Effectiveness of skin resistance biofeedback for controlling arousal in non-stressful and stressful situations: Two experiments

Holmes, David S.; Frost, Randy O.; Bennett, David; Nielsen, Donn H.; Lutz, David J.

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“…3.4.1.1), where a decrease in arousal is attempted. In summarizing results from earlier studies, Holmes, Frost, Bennett, Nielsen, and Lutz (1981) found EDA biofeedback effective for increasing arousal in all of the five studies where this had been attempted. With respect to decreasing arousal levels, two of three experiments failed to show the effectiveness of biofeedback.…”

Section: Biofeedback Of Electrodermal Activitymentioning

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“…In their own study, Holmes et al (1981) performed two experiments on the effect of instructions to increase as well as to decrease SRL, 65 with or without the aid of 63 Recorded with two-element lead electrodes, K-Y gel and 10 mA CC from the first and second fingers of the left hand, transformed to and stored as SCL, using a continuous tone pitch change as biofeedback signal. 64 SC reactivity was the peak change in SCL during the accident film, calculated as change from the last minute of the resting period.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, participants who were not instructed to change their SR and were not given feedback showed the lowest levels of arousal. Holmes et al (1981) performed a second experiment with 52 participants, based on Shapiro's (1977) suggestion that biofeedback training may be more effective when conducted in stressful situations during which participants show an increased arousal. They applied the following five conditions: stress induced by threat of electric shock alone; stress together with instructions to relax; stress with relax instructions plus biofeedback; stress with instruction to relax plus placebo; and a nonstress condition as control.…”

Section: Biofeedback Of Electrodermal Activitymentioning

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Electrodermal Activity

Boucsein

2012

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except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights.Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Foreword to the Second EditionAs noted by David Lykken in the foreword to the first edition of this book, electrodermal activity was observed for the first time in Germany. A quartercentury later the scientific study of psychology also originated in Germany. Over time, however, the focus of psychological research, including the then new field of psychophysiology, shifted to the United States and Great Britain. This trend to the dominance of the United States and Great Britain was prolonged by the devastation of World War II and its aftermath in Germany (and elsewhere in continental Europe). Slowly at first and then more rapidly, German psychological science, including psychophysiology, recovered. For several decades German psychophysiologists have been a major force in psychophysiology. With the publication of the first English edition of this book in 1992, it became essential for electrodermal researchers worldwide again to learn from our German colleagues.When I came into psychophysiology in the mid-1960s, electrodermal activity was the most common system studied. Because of its popularity, a large literature had emerged on the physiological mechanisms producing these changes in the electrical properties of the skin and on the best methodology for recording them. Major reviews and/or chapters had been published or soon were to be published by Peter Venables and Irene Martin, Robert Edelberg, and David Lykken. Later reviews and articles were published by Venables and Margaret Christie, and by me. A chapter in 1990 by Michael Dawson, Anne Schell, and Diane Filion was especially noteworthy for its coverage of the psychological applications of electrodermal measures.Note that all these publications were journal articles and chapters and that most of them focused almost entirely on mechanisms and methodology. The publication of this book, first in German and then in English, provided the first book on electrodermal activity, and one that extensively covers psychological applications as well as mechanisms and methodology. Again to quote David Lykken back in 1992, "The return of German scholarship to what I shall loftily call the high table of psychophysiology is exemplified by this fine book, the most comprehensive treatise on the electrodermal system to appear in any language . . ." I completely agree with v that evaluation. Professor Boucsein's outstanding scholarship has produced a book of such breadth of coverage ...

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Section: Biofeedback Of Electrodermal Activitymentioning

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Section: Biofeedback Of Electrodermal Activitymentioning

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“…It is also relevant that 'floor' levels for electromyographic activity were achieved here, while Holmes et al (1981) have found no evidence that protracted training enables voluntary reduction-control of SCL.…”

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Can biofeedback-based relaxation training be used to help women with childbirth?

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Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Whether biofeedback-based relaxation training offers a practicable and effective labour selfmanagement technique was assessed by incorporating the training into a conventional antenatal class programme. Groups of primigravid women were given voluntary-muscle (electromyographic) biofeedback, autonomic (skin-conductance) biofeedback, and conventional antenatal training. Electromyographic relaxation skills were successfully trained, while skin-conductance ones were not. Biofeedback relaxation skills were reported beneficial in early labour, but did not prevent severe pain onset, assist management of severe pain, or enhance obstetric indices of labour and delivery.

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“…El biofeedback de la actividad electrodermal, continúa siendo utilizado en esta fase, fundamentalmente para reducir el estrés y la ansiedad general de los sujetos (Cassel, 1985;Denney et al, 1983;Falkowski y Steptoe, 1983;Gilbert, 1986;Holmes et al, 1981;Olivares et al, 1998;Sarkar et al, 1999). Generalmente se admite que en último término, la aplicación más habitual del biofeedback de la conductancia eléctrica de la piel en terapia de conducta, está dirigida a conseguir estados de relajación en el sujeto (Conde Pastor y Menéndez, 2001 y 2000; De Blas y Labrador, 1984;Gallegos y Torres, 1983;García Fernández Abascal y Roa Alvarez, 1983;Wolak, 1982).…”

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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

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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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Effectiveness of skin resistance biofeedback for controlling arousal in non-stressful and stressful situations: Two experiments

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Can biofeedback-based relaxation training be used to help women with childbirth?

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