Foreword | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
Organization of the Book | p. xiv |
Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Theoretical Aspects Of Chronic Pain And Stress | |
Fibromyalgia Pain Syndrome: A Brief Review of the Literature | p. 9 |
Depression and Anxiety As Concomitants of Fibromyalgia | p. 14 |
Fibromyalgia and Sleep Disturbance | p. 15 |
Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain Syndrome | p. 16 |
Physical Criteria for the Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia | p. 17 |
Treatment Interventions | p. 19 |
Biofeedback, Relaxation Therapy, and Hypnosis | p. 20 |
Physical Therapy Interventions | p. 22 |
Fibromyalgia and Psychobiological Disregulation | p. 23 |
Stress and Pain | p. 25 |
The Concept of Stress | p. 26 |
Models of Stress | p. 27 |
Psychophysiology of Stress | p. 32 |
Methods of Stress Management | p. 37 |
Stress Management Techniques | p. 37 |
Models of Relaxation | p. 48 |
Summary | p. 51 |
History And Principles Of Autogenic Training | |
Autogenic Training: Its History and Basic Principles | p. 55 |
The Birth of Autogenic Training | p. 55 |
Elements of the Autogenic Process | p. 59 |
Conclusions | p. 61 |
Autogenic Training: Medical and Psychological Screening | p. 63 |
Medical Screening | p. 63 |
Psychological Screening | p. 65 |
Requirements for Achieving the Autogenic State | p. 67 |
Lessons from Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy | p. 68 |
Restricted Environmental Stimulation and Stress Management | p. 69 |
The First Requirement: Reducing Environmental Stimulation | p. 70 |
The Second Requirement: Passive Concentration | p. 75 |
The Third Requirement: Making Mental Contact with a Specific Body Part or Function | p. 78 |
The Fourth Requirement: Repetition of Specific Phrases (Formulas) | p. 79 |
The Fifth Requirement: Daily Practice | p. 80 |
Quick Summary | p. 81 |
Training, Biofeedback, And Treatment Of Insomnia | |
The Preliminary Exercises | p. 85 |
General Instructions | p. 85 |
Preliminary Exercise I | p. 86 |
Preliminary Exercise II | p. 90 |
Remarks | p. 93 |
The First Standard Exercise: Heaviness | p. 95 |
Introducing the First Exercise | p. 95 |
The Brief Exercise | p. 99 |
The Extended Exercise | p. 100 |
Common Difficulties with the First Standard Exercise | p. 102 |
Case Example | p. 103 |
The Second Standard Exercise: Warmth | p. 105 |
The Warmth Exercise | p. 107 |
Common Difficulties with the Second Standard Exercise | p. 109 |
Case Example | p. 110 |
The Third Standard Exercise: Heart | p. 113 |
The Heart Exercise | p. 115 |
Common Difficulties with the Third Standard Exercise | p. 116 |
Case Example | p. 117 |
The Fourth Standard Exercise: Respiration | p. 119 |
The Respiration Exercise | p. 122 |
Common Difficulties with the Fourth Standard Exercise | p. 123 |
Case Example | p. 124 |
The Fifth Standard Exercise: Abdominal Warmth | p. 127 |
The Abdominal Warmth Exercise | p. 132 |
Common Difficulties with the Fifth Standard Exercise | p. 134 |
Case Example | p. 135 |
The Sixth Standard Exercise: Forehead Cooling | p. 137 |
The Forehead Cooling Exercise | p. 139 |
Common Difficulties with the Sixth Standard Exercise | p. 141 |
Case Example | p. 142 |
Advanced Autogenic Training | p. 145 |
The Abbreviated Sequence for Replenishment | p. 146 |
The Use of the Organ-Specific Formulas | p. 148 |
The Use of the Intentional Formulas | p. 149 |
The Technique of Autogenic Meditation | p. 150 |
Automatic or Spontaneous Visualization of Colors | p. 152 |
The Visualization of Suggested Colors | p. 153 |
The Visualization of Definable or Concrete Objects | p. 155 |
The Visualization of Certain Concepts | p. 157 |
The Experience of a State of Feeling | p. 159 |
Visualization of Other People | p. 159 |
The Insight Meditation | p. 160 |
Some Final Thoughts About the Meditative Exercises | p. 161 |
Case Example | p. 162 |
Autogenic Training and Biofeedback | p. 165 |
What Is Biofeedback? | p. 166 |
What Is Autogenic Biofeedback? | p. 167 |
Are Biofeedback Instruments Necessary for Autogenic Training? | p. 169 |
Sleep, Insomnia, and Pain | p. 171 |
The Stages of Sleep | p. 172 |
Reducing Cognitive Anxiety | p. 175 |
Improving Sleep | p. 178 |
Autogenic Training and Sleep | p. 181 |
Questions and Answers | p. 185 |
The Autogenic Pain and Tension Checklists | p. 191 |
The Autogenic Training Progress Index | p. 197 |
References | p. 201 |
Index | p. 211 |
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