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Relaxation reduces disruption in mentally handicapped adults
Author(s) -
McPHAIL C. H,
CHAMOVE A. S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1989.tb01494.x
Subject(s) - relaxation (psychology) , psychology , aggression , relaxation therapy , mentally retarded , muscle relaxation , developmental psychology , audiology , clinical psychology , medicine , anesthesia , neuroscience
. To assess the effects of modified relaxation training on subsequent disruptive behaviour, two groups of six non‐institutionalized mentally handicapped adults were compared. At the end of 3 weeks training, those given relaxation training showed 71% more relaxation after relaxation sessions and 74% less disruptive behaviour later in the day, whereas controls who were only told stories showed no decrease; aggression and verbal disruption showed the most consistent effects. This suggests that modified relaxation is rapidly effective in inducing relaxation and in reducing disruption.