2024

Relaxation

Name: 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

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

Contents

- 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; Jacobson’s Progressive Relaxation, Imagery.
- Practice relaxation: exploratory exercises and basic instructions.
- Atelier relaxation

Teaching Methods

The methodology will be active in order to stimulate participation and creativity of the student. Expositive method for the theoretical. Method demonstrative the techniques discussed. Skills training with feedback in relaxation sessions planned and oriented by students.

Written test for the evaluation of knowledge (60%), assessment of planning and execution of a relaxation session selected by the student (40%).

Teaching Staff

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