Answer these questions and number them.
1. What is meditation?
2.What are the physiological benefits of meditation?
3. What are the psychological benefits of mediation?
4. Describe how to meditate. Does meditation produce a hypnotic state, and during meditation what type of brain wave is produced?
5. List behaviors that we should and should not do to enhance the meditation process.
6. Please describe your meditative experience.
What is autogenic training? Does AT produce a hypnotic state, and what type of brain wave is produced during AT?
2. What are the two physiological sensations and how are they caused?
3. What are the physiological benefits of autogenic training?
4. What are the psychological effects of autogenic training?
5. In your own words, what are the prerequisites for effective autogenic training?
6. How should the body be positioned for autogenic training?
7. What are the six stages of autogenic training?
8. Describe your experience with autogenic training.
1. What is bracing?
2. What is proper form?
3. When does each group member notice themselves engaging in bracing?
4. What is progressive relaxation? Does PMR produce a hypnotic state?
5. What muscles are first affected by PMR? As a result of these muscles being relaxed, what group of muscles automatically relaxes?
6. What are the physical effects of PMR?
7. What are the psychological benefits of PMR?
8. What are some bodily cues to identify as one begins PMR?
9. What are the prerequisites for effective PMR?
10. How should the body be positioned during for PMR?
11. List and define other brief PMR exercises.
12. Describe your experience using PMR?
