Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Yoga Stretching, and ABC Relaxation Theory

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-136

  Ghoncheh, Shahyad ^a   Smith, Jonathan C ^a  

^a ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ABC relaxation; Hatha yoga; Meditation; Positive states; Progressive muscle relaxation; Relaxation response; Technique specificity; Yoga stretching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF REPORT; STRESS; TRAINING; YOGA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; YOGA;

EID: 0348147664     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.10194     Document Type: Article

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