How Does the Original Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique Devised by Edmund

question 7

Multiple Choice

How does the original progressive muscle relaxation technique devised by Edmund Jacobson in 1938 differ from the way the procedure is usually taught in clinics today?

• A) The procedure is now used in conjunction with muscle relaxant drugs.
• B) The person is now taught to monitor his or her stressful thoughts before, during, and after the relaxation procedure.
• C) The focus is now on exercising and thus stimulating the muscles, instead of simply relaxing them.
• D) The procedure is usually taught in a much shorter period of time now and is rarely the sole treatment.

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