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Baldridge, Jeffrey T. Imagery. Psychotherapy and
Directed Relaxation: Physiological Correlates. Doctor of
Philosophy (Clinical Psychology), May, 1992, 110 pp., 11
tables, references, 95 titles.
Thirty outpatients being treated at Wilford Hall USAF
Medical Center Department of Behavioral Health Psychology
were randomly assigned to either a relaxation/imagery
training class (R/I), a short-term psychotherapy group (P/G)
or a no treatment control group. Subjects had
psychological, physiological and immunological data taken
before and after treatment. Results indicated that support
for the hypothesis that relaxation/imagery training improves
the psychological, physiological, and immunological
functioning of participants was found. R/I participants
exhibited decreased diastolic blood pressure, felt less
fatigue and tension, reported decreased severity of
symptoms, and exhibited an improved potential for immune
response. This same support was not found for psychotherapy
group participants. P/G subjects showed a tendency to
exhibit increased diastolic blood pressure after treatment
sessions, did not exhibit any significant psychological
changes as measured by the POMS and SRRS, and exhibited some
symptoms of immunosuppression and possibly the beginnings of
infection.
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Baldridge, Jeffrey T. (Jeffrey Turner). Imagery, Psychotherapy, and Directed Relaxation: Physiological Correlates, dissertation, May 1992; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278377/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .