Chapter 25: Autogenic Training

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Chapter 25Autogenic Training

• Open your mind to the power of self-suggestion.
• - Johannes Schultz

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Autogenic Training

• a technique of self-regulation
• individuals are taught
• to regulate their bodys physiology,
• flow of blood to a specific region of the body
• make that area feel warm and heavy

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Autogenic training is most effective when the
following factors are taken into consideration

• The individual should be highly motivated and
  receptive to instructions and suggestions
• The individual should possess a strong sense of
  self-direction and control
• The individual should position him-or herself
  comfortably

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Autogenic training is most effective when the
following factors are taken into consideration

• The individual should maintain a strong sense of
  concentration and body awareness
• The individual should minimize sensory reception
• The individual should focus on internal
  physiological processes

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Autogenic Training

• Selective awareness
• focus attention on the self-suggestion
• focus on receptivity that produce a sense of
  relaxation
• Autogenic discharge
• sensory sensations
• emotional responses

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Two general approaches to autogenic training

• Direct method
• consciously move blood to the extremities
• where warmth and heaviness are desired
• Indirect method
• focus only on warmth and heaviness
• not blood flow