Autogenic training

based on the German version "Autogenes Training"

Description

Is a desensitization-relaxation technique developed by the German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz by which a psychophysiologically determined relaxation response is obtained.

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Form

Individual or group therapy

A technique used in some forms of therapy

Clinical applications

Time

Costs

• community college courses (Volkshochschulkurse)

• Health courses that are partly covered by the German public health insurance

• If A technique used in a psychotherapy, covered by the German public health insurance

Benefits

To relieve the symptoms of stress. Helpful with problems such as generalized anxiety, fatigue, and irritability. Some people use it to manage pain, reduce sleeping disorders such as insomnia , and increase their resistance to stress.

 Potential adverse

The effectiveness of most body therapies has not been scientifically proven or has only been insufficiently proven.

Imaginary journeys can trigger anxiety.