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Relaxation Response
Also known as: Relaxation Response, relaxation response technique, relaxation response approach
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Stress, Lifestyle, and Health - Maricopa Open Digital Press open.maricopa.edu 4 facts
claimThe relaxation response approach is a general method for stress reduction that decreases sympathetic arousal and has been used effectively to treat individuals with high blood pressure.
claimRelaxation response technique is a stress reduction technique combining elements of relaxation and meditation.
procedureThe relaxation response technique, as described by Stein (2001), consists of four components: (1) sitting upright on a comfortable chair with feet on the ground and body in a relaxed position, (2) being in a quiet environment with eyes closed, (3) repeating a word or a phrase—a mantra—to oneself, such as “alert mind, calm body,” and (4) passively allowing the mind to focus on pleasant thoughts, such as nature or the warmth of your blood nourishing your body.
claimHerbert Benson, a cardiologist, developed a stress reduction method called the relaxation response technique in the 1970s, as reported by Greenberg (2006).
Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology open.maricopa.edu 3 facts
procedureThe relaxation response technique consists of four components: (1) sitting upright on a comfortable chair with feet on the ground and body in a relaxed position, (2) being in a quiet environment with eyes closed, (3) repeating a word or a phrase—a mantra—to oneself, such as “alert mind, calm body,” and (4) passively allowing the mind to focus on pleasant thoughts, such as nature or the warmth of your blood nourishing your body (Stein, 2001).
claimThe relaxation response technique, developed by cardiologist Herbert Benson in the 1970s, is a stress reduction method that combines relaxation with transcendental meditation (Greenberg, 2006).
claimThe relaxation response technique is conceptualized as a general approach to stress reduction that reduces sympathetic arousal and has been used effectively to treat people with high blood pressure (Benson & Proctor, 1994).
Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART) frontiersin.org 3 facts
claimKabat-Zinn's conceptualization of mindfulness serves as the foundation for several evidence-based clinical interventions, including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP), the Relaxation Response, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
referenceLazar et al. (2000) conducted functional brain mapping of the relaxation response and meditation, published in Neuroreport.
referenceH. Benson authored the book 'The Relaxation Response', published by Harper in 2000.