Mind-Body Interaction
The interplay between emotion, stress, and physiological activation can be seen in the downloadable PDF graphic below. This is particularly helpful to understanding why we experience sleep disruptions, physical exhaustion, and extreme agitation during periods of high stress, and why we feel so much better physically when we are experiencing positive emotions. HRV Biofeedback training uses this knowledge teach individuals how to become aware of stress effects before their reserves are depleted, and how to regulate their reaction to stress in the moment, and shift their own internal state to one that renews our physiological reserves.
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Psychological Outcomes of Biofeedback
- Increased internal awareness
- Ability to self-regulate reactivity to internal or external stressors
- Ability to self-regulate mood
- Regained sense of control
- Modulation of pain level, stress level and other symptoms
- Less emotional or psychological agitation
Physiological Outcomes of Biofeedback
- Correction of dysfunction or imbalance within the autonomic nervous system
- Activation of the body's natural relaxation response
- Deactivation of the Human Stress Response
- Amelioration of physiological complaints in severity or frequency
- Less physical agitation
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