The patient is being introduced to mindfulness-based stress reduction to help manage chronic stress. The patient is first taught to focus on:
a. What is causing the stress
b. Both inhaling and exhaling
c. Relaxing each major muscle group
d. Visualizing their life without the stress
ANS: B
It is helpful to teach individuals a generic method of relaxation by first concentrating on the rhythm of breathing. Paying attention to each breath as one takes in a respiration and releases an expiration provides a focus for the meditation. The remaining options are not steps in-cluded in mindful mediation.
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