The effects of autogenic training on psychological and autonomic nervous functions

本研究的目的是利用自主神经系统的生理指标和心理行为指标，探讨自生训练过程中的心理生理变化。掌握了自源训练的受试者参与了实验，要求他们完成语音任务作为一种压力负荷。在讲话过程中，测量了包括皮肤电导水平、血压、心率、心率频率分析、主观焦虑和言语焦虑的行为评估在内的心理生理指标。结果发现，掌握自生训练会引起交感神经和副交感神经功能的激活，表现为血压的升高和心率的降低。自源性训练对降低焦虑、改善行为方面也有一定的效果。本研究结果提示，自生训练具有调节自主神经功能的作用。最后，在回顾了自生行为疗法的发展和认知行为疗法的最新进展后，讨论了自生训练与认知行为疗法之间的共同观点。对认知行为治疗中自生训练的进一步发展方向进行了讨论。

Purpose of this study was to investigate the psychophysiological changes during the autogenic training using physiological measures of autonomic nervous system, and psychological and behavioral measures. Subjects who have mastered autogenic training participated in the experiment and requested to perform speech task as a stress loading. During speech, psychophysiological measures, including skin conductance level, blood pressure, heart rate, and analysis of HR frequency, subjective anxiety, and behavioral assessment of speech anxiety were measured.It was found that mastering autogenic train causes the activation of both sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous functions, which was revealed through raise of blood pressure and the decrease of heart rate. It was also revealed that the autogenic training has effectiveness to decrease anxiety and to improvement of behavioral aspects. Results of this study suggested that autogenic training has effects to regulate autonomic nervous functions.Finally, after reviewing the development of autogenic behavior therapy and the recent development of cognitive behavior thrapy, common viewpoints between autogenic training and cognitive behavior therapy were discussed. Issues on the further direction of autogenic trainig in cognitive behavior therapy was discussed.