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Book Synopsis
Psychotherapy continues to progress at a remarkable rate as researchers become more creative in the development and application of a wide variety of empirically tested techniques. Older techniques have been refined and newer ones have emerged. Both old and new techniques are being quantified, assessed, and compared in group design research, and, for the first time since modern therapy's beginnings in the writings of Sigmund Freud, remarkable strides have been made in asking and answering vital questions about the effectiveness of various treatment strategies.
One such strategy, Progressive Relaxation Training, grew out of a set of methods originating in the 1930s in the writings of Edmund Jacobson. The primary purpose of this guide is to set forth in detail the therapist behaviors and skills necessary for the effective application of progressive relaxation training. The guide was designed to provide therapists in many disciplinesincluding psychology, psychiatry, so
Table of Contents
Introduction Background of Progressive Relaxation Training Targets for Progressive Relaxation Training Physical Setting for Progressive Relaxation Training Session 1: The Rationale Session 2: Basic Procedures Variations on the Basic Procedures Differential Relaxation and Conditioned Relaxation Possible Problems and Suggested Solutions Assessing a Client's Progress Hypnosis, Drugs, and Progressive Relaxation Evaluation Research and Progressive Relaxation Training Applied Relaxation Training
