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autogenics
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Self-directed relaxation technique using suggestions that focus on warmth and heaviness in the body.
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suggestion
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Statement that the mind believes is true, accurate, or real.
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autogenic training (AT)
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Method of reducing the stress response that uses suggestions focusing on warmth and heaviness; originated in Europe in the early years of the 20th century by the brain physiologist Oskar Vogt.
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vasodilation
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Increase in the diameter of blood vessels in response to activation of the parasympathetic nervous system.
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meta-analysis
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A system of combining data from several different research studies to gain an overview of a topic that is more significant than a single investigation.
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effortless effort
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Allowing directed action to happen without tension, based on an attitude of passive alertness.
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progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)
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Muscle relaxation in which each muscle is forcibly contracted, then released in sequence. Another term for progressive neuromuscular relaxation.
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progressive neuromuscular relaxation (PNR)
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Muscle relaxation in which each muscle is forcibly contracted, then released in sequence. Another term for progressive muscle relaxation.
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motor unit
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A single motor nerve and all the muscle fibers to which it sends impulses.
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muscle contraction
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Shortening of the muscle fibers.
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all-or-none principle
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Physiological characteristic of a contracting muscle that says a muscle fiber contracts completely or not at all.
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active progressive muscle relaxation
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Dynamic form of progressive relaxation characterized by tightly tensing muscle groups and then relaxing them.
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incremental muscle relaxation
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Progressive relaxation exercise done by tensing muscle groups first maximally, then 50% of maximal, then 10% of maximal, holding each tense for 15 to 30 seconds followed by resting periods of 15 to 30 seconds between each tensing.
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passive progressive relaxation
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A method of progressing through the various parts of the body that promotes relaxation using a focused observation technique called the body scan.
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body scan
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A for of passive progressive relaxation involving focused, concentrated, nonjudgmental observation of the body.
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