Biofeedback and the Modification of Behavior
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4684-3556-6 (ISBN)
1. Some Antecedents of Biofeedback.- Bell and Visible Speech for the Deaf.- Tarchanoff and the Voluntary Control of Heart Rate.- Bair and Woodworth and the Voluntary Control of Muscle Function.- Schultz and Autogenic Training.- Miller and Operant Control in Curarized Rats.- Razran and Interoceptive Conditioning in the Soviet Union.- Smith and the Disruption of Behavior.- References.- 2. Instrumentation and Methodology.- The Dependent Variable in Biofeedback.- The Independent Variable in Biofeedback.- Confounding Variables and the Design of Experiments in Biofeedback.- References.- 3. Voluntary Control of Muscle Activity.- Voluntary Control of Normal Muscle Activity.- Disorders of Muscle Function.- References.- 4. Voluntary Control of Autonomic Functions.- Voluntary Control of Autonomic Function.- Disorders of Autonomic Function.- References.- 5. Voluntary Control of the Electrical Activity of the Brain.- Voluntary Control of Alpha: Early Studies.- The First Critiques.- Alpha Research Comes of Age.- The Second Wave of Criticism.- The Treatment of Epilepsy.- References.- 6. Other Applications of Biofeedback.- Applications.- References.- 7. Theoretical Aspects of Biofeedback.- The Specificity/Generality Issue and Somatic Integration.- The Role of Reinforcement in Biofeedback.- The Role of Somatic Mediation in Biofeedback.- The Role of Cognitive Mediation in Biofeedback.- The Motor Skills Theory of Biofeedback.- The Servomechanical Model of Biofeedback Control.- The Language of Biofeedback.- References.- 8. Biofeedback: Still “A Promise as Yet Unfulfilled”?.- The Promise of Biofeedback: The Optimists and the Pessimists.- Comparative Studies with Normal Subjects.- Comparative Studies with Abnormal Subjects.- Long-Term Effectiveness of Biofeedback.- Other Problems withBiofeedback.- The Other Side of the Coin: Positive Aspects of Biofeedback.- Biofeedback: Blunderbuss or Precision Tool?.- References.
Zusatzinfo | XII, 516 p. |
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Verlagsort | New York, NY |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Garten |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4684-3556-6 / 1468435566 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4684-3556-6 / 9781468435566 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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