Progressive relaxation training : a guide for professionals, students, and researchers / Holly Hazlett-Stevens and Douglas A. Bernstein ; foreword by Tom Borkovec.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hazlett-Stevens, Holly, author.

Bernstein, Douglas A., author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 240 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Praeger, 2022.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Offers comprehensive guidance for practitioners, students, and researchers in psychology, psychiatry, and counseling to teach relaxation to clients. Two clinical psychologists widely known for their writings on relaxation present state-of-the-art methods for teaching clients to ease muscle and mind tension to deal with stress and anxiety disorders, as well as other conditions where stress and anxiety play a role. Bernstein and Hazlett-Stevens explain who the targets for Progressive Relaxation Training (PRT) are; the rationale, basic procedures, and variations of PRT; the setting and possible problems and solutions of PRT; and how to assess a client's progress. They also address hypnosis, drugs, and PRT, as well as PRT used in a mindfulness-based clinical practice. Case studies and evaluative research in PRT are also included. Students and practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, and counseling will find this work of interest. This book may also be useful supplemental reading for behavior modification courses and practicum courses in behavior therapy.

Contents:

Foreword by Tom Borkovec Introduction PART ONE: Overview of Progressive Relaxation Training Chapter 1 The History of Progressive Relaxation Training Chapter 2 Targets for Progressive Relaxation Training Chapter 3 Physical Setting for Progressive Relaxation Training Chapter 4 The Physiology of Relaxation PART TWO: The Practice of Progressive Relaxation Training Chapter 5 Presenting the Rationale for Progressive Relaxation Training Chapter 6 Basic Procedures Chapter 7 Variations on the Basic Procedures Chapter 8 Differential Relaxation and Conditioned Relaxation Chapter 9 Possible Problems and Suggested Solutions Chapter 10 Assessing a Client's Progress Chapter 11 Case Studies in Progressive Relaxation Training Chapter 12 Evaluative Research on Progressive Relaxation Training PART THREE: New Directions for Integration and Application of PRT Chapter 13 Applied Relaxation and Related Techniques Chapter 14 Meditation, Mindfulness, and Relaxation Training Chapter 15 Hypnosis, Drugs, and Progressive Relaxation Appendix A Content Outline for Rationale Presentation Appendix B Relaxation Patter Appendix C Client Handouts for Progressive Relaxation Training Practice and Applied Relaxation Appendix D Relaxation by Slowed, Diaphragmatic Breathing Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Hazlett-Stevens, Holly Progressive Relaxation Training: a Guide for Professionals, Students, and Researchers

ISBN:

9798216001898

9798216133032

9781440873812

144087381X

OCLC:

1305502107