ABSTRAK Pandemi Covid-19 yang hampir melanda seluruh penjuru dan bagian dunia berdampak bagi tatanan kehidupan masyarakat tidak terkecuali juga di Indonesia karena kasus ini mengakibatkan gangguan psikologi berupa kecemasan berlebihan. Maka perlu ditingkatkan upaya untuk mencegah menanggulangi masalah akibat physikologis dialami masyarakat. Salah satu akan dilakukan adalah melakukan pengabdian ...

The impact of stress on respiratory airflow in asthmatics is unclear. Part of the uncertainty may spring from the different physiological effects of different stressors. Given their potential to elicit increases in parasympathetic vagal activity, stressful situations that present few opportunities for coping (passive coping stressors) may be particularly problematic for people with asthma. Thir...

Relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing and muscle relaxation, are aspects common to most forms of mindfulness training. There is now an abundance of research demonstrating that mindfulness training has beneficial effects across a wide range of clinical conditions, making it an important tool for clinical intervention. One area of extensive research is on the beneficial effects of mindful...

Two sessions of relaxation instructions were administered under high and low expectancy conditions. Fifty-four college students scoring high on a self-report measure of anxiety served as subjects. Live and taped abbreviated progressive muscle relaxation instructions and a self-relaxation condition were equally effective in reducing within-session self-report and physiological indices of anxiety...