PSY 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Somatic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System, Relaxation Technique
28 Nov 2016
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Too much muscular contraction via bracing interferes with proper form and results in inefficient energy expenditure, headache, backache and shoulder/neck pain. Progressive relaxation induces nerve-muscle relaxation, person learning muscle self- awareness which is the ability to recognize a tense muscle from a relaxed one, goal to learn how to self-regulate relaxation; reduce tension = reduce anxiety. Idea is that once the body achieves neuromuscular homeostasis the mind will follow suit. Involves systematically contracting and relaxing muscle groups, moving from distal to proximal, with a physical and mental component: somatic nervous system > autonomic nervous system > behavior. 1,030 skeletal muscles combined into groups of 16, 7 and 4. A cue word is used to clients can learn to release tension by recalling the cue word. Physiological effects include improvements in gastrointestinal and cardiovascular systems, alleviates tension and migraine and backaches, reduce effects of cancer treatment, improves insomnia/pain management/hypertension.
