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Identifier	Thesis 2146
Author	Cadiz, Lauren Arlene, 1985-
Title	Effects of biofeedback on young and older adults' stress responses
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2011; *
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Relaxation training alleviates psychological and physiological stress responses. Some research indicates that relaxation training can be enhanced through biofeedback (i.e., auditory and/or visual feedback that corresponds to physiological changes in real time). However, much of this research has been conducted with young adults or older adults with chronic ailments. To date, we know very little about how relaxation training with or without biofeedback affects normal, healthy older adults’ stress responses. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of relaxation training with and without biofeedback on young and older adults’ psychological and physiological stress responses. Young (n = 20) and older adults (n =20) experienced six sessions of relaxation training with or without biofeedback. Participants completed psychological and physiological batteries before training commenced and after training completed. Psychological measures included the Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996), Beck Anxiety Inventory (Beck & Steer, 1990), Nijmegen Hyperventilation Syndrome Questionnaire (van Doorn, Colla, & Folgering, 1982) and The Coping Resources Inventory for Stress (Matheny, Curlette, Aycock, Pugh, & Taylor, 2009). Physiological responses (e.g., skin temperature, skin conductance, abdominal respiration and heart rate) were monitored during a stress battery containing alternating phases of stress-inducing events and rest. Participants exhibited improvements on most psychological and physiological measures. Biofeedback did not appear to enhance physiological or psychological responses to stress. Although older adults responded comparably to young adults on psychological measures, older adults exhibited BIOFEEDBACK, STRESS RESPONSE, AND AGE 3 differential responses on two physiological measures. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
Subject	Biofeedback training Stress management
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	Fallon, Marianne
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	804652933
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