Progressive Relaxation Training

Holly Hazlett-Stevens, PhD, is associate professor in the department of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Douglas A. Bernstein, PhD, is professor emeritus at the University of Illinois and courtesy professor of psychology at the University of South Florida.

Take the stress out of relaxation training! This book skillfully lays out the theory and research backing Progressive Relaxation Training and provides clear and detailed guidance on how to integrate relaxation training into your practice. It stands out for the ways it helps readers understand the physiology of relaxation and its many valuable clinical applications.

• Foreword by Tom BorkovecIntroductionPART ONE: Overview of Progressive Relaxation TrainingChapter 1The History of Progressive Relaxation TrainingChapter 2Targets for Progressive Relaxation TrainingChapter 3Physical Setting for Progressive Relaxation TrainingChapter 4The Physiology of RelaxationPART TWO: The Practice of Progressive Relaxation TrainingChapter 5Presenting the Rationale for Progressive Relaxation TrainingChapter 6Basic ProceduresChapter 7Variations on the Basic ProceduresChapter 8Differential Relaxation and Conditioned RelaxationChapter 9Possible Problems and Suggested SolutionsChapter 10Assessing a Client's ProgressChapter 11Case Studies in Progressive Relaxation TrainingChapter 12Evaluative Research on Progressive Relaxation TrainingPART THREE: New Directions for Integration and Application of PRTChapter 13Applied Relaxation and Related TechniquesChapter 14Meditation, Mindfulness, and Relaxation TrainingChapter 15Hypnosis, Drugs, and Progressive RelaxationAppendix AContent Outline for Rationale PresentationAppendix BRelaxation PatterAppendix CClient Handouts for Progressive Relaxation Training Practice and Applied RelaxationAppendix DRelaxation by Slowed, Diaphragmatic BreathingBibliographyIndex