When teaching a patient how to do modified autogenic relaxation, the nurse says to the patient, "Say to yourself, ‘My abdomen' while you are breathing in." What does the nurse tell the patient to say to him- or herself when breathing out?
a. "Is cool."
b. "Is free and easy."
c. "Is quiet and still."
d. "Is loose and warm."
D
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A In modified autogenic relaxation, the phrase "My forehead" is paired with "is cool."
B In modified autogenic relaxation, the phrase "My breathing" is paired with "is free and easy."
C In modified autogenic relaxation, the phrase "My mind" is paired with "is quiet and still."
D With modified autogenic relaxation, one thinks "My abdomen" when breathing in and "is loose and warm" when breathing out.
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