New Directions in Progressive Relaxation Training

DOUGLAS A. BERNSTEIN is Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Courtesy Professor of Psychology at the University of South Florida. He has written, with Thomas D. Borkovec, Progressive Relaxation Training and, with M.T. Nietzel and R. Milich, Introduction to Clinical Psychology. He is also lead author on the fifth edition of an introductory textbook, Psychology. He is a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society.THOMAS D. BORKOVEC is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Pennsylvania State University. His empirical work has involved both basic and applied research, and his therapy outcome investigations on the cognitive behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety disorder have been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health since 1984. He has published more than 120 journal articles and book chapters.HOLLY HAZLETT-STEVENS is a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her work focuses on anxiety and relaxation research.

• IntroductionBackground of Progressive Relaxation TrainingTargets for Progressive Relaxation TrainingPhysical Setting for Progressive Relaxation TrainingSession 1: The RationaleSession 2: Basic ProceduresVariations on the Basic ProceduresDifferential Relaxation and Conditioned RelaxationPossible Problems and Suggested SolutionsAssessing a Client's ProgressHypnosis, Drugs, and Progressive RelaxationEvaluation Research and Progressive Relaxation TrainingApplied Relaxation Training