Biofeedback to help with Emotional Health

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Biofeedback to help with Emotional Health

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Biofeedback is a relatively new alternative therapy however it is gaining a lot of interest particularly in the field of emotional health. In this article we will give a brief overview of what biofeedback is and also how it can help with emotional issues such as stress, anxiety, panic attacks and ADHD.

What is Biofeedback?

Biofeedback is a teaching technique where the client learns to control their physiological responses. The process will work by the therapist monitoring and showing the client their physiological responses to certain situations and teaching them how to control these responses. However this is very much a therapy that is lead by the client and they can take responsibility for bringing changes about. The therapist may use various different techniques to teach the client to control their responses and this may depend on each individual client’s needs. One of the major advantage of this therapy is it can improve feelings of self-control which can help to boost someone’s confidence.

Biofeedback and Emotional Health

There are a number of practical uses for biofeedback, particularly in the field of emotional health. Below we have put together a list of conditions and given details on how biofeedback can help them:

1. Anxiety - biofeedback has been shown to be a very effective treatment for anxiety. The reason for this is the therapist and client can work together to determine the physiological responses the clients has when they experience anxiety. Often people suffering from anxiety suffer from physiologic hyperarousal and by working with the therapist they can identify this and learn to control their responses and stop this reaction from happening. Once this is reduced the level of anxiety felt will be significantly reduced.

2. Panic Attacks - many people will suffer panic attacks when they develop a fear of the body’s sensations and response to panic-inducing situations. By working with a biofeedback therapist they can learn to recognise these responses and to control them through a number of different methods. This approach can often be used for people who suffer from phobias that bring on panic attacks.

3. Stress - when a person is suffering from stress their body usually suffers what is known as a stress response. Through biofeedback a person can learn to recognise this and also learn a number of relaxation techniques that can help to reduce the stress response. Once the physical stress response is reduced a person will feel calmer and have a greater ability to deal with stressful situations by recognising when the stress response is beginning to occur and putting what they have learnt into practise.

4. Depression - with depression biofeedback is best used in conjunction with cognitive behavioural therapy. However by assessing and changing physiological responses a person can bring about a greater state of emotional balance for longer periods of time. This can have a significant effect on a person’s life and help them to move forward.

5. ADHD - there has been a lot or research that shows the brain waves for people with ADHD are different from those that do not have it. Biofeedback can help a therapist to identify and map these brain waves which can help them to devise a treatment plan that is specific for each patient.

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<h1>Biofeedback to help with Emotional Health</h1> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Mercedes Aspland.aspx'>Mercedes Aspland</a> Biofeedback is a relatively new alternative therapy however it is gaining a lot of interest particularly in the field of emotional health. In this article we will give a brief overview of what biofeedback is and also how it can help with emotional issues such as stress, anxiety, panic attacks and ADHD.

What is Biofeedback?
	
Biofeedback is a teaching technique where the client learns to control their physiological responses. The process will work by the therapist monitoring and showing the client their physiological responses to certain situations and teaching them how to control these responses. However this is very much a therapy that is lead by the client and they can take responsibility for bringing changes about. The therapist may use various different techniques to teach the client to control their responses and this may depend on each individual client’s needs. One of the major advantage of this therapy is it can improve feelings of self-control which can help to boost someone’s confidence.

Biofeedback and Emotional Health

There are a number of practical uses for biofeedback, particularly in the field of emotional health. Below we have put together a list of conditions and given details on how biofeedback can help them:
	
1. Anxiety - biofeedback has been shown to be a very effective treatment for anxiety. The reason for this is the therapist and client can work together to determine the physiological responses the clients has when they experience anxiety.  Often people suffering from anxiety suffer from physiologic hyperarousal and by working with the therapist they can identify this and learn to control their responses and stop this reaction from happening. Once this is reduced the level of anxiety felt will be significantly reduced.

2. Panic Attacks - many people will suffer panic attacks when they develop a fear of the body’s sensations and response to panic-inducing situations. By working with a biofeedback therapist they can learn to recognise these responses and to control them through a number of different methods. This approach can often be used for people who suffer from phobias that bring on panic attacks.

3. Stress - when a person is suffering from stress their body usually suffers what is known as a stress response. Through biofeedback a person can learn to recognise this and also learn a number of relaxation techniques that can help to reduce the stress response. Once the physical stress response is reduced a person will feel calmer and have a greater ability to deal with stressful situations by recognising when the stress response is beginning to occur and putting what they have learnt into practise.

4. Depression - with depression biofeedback is best used in conjunction with cognitive behavioural therapy. However by assessing and changing physiological responses a person can bring about a greater state of emotional balance for longer periods of time. This can have a significant effect on a person’s life and help them to move forward.

5. ADHD - there has been a lot or research that shows the brain waves for people with ADHD are different from those that do not have it. Biofeedback can help a therapist to identify and map these brain waves which can help them to devise a treatment plan that is specific for each patient.
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