Relaxation

Code: ENF12480L

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Nursing

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

3. Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

General objective:
- To acquire knowledge about relaxation as a technique of therapeutic intervention.

Skills:
- It bases the practice of relaxation as a promoter of well-being
- Know the positive effects of relaxation
- Know some relaxation techniques
- Plan with orientation, a relaxation session.
- Performs at least one relaxation technique in laboratory context

- Origin of relaxation and some associated philosophies
- Relaxation as an intervention technique
- The psychophysiological effects of relaxation and the common steps of the relaxing process
- Simple relaxation, autogenic training Schultz; Jacobsons Progressive Relaxation, Imagery.
- Practice relaxation: exploratory exercises and basic instructions.
- Atelier relaxation

Teaching Methods

The pedagogical methodology used in this Curricular Unit includes the use of advanced technological resources, namely, digital environments and technological platforms applied to training and simulation.
It will be an active methodology in order to stimulate student participation and creativity. Expository method for the theoretical component. Demonstrative method of the techniques covered. Skills training with feedback, in relaxation sessions planned and guided by the students.