Name: psychophysiological stress assessment using biofeedback
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<p class="jove_title">Part 1: Setting up and preparing the skin</p>
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<li>Set up the following sensors breathing belt, EMG, ECG, skin conductance, temperature, ground;</li>
<li>Prepare the skin by gently rubbing with an alcohol wipe in the following locations: forehead above the eyes for EMG, inside of both wrists for ECG, back of left hand for the ground (location of ground electrode may vary depending on equipment used);<strong></strong></li>
<li>Attach sensors to the skin in the following locations: breathing belt around the waist, EMG on...

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	<li>Arena, J., Schwartz, M. S., Schwartz, M. S., Andrasik, M. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Psychophysiological+assessment+and+biofeedback+baselines.">Psychophysiological assessment and biofeedback baselines.</a> <em style='font-style: italic'>A Practitioners Guide</em>. , 128-158 (2005).</li><li>Schwartz, N. M., Schwartz, M. S., Schwartz, M. S., Andrasik, M. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=Citation&defaultField=Title+Word&term=Definitons+of+biofeedback+and+applied+psychophysiology.">Definitons of biofeedback and applied psychophysiology.</a> <em style='font-style: italic'>A Practitioners Guide</em>. , 27-42 (2005).</li></ol>

<p class="jove_content">Completed psychophysiological in the appendi stress assessment provides a biofeedback practitioner with information necessary for formulating a treatment plan. This assessment provides information about both the individual&rsquo;s response stereotypy, or uniformity of certain physiological responses to all stressors, and stimulus-response specificity, or individual&rsquo;s unique physiological responses to different kinds of stressors. With this information, the client is then able to learn to predict what kind of physio...

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psychophysiological stress assessment using biofeedback 

In the last half century, research in biofeedback has shown the extent to which the human mind can influence the functioning of the autonomic nervous system, previously thought to be outside of conscious control. By letting people observe signals from their own bodies, biofeedback enables them to develop greater awareness of their physiological and psychological reactions, such as stress, and to learn to modify these reactions. Biofeedback practitioners can facilitate this process by assessing people s reactions to mildly stressful events and formulating a biofeedback-based treatment plan. During stress assessment the practitioner first records a baseline for physiological readings, and then presents the client with several mild stressors, such as a cognitive, physical and emotional stressor. Variety of stressors is presented in order to determine a person's stimulus-response specificity, or differences in each person's reaction to qualitatively different stimuli. This video will demonstrate the process of psychophysiological stress assessment using biofeedback and present general guidelines for treatment planning.

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Psychophysiological Stress Assessment Using Biofeedback at JoVE.com

Psychophysiological Stress Assessment Using Biofeedback

<p class="jove_content">In this video we will describe one method of assessing person's psychophysiological reaction to stress using biofeedback. We will also present general guidelines for treatment planning.</p>

Psychophysiological Stress Assessment Using Biofeedback 

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