The group leader is overheard saying to the gathering of patients, "Focus on your breathing once again …. Notice how it is regular …. Now focus on your left arm …. Notice how relaxed your left arm feels …
Notice the relaxation going down the left arm to the hand." A patient asks the nurse what the group is doing. What is the nurse's best response?
a. It is progressive relaxation training.
b. It is group biofeedback.
c. It is guided imagery.
d. It is meditation.
ANS: A
Progressive relaxation training teaches the individual how to effectively rest and reduce tension in the body. The technique used in this scenario involves the use of slow, deep abdominal breathing while tightening and relaxing an ordered succession of muscle groups. Although meditation does include abdominal breathing, along with guided imagery and biofeedback, it does not include tightening and relaxing of muscle groups in an ordered succession.
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