192
Participants
Start Date
April 30, 2012
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2014
Study Completion Date
September 30, 2014
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Participants will be instructed to practice the techniques twice daily for 5-15 minutes per session, and subsequently use the techniques when confronted with a stressful event such as a project deadline, exam, skill evaluation, etc. Participants in this condition will listen to PMR instruction by way of a mp3 player.
Coherence Advantage
Participants will be instructed to practice the techniques twice daily for 5-15 minutes per session, and subsequently use the techniques when confronted with a stressful event such as a project deadline, exam, skill evaluation, etc. Participants in this condition will practice the techniques while using a biofeedback device to recognize when they enter psychophysiological coherence.
Surface Warfare Medicine Institute, San Diego
United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
FED