Progressive Relaxation
Progressive Relaxation is a journal article by Edmund Jacobson (1938), published in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. IX Coach's practice library cites it in 3 practices across 3 concepts; each one is listed below, so you can see exactly where this journal article is put to use.
Where to find it
Practices on IX Coach that cite Progressive Relaxation
- Learn deep relaxation as the counter-stimulus
Train a reliable relaxation response that will compete with and inhibit fear.
Counter-Conditioning and Systematic Desensitization
- Addressing mental tension through the body
Recognize that anxious thinking produces detectable muscle tension — and reducing that tension can ease the thought spiral.
Edmund Jacobson’s Progressive Relaxation, Made Practical
- Progressive relaxation: release physical tension systematically
Tense and release each muscle group in sequence to clear the physical tension that emotional arousal creates.
TIPP: DBT’s Crisis Skill for Rapidly Lowering Emotional Intensity
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