Ziel dieser Studie war es, mögliche Veränderungen des psychischen Befindens sowie Ausprägungen der Persönlichkeitsdimensionen Extraversion und Neurotizismus im Verlauf der Übungen der Progressiven Muskelrelaxation zu untersuchen. Weiterhin sollte der Einfluss der Persönlichkeitsmerkmale auf die Veränderung des Befindens überprüft werden. Im theoretischen Teil der Arbeit wurde die Entstehung und Wirkungsweise der PR, Eysencks Theorien und die bisherige Literatur zum Thema dargestellt. Zum Einen konnte festgesellt werden, dass die PR als Teil unterschiedlicher Therapieintervention Einfluss auf das Befinden und die Persönlichkeitsmerkmale hat. Zum Anderen wurde deutlich, dass die Wirkung der PR auf das psychische Befinden und Persönlichkeitsausprägung durch verschiedene, sich gegenseitig bedingende Faktoren, beeinflusst wird. Folgende Hypothesen wurden aufgestellt: Im Verlauf eines Kurses der PR verbessert sich das psychische Befinden. Zugleich nimmt der Neurotizismuswert ab und der Extraversionswert zu. Außerdem hängt das Ausmaß der Veränderung des psychischen Befindens mit der Persönlichkeits-ausprägung zu Beginn der Durchführung der PR zusammen. Introvertierte und emotional Labile sollen deutlicher von der Wirkung der PR profitieren als Extrovertierte und emotional Stabile. 93 Probanden füllten zu vier Messzeitpunkten vor, während und nach der PR Fragebögen (Eysenck-Persönlichkeits-Inventar, Form A und Eigenschaftswörterliste, Normalform) aus. Die Ergebnisse zeigen keine Veränderung des Extraversionswertes, wohingegen es nach Beendigung der Übungen zu einer signifikanten Besserung der emotionalen Stabilität kam, was sich in einer Verringerung des Neurotizismuswertes äußerte. Es konnte während und nach Durchführung der PR eine signifikante Verringerung des negativen und Zunahme des positiven Befindens festgestellt werden. Eine Abhängigkeit der Veränderung des Befindens von den Persönlichkeitsdimensionen ließ sich nicht nachweisen. Die Annahme, dass vor allem emotional Labile und Introvertierte eine Verbesserung des Befindens zeigen, ließ sich nicht bestätigen. Unter Beachtung, dass die tatsächlich involvierten Daten etwa der Hälfte der insgesamt an der Studie teilgenommenen Probanden entsprechen sowie unter Berücksichtigung des Studiendesigns (Ein-Gruppen-Prä-Post-Studie ohne Kontrollgruppe), kann man abschließend formulieren, dass die PR zur Verbesserung der Stimmungslage und Erlangung einer psychischen Stabilität beiträgt, unabhängig von der Ausprägung des Extraversions- und Neurotizismusgrades. / The aim of this study was to examine possible changes of the psychic condition as well as stamping of the personality dimensions extra version and neuroticism in the course of the exercises of the progressive muscle-relaxation. Furthermore the influence of the personality signs on the change of the condition should be checked.In the theoretical part of the work the origin and impact of the PR, Eysencks theories and the present literature was shown on the subject. To the one could be joined that the PR has influence on the condition and the personality signs as a part of different therapy intervention. To the other became clear that the effect of the PR on the psychic condition and personality stamping is influenced by different, itself mutually conditional factors. The following hypotheses were made: During a course of the PR the psychic condition improves. At the same time decreases the value of neuroticism and increases the value of extra version. Moreover, the magnitude of the change of the psychic condition is related to the personality stamping at the beginning of the implementation of the PR. Introverted and emotionally unstable should profit more clearly from the effect of the PR than extrovert and emotionally stable. 93 test persons filled questionnaires (Eysenck Personality Inventory, form A and Eigenschaftswörterliste, normal form) at four measuring time points before, during and after the PR. The results show no change of the value of extra version, while it came after ending of the exercises for a significant improvement in emotional stability hich was expressed in a reduction of the value oft neuroticism. It was observed during and after implementation of the PR a significant reduction of the negative and increase of the positive condition. A dependence of the change of the condition of the personality dimensions cannot be proved. The assumption that mainly emotionally unstable and introverts show an improvement of state cannot be confirmed. Considering that the really involved data correspond approximately to half of the test persons taken part all together in the study and taking into account the study (single-group pre-post study without a control group), one can formulate finally that the PR contributes for mood enhancement and acquisition of a psychic stability, regardless of the stamping of the extraversion and neuroticism.

The effectiveness of progressive relaxation training in decreasing the severity of neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia (TD) was examined in the current study. Three residents at a county-owned nursing home who had been receiving neuroleptic medications for a number of years to treat severe mental illness participated in this study. A multiple baseline across subjects design was used to evaluate the effect of progressive relaxation training on the participant's orofacial TD symptomatology. The severity of each participant's orofacial TD was observed to improve when the intervention was introduced. Treatment integrity and IOA data that were collected indicate that the intervention was implemented at a high level of fidelity and that data were reliable. Thus, a clear functional relationship was established between progressive relaxation training and severity of orofacial TD in this study. Although the present study was preliminary in nature, the results that were obtained provide a basis upon which to develop a behavioral treatment protocol for managing TD.

This study presents the findings of an investigation of the effects of two different treatments, progressive relaxation and cerebral electrotherapy, on heart rate. With progressive relaxation, the subject relaxes by following instructions. With cerebral electrotherapy, relaxation is due to an external source of stimulation. Decreases in heart rate for subjects receiving progressive relaxation were compared with decreases for subjects receiving cerebral electrotherapy. A placebo group was used to evaluate the effects of both treatments independently. While decreases in heart rate were observed for both treatments, only progressive relaxation produced decreases significantly greater than those of the placebo group. However, decreases in heart rate produced by progressive relaxation were not significantly greater than decreases produced by cerebral electrotherapy.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:28:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-12-17Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:58:14Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 esgalha_lr_me_bauru.pdf: 362961 bytes, checksum: cf925320a96f18b6396f8a32088e34e8 (MD5) / Estudos sobre a Disfunção da Articulação Temporomandibular (DTM) e dores orofaciais têm apontado uma associação entre seu diagnóstico e sintomas psicológicos como estresse e ansiedade. No entando, pouco se referem ao tratamento com técnica de relaxamento. Esse projeto teve por objetivo verificar o efeito da Técnica de Relaxamento Progressivo em disfunções temporomandibulares e nas possíveis variáveis ansiedade e estresse contribuintes nas DTMs. Os participantes foram 46 pacientes, divididos em dois grupos com 25 e 21 (controle experimental), respectivamente, com DTM e queixa muscular, que procuraram um serviço especializado de Odontologia de uma universidade pública. Foram aplicados o Inventário de Ansiedade - BAI (CUNHA, 2001), o Inventário de Stress - ISSL (LIPP, 2002) e o Research Diagnostic Criterion-adaptado (RDC, 2007). Esses dois grupos estavam fazendo uso de placa miorelaxante, que faz parte do tratamento odontológico. O grupo experimental foi submetido a oito sessões da técnica de Relaxamento Progressivo. Após a intervenção, foi feita nova avaliação por mieo dos inventários para análise do efeito da aprendizagem em relaxamento nos dois grupos. Ao grupo controle foi oferecida a oportunidade de também participarem das sessões, após o término da intervenção com o grupo experimental. Os dados foram analisados com a estatística não paramétrica para comparação inter-grupos e intra-grupos. A partir destes resultados pode-se afirmar, com 99% de confiança, que para a amostra estudada, tanto no grupo experimental quanto no controle, existe uma correlação positiva moderada entre os níveis de ansiedade e estresse e entre o nível de ansiedade e estresse e entre o nível de ansiedade e o grau da dor crônica e, com 95% de confiança, que existe correlação positiva moderada entre o nível de estresse e o grau da dor crônica. O fato destas variáveis... / Study Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD) and orofacial pain have shown an association between diagnosis and psychological sumptoms such as stress amd anxiety. However, few refer to treatment with relaxation techniques. This project aimed to verify the effect of progressive relaxion technique in temporomandibular disorders and the possible variables anxiety and stress taxpayers in TMD. Participants were 46 patients divided into two groups with 25 and 21 (control and experimental), respectively, with TMD and muscle complaint, which sought a specialized dentistry at a public university. Were applied Anxiety Inventory - BAI (CUNHA, 2001), the Inventory of Stress - (SSI LIPP, 2002) and Research Diagnostic Criterion-adapted (DRC, 2007). These two groups were making use of miorelaxant place, with is part of dental treatment. The experimental group underwent eight sessions of progressive relaxion techique. After the intervention, was reassessed by means of inventories to analyze the effect of learning in relaxation in both groups. In the control group was offered the opportunity to also participate in mneeting after the end of the intervention with the experimental group. The data were analyzed with nonparametric statistics to compare inter-group and intra-groups. From these results, we can say with 99% condidence that the sample studied, both in the experimental group and in control, there is a moderate positive correlation between levels of anxiety and stress and between anxiety levels and the degree chronic pain, with 95% confidence that there is moderate positive correlation between stress level and degree of chronic pain. The fact that these variables are related to each other suggests that a change in the level of anxiety and/or level of stress may reflect changes in the degree of chronic pain patients. This condition possibly account for the data obtained with 95% confidence... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

This study was designed to compare the clinical effectiveness of EMG biofeedback and progressive relaxation training in the treatment of muscle tension headache. These procedures also were compared with a treatment-element control group. Results from this study indicated that EMG biofeedback, progressive relaxation, and the control procedures all led to significant improvements across sessions on EMG and most self-report measures. There was little evidence that either treatment technique was superior to the other or to the control procedures. Although in most cases there were rather large numerical differences between groups, these differences generally were not statistically significant. Analysis of correlations between EMG and self-report data revealed a pattern of variable but generally nonsignificant relationships. However, for the biofeedback and progressive relaxation groups, there were a number of highly significant correlations. The pattern of correlations suggested that the relationship between EMG tension and subjective headache pain may be better predicted by something other than a strict linear model.

This study was designed to investigate the inhibiting effect that caffeine may have in inducing deeper states of relaxation. The degree of relaxation was assessed by physiological measures, self-ratings, and behavioral observations of relaxation behavior.

This study evaluated the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia among inpatients who met the diagnostic criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The cognitive behavioral treatment consisted of progressive relaxation, stimulus control, and thought stopping with cognitive restructuring.

Orientador: Sandra Leal Calais / Banca: Maria Cristina de Oliveira Miyazaki / Banca: Olga Maria Piazentin Rolim Rodrigues / Resumo: Estudos sobre a Disfunção da Articulação Temporomandibular (DTM) e dores orofaciais têm apontado uma associação entre seu diagnóstico e sintomas psicológicos como estresse e ansiedade. No entando, pouco se referem ao tratamento com técnica de relaxamento. Esse projeto teve por objetivo verificar o efeito da Técnica de Relaxamento Progressivo em disfunções temporomandibulares e nas possíveis variáveis ansiedade e estresse contribuintes nas DTMs. Os participantes foram 46 pacientes, divididos em dois grupos com 25 e 21 (controle experimental), respectivamente, com DTM e queixa muscular, que procuraram um serviço especializado de Odontologia de uma universidade pública. Foram aplicados o Inventário de Ansiedade - BAI (CUNHA, 2001), o Inventário de Stress - ISSL (LIPP, 2002) e o Research Diagnostic Criterion-adaptado (RDC, 2007). Esses dois grupos estavam fazendo uso de placa miorelaxante, que faz parte do tratamento odontológico. O grupo experimental foi submetido a oito sessões da técnica de Relaxamento Progressivo. Após a intervenção, foi feita nova avaliação por mieo dos inventários para análise do efeito da aprendizagem em relaxamento nos dois grupos. Ao grupo controle foi oferecida a oportunidade de também participarem das sessões, após o término da intervenção com o grupo experimental. Os dados foram analisados com a estatística não paramétrica para comparação inter-grupos e intra-grupos. A partir destes resultados pode-se afirmar, com 99% de confiança, que para a amostra estudada, tanto no grupo experimental quanto no controle, existe uma correlação positiva moderada entre os níveis de ansiedade e estresse e entre o nível de ansiedade e estresse e entre o nível de ansiedade e o grau da dor crônica e, com 95% de confiança, que existe correlação positiva moderada entre o nível de estresse e o grau da dor crônica. O fato destas variáveis... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Study Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD) and orofacial pain have shown an association between diagnosis and psychological sumptoms such as stress amd anxiety. However, few refer to treatment with relaxation techniques. This project aimed to verify the effect of progressive relaxion technique in temporomandibular disorders and the possible variables anxiety and stress taxpayers in TMD. Participants were 46 patients divided into two groups with 25 and 21 (control and experimental), respectively, with TMD and muscle complaint, which sought a specialized dentistry at a public university. Were applied Anxiety Inventory - BAI (CUNHA, 2001), the Inventory of Stress - (SSI LIPP, 2002) and Research Diagnostic Criterion-adapted (DRC, 2007). These two groups were making use of miorelaxant place, with is part of dental treatment. The experimental group underwent eight sessions of progressive relaxion techique. After the intervention, was reassessed by means of inventories to analyze the effect of learning in relaxation in both groups. In the control group was offered the opportunity to also participate in mneeting after the end of the intervention with the experimental group. The data were analyzed with nonparametric statistics to compare inter-group and intra-groups. From these results, we can say with 99% condidence that the sample studied, both in the experimental group and in control, there is a moderate positive correlation between levels of anxiety and stress and between anxiety levels and the degree chronic pain, with 95% confidence that there is moderate positive correlation between stress level and degree of chronic pain. The fact that these variables are related to each other suggests that a change in the level of anxiety and/or level of stress may reflect changes in the degree of chronic pain patients. This condition possibly account for the data obtained with 95% confidence... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

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