Biofeedback-assisted cue-controlled relaxation for the treatment of flight phobias

Reeves, John L.; Mealiea, Wallace L.

doi:10.1016/0005-7916(75)90033-6

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“…There have been single reports of biofeedback being combined with relaxation methods with positive results in the treatment of bronchial asthma (Davis, Saunders, Creer, & Chai, 1973, progressive relaxation, N = 8), flight phobia (Reeves & Mealiea, 1975, auditory frontalis EMG biofeedback and cuecontrolled relaxation, N = 13), exam phobia , auditory frontalis EMG biofeedback and passive muscle relaxation, N = 1), and in the facilitation of systematic desensitization of snake phobias (Benjamins, 1976, alpha biofeedback and recorded progressive relaxation, N -17). The combination has also been used to treat gastric ulcers (Beaty, 1976, EMG biofeed-back and recorded relaxation, N = 3) and phantom limb and stump pain (Sherman, 1976, EMG biofeedback and progressive relaxation, N -4).…”

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The role of relaxation in biofeedback training: A critical review of the literature.

Tarler-Benlolo¹

1978

Psychological Bulletin

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This review covers 85 articles that concerned the relationship between relaxation and biofeedback as applied to human subjects. A historical overview is provided, along with a brief description of biofeedback, physiological correlates of relaxation, and the most frequently employed methods of achieving relaxation. Reviewed articles are categorized according to whether they dealt primarily with biofeedback or relaxation separately, in combination, or in comparison, and they are further categorized according to research involving either normal subjects or patient populations. It is noted that there exists a serious deterrent to drawing conclusions regarding the effectiveness of these procedures due to a lack of standardization and a paucity of studies in which there was sufficient follow-up information. Given these deficits, it is not surprising to find results of comparison research to be conflicting, and it is stated that few conclusions regarding the relative effectiveness of biofeedback and relaxation may presently be drawn. Methods that tend to be used most frequently and seem to be favored as applied to specific disorders are noted, and directions for future research are outlined.

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The role of relaxation in biofeedback training: A critical review of the literature.

Tarler-Benlolo¹

1978

Psychological Bulletin

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“…Despite the promise of this approach, greater effectiveness may be facilitated by providing clients with a cue-controlled relaxation response to cope with anxiety-eliciting stimuli. Reeves and Mealiea (1975) present evidence to suggest that cue-assisted relaxation may promote a deeper level of relaxation than non-cueassisted relaxation, using frontalis electromyograms as a dependent measure of relaxation.…”

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Treatment of test anxiety by cue-controlled desensitization and study-skills training.

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Russell²

1978

Journal of Counseling Psychology

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This study compared the relative effectiveness of two multicomponent strategies in the treatment of test anxiety. Sixty-six test-anxious students were assigned to one of four conditions: (a) no-treatment, (b) participation in a study-skills course alone, (c) systematic desensitization in combination with a study-skills course, or (d) a combined cue-controlled-desensitization-studyskills program. The latter group represents a self-control program, incorporating elements of cue-controlled relaxation within a group desensitization format. Within-group changes on several anxiety measures between pre-and posttesting generally favored the multicomponent treatments. Between groups, both desensitization treatment programs demonstrated significant improvement over no-treatment on self-report debilitative and facilitative test anxiety, state and trait anxiety, and study habits. The superiority of the multicomponent groups relative to study-skills training alone was restricted to debilitative test anxiety and state anxiety. While no differences emerged between groups on two simulated test measures, both multicomponent groups earned significantly higher posttreatment grade point averages than the control subjects. No significant difference between the two desensitization treatment packages was found on any measure. A description of the cue-controlled desensitization technique is given, and its utility in a group-administered program is discussed.

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“…Keefe y Surwit, 1978;Silver y Blanchard, 1978), hemiplejías (p. ej. Johnson y Garton, 1973), dolores de cabeza (Cardona, 1979;Wickramasekera, 1972) y trastornos de ansiedad en general (Raskin et al, 1973;Reeves y Mealiea, 1975;Romano y Cabianca, 1978).…”

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Revisión sobre las técnicas de Biofeedback y sus aplicaciones [Biofeedback techniques and their applications: A review]

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Balaña

2002

Acción psicol.

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ResumenEl surgimiento de las técnicas de biofeedback, ha sido uno de los fenómenos más importantes ocurridos en este siglo en el campo de la psicología clínica. No sólo se ha demostrado la posibilidad de aplicar las técni-cas operantes al aprendizaje de funciones autonómicas y viscerales, sino también la posibilidad de aplicar estas técnicas, con fines de intervención terapéutica en multitud de trastornos psicosomáticos.Este artículo pretende ofrecer una visión histórica general sobre los inicios y evolución de las técnicas de biofeeback, hasta la actualidad, aportando una revisión bibliográfica sobre las diferentes técnicas de biofeedback y sus aplicaciones clínicas en distintos trastornos: estrés, migrañas, cefaleas tensionales, dolores, hipertensión, enfermedad de Rainaud, etc.Palabras clave. Biofeedback, respuestas psicofisiológicas. AbstractThe emergence of biofeedback techniques has been one of the most important phenomena that has taken place in the last century in the field of clinical psychology. It has been proved the possibilities of applying operant techniques not only to the learning of autonomous and visceral functions, but also to apply them for therapeutic purposes in many psychosomatic dysfunctions.This article purports to offer a historical and general perspective of the outset and technical evolution of the biofeedback, until today by means of an intemized bibliographical review of the main clinical applications in different disorders such as stress, migraine, headache, pains, hypertension, sickness of Raynaud, etc.

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Biofeedback-assisted cue-controlled relaxation for the treatment of flight phobias

Cited by 37 publications

References 19 publications

The role of relaxation in biofeedback training: A critical review of the literature.

The role of relaxation in biofeedback training: A critical review of the literature.

Treatment of test anxiety by cue-controlled desensitization and study-skills training.

Revisión sobre las técnicas de Biofeedback y sus aplicaciones [Biofeedback techniques and their applications: A review]

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