Autogenic Training

Micah R. Sadigh, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is a diplomate in Franklian Psychology/Existential Analysis, and holds membership in the American Psychological Association, the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, and the American Psychosomatic Society.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Hugo Twaddle, M.D.PrefaceIntroductionPart I: Theoretical Aspects of Chronic Pain and Stress1. The Dimensions of Chronic Pain Syndrome: A Brief Review of the Literature2. Stress and Pain3. Methods of Stress ManagementPart II: History and Principles of Autogenic Training4. History and Basic Principles5. Medical and Psychological Screening6. Requirements for Achieving the Autogenic StatePart III: The Standard and Advanced Exercises and Clinical Applications of Autogenic Training7. The Preliminary Exercises8. The First Standard Exercise: Heaviness9. The Second Standard Exercise: Warmth10. The Third Standard Exercise: Heart11. The Fourth Standard Exercise: Respiration12. The Fifth Standard Exercise: Abdominal Warmth13. The Sixth Standard Exercise: Forehead Cooling14. Advanced Autogenic Training15. Autogenic Training and Biofeedback (Psychophysiological Feedback)16. Sleep, Insomnia, and Pain17. Autogenic Training for Sleep Enhancement18. Autogenic Neutralization as Psychophysiological Psychotherapy19. Autogenic Training and Autogenic Abreaction as Treatments for Post-Traumatic Nightmares20. Autogenic Training as Palliative Care21. Questions and AnswersAppendix A: The Autogenic Pain and Tension Checklists (Forms A and B)Appendix B: The Autogenic Training Progress IndexAppendix C: Fibromyalgia and Psychobiological Disregulation—A Theoretical FormulationReferencesIndex

Reviews of the previous editions: “a well-researched and detailed clinical guide, Autogenic Training is a valuable resource for anyone who works with chronic pain patients”—Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotheraphy