Naslov
Implementation of Biofeedback and Neurofeedback in Stress Management

Autori
Bosak, Josipa ; Vodanović Kosić, Ana ; Havelka, Ana ; Živoder, Ivana ; Budimir, Sanja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstracts of Scientific Oral and Poster Presentations at the 19th Meeting of the Biofeedback Federation of Europe ; u: Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback43 (2018) 1 (93-107) / - , 2018, 95-96

Skup
19th Biofeedback Federation of Europe (BFE) Annual meeting

Mjesto i datum
Rim, Italija, 13.04.2018. - 17.04.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Stress ; Biofeedback ; Neurofeedback ; Psychophysiology

Sažetak
Combining different kinds of biofeedback helps a person deal with stress more efficiently and learn how to improve their own coping mechanisms while retaining a high level of concentration. The outcome of this process is a higher work satisfaction and a more pleasant approach to the work environment. We have created a stress Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback (2018) 43:93–107 95 123 management program that consists of three approaches and was intended for employees that work on stressful jobs. These workshops give a person tools to be more efficient in dealing with stressors and to learn how to protect his body from the negative consequences of stress. In thefirstworkshopwehavecreateda“stressprofile” for each participant based on his physiological reactions to minor stressors like the Stroop test, mathematical stressor, and a social stressor. During this measurement we have used Skin conductance, Temperature, EMG, BVP and Breathing sensors in order to determine what kind of biofeedback training would benefit the person the most and after that they have undergone a specific biofeedback training. In the second workshop, the emphasis was on neurofeedback and how it can be used to enter the “zone of peak performance”. The person learned how to recognize and achieve a state of relaxed focus while using minimal energy to accomplish a maximal effect. The third workshop was dealing with breathing techniques and HRV biofeedback. After a crash course on all the benefits an abdominal breathing training has on a person’s health, the participants went through HRV biofeedback training. The intention of this program is to demonstrate that having feedback about how all these techniques influence our physiology has a greater benefit on their efficiency. This way a more effective stress management program could be implemented in the work environment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kognitivna znanost (prirodne, tehničke, biomedicina i zdravstvo, društvene i humanističke znanosti)

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