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Masayoshi SogaArticle type: Article
1989 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 1-10
Published: September 30, 1989
Released on J-STAGE: April 06, 2019
JOURNAL FREE ACCESS27 patients with spasmodic torticollis were treated biweekly by the Guiding and Shaping technique using a combination of EMG-biofeedback and mirror-assisted self-monitoring, which helped the patients to gain self-control of vicious-cyclic torticollis in daily life. As a result, the symptom completely disappeared in 13, almost completely remitted in 6 and fairly well improved in 6. 2 of 27 patients dropped out. The normal condition was restored in 81%, excluding 2 who dropped out and 9 who are still under treatment. The healing rate amounted to 93% in patients who started the treatment within a year after the onset. This suggests the importance of early treatment by the Guiding and Shaping technique. At the onset, 95% of them were under some stress and 52% were busily pressed with work. Underlying factors for the induction of spasmodic torticollis were detected in 85%. A long, fixed working posture which induced chronic stiffness and Pein in the neck and shoulders was forced in 43%. The lengths of the legs differed in 24%. Stooped shoulders were found in 21%. A defense posture against pain was found in 19%. These underlying factors which impaired the physical balance contributed to the onset and exacerbation of their vicious-cyclic behavior. This suggests the importance of treatment such as the Guiding and Shaping technique combined by mirror-assisted self-monitoring which is effective for recovery of the total balance of the body.View full abstractDownload PDF (1173K) -
Makoto Ikezuki, Kotaro Harano, Shoji YamaguchiArticle type: Article
1989 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 11-17
Published: September 30, 1989
Released on J-STAGE: April 06, 2019
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe present study aimed at investigating what significant role the intrinsic meaning of the words used in self-suggestion formula plays in the anxiety inhibition process of autogenic training. As experiments, the quieting effects and the anxiety inhibition effects when the ordinary self-suggestion formula was used, and those when the self-control formula containing words having just the opposite meaning was used, were compared and examined, so as to find out what role is played by the words used in self-suggestion. As the indexes for the quieting effects and the anxiety inhibitio neffects, SCL index and cognitive index were used. As a result of these experiments, no significant difference was recognized between the quieting effects and the anxiety inhibition effects when ordinary suggestion formula was used and those when the suggestion formula having just the oppositie meaning was used. It is suggested, therefore, that the intrinsic meaning of the words of self-suggestion formula does not play a significant role in the anxiety inhibition process of autogenic training.View full abstractDownload PDF (702K) -
Yukihiro SawadaArticle type: Article
1989 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 18-34
Published: September 30, 1989
Released on J-STAGE: April 06, 2019
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSFifteen studies with behavioral treatment of essential hypertension, which included follow-up Periods of 3 months or more, are summarized in table form and are subjected to a detailed critique. In general, behavioral treatment produces modest blood pressure reductions that could be clinically significant in mild hypertensives. Among the techniques, stress management may be promising. However, other factors rather than the behavioral techniques appears more influencing : age of the client, length of the baseline period, initial blood pressure level and rate of antihypertensive medication at the start of treatment. Relatively recent studies may be contrasted with the older ones because of the different costellations of these behavioral as well as other influencing factors. The implications of these results for the understanding of behavioral treatment of essential hypertension are discussed and some problems which should be taken into account in a future study are pointed out.View full abstractDownload PDF (1588K) -
Hiroko Sugiwaka, Yuji SakanoArticle type: Article
1989 Volume 15 Issue 2 Pages 35-44
Published: September 30, 1989
Released on J-STAGE: April 06, 2019
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe purpose of this study was to examine the effects of strategy and the individual differences of imaginability on heart rate (HR) self-regulation (HR decrease task). 99 undergraduate students were asked to fulfill the SSI (Sophian Scale of Imagery) in order to measure the imaginability, and 16 students with high and low imaginability (8 in each groups) participated in experiment as subiects. Ss of high and low imaginability groups were further randomly assigned to one of two conditions with or without imaginal strategy. The strategy used in this study included not only the imagery of relaxation but also so called response-proposition-oriented procedure. At every 6 sessions, Ss were asked to decrease their HR for a minute per a session. The emotional changes during session were also measured between each sessions. The major findings were as follows : (1) the HR changes were influenced by individual differences of imaginability correlated with imaginal strategy. (2) imaginal strategy was significantly effective on HR decrase task. (3) HR self-regulation with which Ss intended to decrease HR caused the strong relaxation and the reduction of anxiety. These findings were discussed within the theoretical framework of self-control of autonomic responses.View full abstractDownload PDF (937K)
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