Autogenic training

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It is a relaxation technique originally proposed by the German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz and first published in 1932. The technique involves the daily practice of sessions that last around 15 acta, usually in the morning, at lunch time, and in the evening. During each session, the practitioner will repeat a set of visualisations that induce a state of relaxation. Each session can be practiced in a position chosen amongst a set of recommended postures (por ejemplo, lying down, sitting meditation, sitting like a rag doll). The technique can be used to alleviate many stress-induced psychosomatic disorders.[cita necesaria] Schultz emphasized parallels to techniques in yoga and meditation. It is a method for influencing one's autonomic nervous system. Abbe Faria and Emile Coue are the forerunners of Schultz. There are many parallels to progressive relaxation. In 1963 Luthe discovered the significance of "autogenic discharges", paroxistic phenomena of motor, sensorial, visual and emotional nature related to the traumatic history of the patient, and developed the method of "Autogenic Abreaction".  His disciple Luis de Rivera, a McGill trained psychiatrist, introduced psychodynamic concepts[1] into Luthe's approach, developing "Autogenic Analysis"[2] as a new method for uncovering the unconscious. Contents 1 Example of an autogenic training session 2 Effects of autogenic training 3 Contraindicaciones 4 Clinical evidence 5 Ver también 6 Referencias 7 External links Example of an autogenic training session Sit in the meditative posture and scan the body "my right arm is heavy" "my arms and legs are heavy and warm" (repeat 3 or more times) "my heartbeat is calm and regular" (repeat 3 veces) "my solar plexus is warm" (repeat 3 veces) "my forehead is cool" "my neck and shoulders are heavy" (repeat 3 veces) "I am at peace" (repeat 3 veces) Finish part one by Cancelling Start part two by repeating from step 2 to Cancelling Start part three by repeating from step 2 to Cancelling When you end your practice it is a good idea to Cancel to avoid your thoughts from inadvertently materializing. To Cancel say "arms firm" and move your arms vigorously, decir "breathe deeply" and breathe deeply, and say "open eyes" and at open your eyes.[3] Many practitioners will choose not to cancel between the three iterations, in order to maintain deeper relaxation. Quite often, one will ease themselves into the "trance" by counting to ten, and exit by counting backwards from ten. This is another practice taken from progressive relaxation. Effects of autogenic training it is proposed that Autogenic Training restores the balance between the activity of the sympathetic (flight or fight) and the parasympathetic (rest and digest) branches of the autonomic nervous system.[cita necesaria] This has important health benefits, as the parasympathetic activity promotes digestion and bowel movements, lowers the blood pressure, slows the heart rate, and promotes the functions of the immune system.[cita necesaria] Contraindications Autogenic Training is contraindicated for people with heart conditions or psychotic disorders.[4] Clinical evidence Autogenic training has been subject to clinical evaluation from its early days in Germany, and from the early 1980s worldwide. En 2002, a meta-analysis of 60 studies was published in Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback,[5] finding significant positive effects of treatment when compared to normals over a number of diagnoses; finding these effects to be similar to best recommended rival therapies; and finding positive additional effects by patients, such as their perceived quality of life. In Japan, four researchers from the Tokyo Psychology and Counseling Service Center have formulated a measure for reporting clinical effectiveness of autogenic training.[6] Autogenic training was popularized in North America particularly among practitioners by Wolfgang Luthe, who co-authored, with Schultz, a multi-volume tome on Autogenic Training. Luthe was a firm believer that Autogenic training was a powerful approach that should only be offered to patients by qualified professionals. Like many techniques (Progressive Relaxation, Yoga, varieties of meditation) which have been developed into advanced, sophisticated processes of intervention and learning, Autogenic training, as Luthe and Schultz wrote in their master tome, took well over a year to learn to teach and over a year to learn. But some biofeedback practitioners took the most basic elements of autogenic imagery and developed "condensed" simplified versions that were used in combination with biofeedback. This was done at the Menninger foundation by Elmer Green, Steve Fahrio, Patricia Norris, Joe Sargent, Dale Walters and others, where they took the hand warming imagery of Autogenic training and used it as an aid to develop thermal biofeedback. See also Autohypnosis Biofeedback training Relaxation therapy Skumin mind control method References ↑ Rivera, JLGde:.Autogenic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. En: "The body in Psychotherapy", páginas. 176-181. Editor: J. Guimón. Karger, Basilea, 1997. ↑ Rivera, JLGde: Autogenic Análisis: The tool Freud was looking for. International J. Psychotherapy, 2001, 6: 67-76 ↑ Welz, Karl Hans (1991) Autogenic Training -- A Practical Guide in Six Easy Steps http://www.autoaura.com/autogenic.html ↑ Rosa K. R. (1976) Autogenic training. Londres: Victor Gollancz. ↑ Stetter F, Kupper S (Marzo 2002). Autogenic training: a meta-analysis of clinical outcome studies. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback 27 (1): 45–98. ↑ Ikezuki M, Miyauchi Y, Yamaguchi H, Koshikawa F (Febrero 2002). [Development of Autogenic Training Clinical Effectiveness Scale (ATCES)]. Shinrigaku Kenkyu 72 (6): 475–81. Bird, Jane; Christine Pinch (2002). Autogenic Therapy - Self-help for Mind and Body, Newleaf (Branquia & Macmillan). ISBN 978-0717134229. Luthe Dr W & Schultz Dr JH, "Autogenic Therapy", first published by Grune and Stratton, Inc., Nueva York, (1969). Republished in (2001) by The British Autogenic Society. In six volumes. Para.. 1 Autogenic Methods Vol. 2 Medical Applications Vol. 3 Applications in Psychotherapy Vol. 4 Research and Theory Vol. 5 Dynamics of Autogenic Neutralisation Vol. 6 Treatment with Autogenic Neutralisation External links The British Autogenic Society Spanish Society of Psychotherapy and the Institute for Autogenic Psychotherapy (en español) An audio version of the Autogenic Training Autogenics: A self-help training schedule. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (ver autores).