedback, was developed by Gary Schwartz at Harvard University in the early 1970s. Biofeedback is a technique that uses electronic equipment to measure a person\u2019s neuromuscular and autonomic activity. Neuromuscular activity refers to the functioning of muscles and the nerves that control them, while autonomic activity relates to the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions like heart rate and digestion. Feedback is provided in the form of visual or auditory signals. The main assumption of this approach is that providing biofeedback enables the individual to develop strategies for gaining voluntary control over these normally involuntary bodily processes (Schwartz & Schwartz, 1995). It has been applied successfully with individuals experiencing tension headaches, high blood pressure, asthma, and phobias (Stein, 2001).<\/p>\n

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Figure SUP WB.13. Biofeedback by Rachel Lu is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA license<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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