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psychology: paper 3:

psychology paper 3: stress: managing and coping with stress (biofeedback):

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1. what is the aim of biofeedback? control over involuntary physiological processes related to stress
2. how does biofeedback work? client connected to a machine converting physiological activity eg heart rate into visual/auditory signals which is amplified and displayed on a monitor or sound through earphones
3. how can muscular tension be measured? using an electromyogram with electrical activity of muscles converted to a tone of varying pitch
4. how can brain activity be measured? using a electroencephalogram which can be shown on a screen
5. who made the biofeedback training? Budzynski
6. how many phases did Budzynski make in the biofeedback training procedure? 3
7. what is phase 1? awareness
8. what is phase 2? learn control
9. what is phase 3? transfer
10. what is awareness client becomes more aware of physiological response with input of therapist eg reducing heart rate moves the line of a graph
11. what is learn control? client learns to apply stress management techniques learned eg relaxation or breathing techniques to see changes on biofeedback graph or tone using praise from therapist
12. what is phase 3? transferred to everyday life so the client practises in stressful situation with no machine
13. what is Davis's research? used electromyograms with women receiving treatment for breast cancer
14. what was Davis's procedure? 13 45-minute session over 8 weeks where 25 patient learned deep breathing and relaxation techniques
15. what was Davis's findings? after 8 months urinary cortisol levels and self reported anxiety were significantly lower than in control, where control increased
16. how is there research support? Lemaire studied medical doctors using biofeedback 3 times a day for 28 days completing a questionnaire measuring how stressed they were where mean stress scores for biofeedback users significantly fell compared to control
17. how is biofeedback a convenient therapy? easy to use and inexpensive due to developments in technology where devices are the size of a mobile phone so it is easy to use in everyday situations
18. how can drugs be a better way of managing stress? quick and easy solution to stress but there may be costs such as side effects or addiction
19. how is biofeedback a challenging therapy? may not suit everyone and is demanding as person needs to understand relationship between their physiological functioning and the visual/auditory signals they need to be motivated to apply their learned skills too but can be encouraged via gaming element
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