6. Who researched biofeedback as a treatment of stress?
Waxler-Morrison
Budzynski
Meichenbaum
7. Who used physiological measures to investigate stress?
Geer & Maisel
Kanner
Johansson
8. What did Budzynski find?
Practican help and jobs are seen as important. Six factors which helped: support from friends, contact with friends, martial status, total support, social networks and employment.
The group receiving biofeedback received fewer tension headaches.
SIT improved symptoms of stress the most. But both SIT and systematic desensitisation had an overall improvement.
9. What did Johansson find?
The workers secreted more cortisol than the cleaners. This was linked with an increased risk of stress related illness and absenteeism. They also felt more irritated and rushed.
A higher score on the daily hassles report showed links to increased chances of having a stress related illness.
Having no control over a situation is linked to increased levels of stress.
10. Who used self reports to investigate stress?
Kanner
Geer & Maisel
Johansson
11. Who used a combined approach (i.e. both self reports and physiological measures) to investigate stress?
Kanner
Johansson
Geer & Maisel
12. Who researched daily hassles and life events as a cause of stress?
Geer & Maisel
Kanner
Johansson
13. What did Meichenbaum find?
Practican help and jobs are seen as important. Six factors which helped: support from friends, contact with friends, martial status, total support, social networks and employment.
SIT improved symptoms of stress the most. But both SIT and systematic desensitisation had an overall improvement.
The group receiving biofeedback received fewer tension headaches.
14. What did Waxler-Morrison find?
Practican help and jobs are seen as important. Six factors which helped: support from friends, contact with friends, martial status, total support, social networks and employment.
SIT improved symptoms of stress the most. But both SIT and systematic desensitisation had an overall improvement.
The group receiving biofeedback received fewer tension headaches.