AN INSTRUMENT FOR PRODUCING DEEP MUSCLE RELAXATION BY MEANS OF ANALOG INFORMATION FEEDBACK

An instrument that assists subjects in attaining deep muscle relaxation by means of analog information feedback is described. Subjects hear a tone with a pitch proportional to the electromyographic activity in a given muscle group. Results showed that subjects receiving this type of analog feedback...

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Published inJournal of applied behavior analysis Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 231 - 237
Main Authors Budzynski, Thomas H., Stoyva, Johann M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.1969
Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
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ISSN0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI10.1901/jaba.1969.2-231

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Summary:An instrument that assists subjects in attaining deep muscle relaxation by means of analog information feedback is described. Subjects hear a tone with a pitch proportional to the electromyographic activity in a given muscle group. Results showed that subjects receiving this type of analog feedback reached deeper levels of muscle relaxation than those receiving either no feedback or irrelevant feedback. The basic method employed-electronic detection, immediate information feedback, and systematic shaping of responses-would seem potentially applicable to a variety of physiological events, and might be useful both in behavior therapy and in certain psychosomatic disorders.
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Supported by NIMH Predoctoral Fellowship No. 5-F1-MH-33, 603-02 (MTLH); by grant No. 90708 from the University of Colorado Medical School General Research Support Grant; and by PHS grant MH 15596-01.
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Supported by NIMH Predoctoral Fellowship No. 5-F1-MH-33, 603-02 (MTLH); by grant No. 90708 from the University of Colorado Medical School General Research Support Grant; and by PHS grant MH 15596-01. Reprints may be obtained from Thomas H. Budzynski, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.
ISSN:0021-8855
1938-3703
DOI:10.1901/jaba.1969.2-231