Relaxation techniques : a practical handbook for the health care professional / Rosemary A. Payne ; foreword by Marie Donaghy ; photographs by Keith Bellamy.
| Author/creator | Payne, Rosemary |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2000. |
| Description | xii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Partial contents | Theoretical background -- General aspects of relaxation training -- Stress-- Physical methods of relaxation -- Progressive relaxation -- A tense-release script -- Passive muscular relaxation -- Applied relaxation -- Behavioural relaxation training -- The Mitchell method -- The Alexander technique -- Differential relaxation -- Stretchings -- Physical exercise -- Breathing -- Psychological approaches to relaxation -- Self-awareness -- Imagery -- Goal-directed visualization -- Autogenic training -- Meditation -- Benson's method -- Miscellaneous topics -- 'On-the-spot' techniques --Relaxation in pregnancy and childbirth -- Measurement: patient assessment and clinical audit -- Evidence from research -- Drawing the threads together. |
| General note | Previous ed.: 1995. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-237) and index. |
| ISBN | 0443062633 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WB 545 P346R 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WB 545 P346R 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |