Microcomputer-assisted relaxation.
The present pilot study was designed to test the effectiveness of a microcomputer program developed by the authors to induce relaxation and focused attention, which are common to most clinical stress-reduction and hypnotic procedures. A nonclinical sample of 20 adults used the program on an APPLE IIc computer in two 30-min. sessions in a within-subjects design. Repeated measures analyses of variance showed significant decreases in the Spielberger State Anxiety Scale and on a visual analog anxiety scale. Limitations and implications of the study are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D012064:Relaxation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012984:Software