{"id":168056,"date":"2022-05-04T15:18:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T13:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qxworld.eu\/?p=168056"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:21:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T10:21:55","slug":"biofeedback-in-psychology-how-can-it-help-your-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qxworld.eu\/el\/biofeedback-in-psychology-how-can-it-help-your-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0392\u03b9\u03bf\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c8\u03c5\u03c7\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 - \u03a0\u03ce\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b2\u03bf\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2;"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Biofeedback is a well-known non-invasive technique that teaches you to take control of your bodily responses to stressors that you\u2019re exposed to on a daily basis, thus managing the symptoms of numerous possible conditions and improving your quality of life.<\/span><\/div>
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It\u2019s a method that\u2019s proven to be effective in decreasing stress and anxiety, chronic pain, the frequency of headaches<\/strong>, and many other things.<\/div>
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Most importantly, biofeedback can help you tremendously to achieve your health goals both mentally and physically.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As an alternative healthcare method, many healthcare professionals make use of it from general practitioners to athletic trainers, nurses, and psychologists to enhance and accompany any ongoing treatments.<\/p>

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In this article, we are going to specifically focus on the complementary uses of biofeedback in psychology practices.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Clinical psychology\u2019s aim is to recognize, assess, and treat disorders of the mind.\u00a0<\/p>

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Similarly to what biofeedback is used for, which is to measure, understand, and improve the responses of the body as well as the mind to certain stressors<\/strong> (stressors can be physical, metabolic, biological, mental, social, and cultural) you might be exposed to. Already there is an outline of the connection between the two.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How can we apply biofeedback to psychology?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What are the main areas in psychology where biofeedback is commonly applied as a complementary solution?<\/p>

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Anxiety, depression, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)<\/strong> are chief among the conditions for which biofeedback therapy can be extremely beneficial.<\/p>

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As it focuses on the interrelation between thoughts, moods, and physiological responses,<\/strong> approaching a problem through targeting what we may think are involuntary physiological responses, making them voluntarily controllable.<\/p>

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For example, when you have anxiety, your muscles tend to become tense, which bodily response then keeps feeding your anxiety.<\/p>

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It\u2019s a vicious circle. By recognizing this pattern, you are able to start working on easing the tension, and by doing that, also easing anxiety.<\/p>

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But this is just one example. There are many other ways and modalities of biofeedback commonly used to measure bodily symptoms of psychological conditions.<\/p>

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Essentially biofeedback provides real-time insight into the state of our minds through analyzing the state of our bodies.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The benefits of complementing your psychology practice with biofeedback\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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What type of biofeedback are there, and why are they beneficial? Let us stick to the example of anxiety as it is the most common mental disorder worldwide.<\/p>

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Generally, what is the physical experience of being anxious? Is your heart racing? Do you sweat more than usual? Do you experience shortness of breath? A tightness in your chest?<\/p>

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There is a biofeedback for measuring each of these symptoms.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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