Exploration of the concept of relaxation

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Bernstein, D. , and Borkovec, T. Progressive Relaxation Training: A Manual for the Helping Professions . Champaign, Ill.: Research Press , 1973.

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Benson, H. ; Rosner, B. ; and Marzelta. "Decreased Blood Pressure in Pharmacologically Treated Hypertensive Patients Who Regularly Elicited the Relaxation Response." Lancet ( 1974), 289-91.

Benson, H. The Relaxation Response. New York: The William Morrow Co., 1975.

Benson, H. ; Kotch, T. ; Grassweller, K. ; and Greenwood, M. "Historical and Clinical Considerations of the Relaxation Response ." American Scientist 65 (July-August 1977), 441-45.

Breeden, S. , and Condo, C. "Using Biofeedback to Reduce Tension." American Journal of Nursing 75 (November 1975), 2010-12.

Broussard, R. "Using Relaxation for COPD." American Journal of Nursing 79 (November 1979), 1962-63.

Cady, J. "Dear Pain." American Journal of Nursing 76 (June 1976), 960-61.

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Castaneda, C. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge. New York: Ballantine Books, 1968 .

Coleman, D. "Meditation Helps Break the Stress Spiral." Psychology Today 2 (February 1976), 82-85.

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The Holy Bible. King James translation, London: The Cambridge University Press.

Jacobson, E. Progressive Relaxation. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1929.

Jacobson, E. You Can Sleep Well. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1938.

Jacobson, E. You Must Relax. New York: McGraw-Hill Company, 1948.

Jasmin, S. , and Trystad, L. Behavioral Concepts and the Nursing Process. St. Louis , Toronto and London: C.V. Mosby Company, 1979.

Kapleau, P. The Three Pillars of Zen. Boston: Beacon Press, 1967.

Krieger, D. "Therapeutic Touch: The Imprimatur of Nursing." American Journal of Nursing 75 (1975), 784-87.

Krieger, D. The Therapeutic Touch: How to Use Your Hands to Help or Heal. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1979.

Krieger, D. , Peper, E. , and Ancoli, S. "Therapeutic Touch: Searching for Evidence of Physiological Change ." American Journal of Nursing 79 (1979), 660-62.

Lamaze, F. Painless Childbirth. Translated by J.R. Celestin. New York : Pocket Books, 1965. Lande, N. Mindstyles - Lifestyles. Los Angeles: Price/Stern/Sloan Publishers, 1976.

Leeds, A. "Secrets of the Breath: Inspiration and Insight." Yoga Journal 22 (September-October 1978), 6-11.

Martiarishi Mahesh Yogi. The Science of Being and the Art of Living. Los Angeles: SMR Publications, 1966.

Morris, C. "Relaxation Therapy in a Clinic." American Journal of Nursing 79 (November 1979), 1958-59.

O'Flynn-Comiskey, A. "The Type A Individual." American Journal of Nursing 79 (November 1979), 1956-58.

Pelletier, K. "Holistic Applications of Clinical Biofeedback and Meditation." Journal of Holistic Health, 1976.

Price, A. , and Wong, M. , trans. The Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of Hiu Neng. Berkeley, Calif: Shambala, 1969.

Raskin, M. "Chronic Anxiety Treated by Feedback Induced Muscle Relaxation." Archives of General Psychiatry 28 (February 1973), 263-67.

Read, G. Childbirth without Fear. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1953.

Richter, J. , and Sloan, R. "A Relaxation Technique." American Journal of Nursing 79 (1979), 1960-64.

Russell, R. "Use Mind Control to Ease Your Patient's Ills." RN 39 (May 1976), 32-33.

Schultz, J. , and Luthe, VV Autogenic Training: A Psychophysiological Approach in Psychotherapy . New York: Grune and Stratton , 1959 .

Selye, H. The Stress of Life. New York: McGraw-Hill , 1956, paperback 1978.

Shah, I. The Sufis. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1964.

Shubin, S. "Burnout: The Professional Hazards You Face in Nursing." Nursing 78 8 (July 1978), 22-25.

Stern, R. , and Ray, W. Biofeedback : How to Control Your Body, Improve Your Health, and Increase Your Effectiveness. Homewood, Ill.: Dow Jones-Irwin, 1977.

Sterman, L. "Clinical Biofeedback." American Journal of Nursing 75 (November 1975), 2006-09.

Stewart, E. "To Lessen Pain: Relaxation and Rhythmic Breathing." American Journal of Nursing 76 (June 1976), 958-59.

Sutterly, P. "Stress and Health: A Survey of Self-Regulation Modalities." Topics in Clinical Nursing I (April 1979), 1-21.

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Trayham, R. The Effects of Experimental Meditation, Relaxation Training, and Electromyographic Feedback on Physiological and Self-Report Measures of Relaxation and Altered States of Consciousness. (Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arkansas) Fayetteville, Ark.: 1977.

Trystad, L. "Simple New Ways to Help Anxious Patients." RN 43 (December 1980), 28-32. Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. Springfield, Mass.: G&C Merriam Company, 1974.

Williams, P. Das Energi. New York: Electra Books , 1973.

Wolpe, J. Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition. Stanford : Stanford University Press, 1958 .