L'Autrice fornisce dettagliate indicazioni, basate sull’esperienza clinica dell’Autrice, su come condurre il trattamento con il T.A. nelle psicosomatosi adolescenziali, guidando il terapeuta poco esperto dall’anamnesi psicosomatica del soggetto e della sua famiglia, fino alla descrizione dettagliata delle varie fasi della terapia

Describes a course in autogenic training (AT) given to 100 5th-graders. In Phase 1, parents and teachers were informed about the principles and methods of AT. In Phase 2, Ss wrote a composition and copied a dictation on unlined paper to provide handwriting samples. In Phase 3, Ss were divided into 5 groups; 3 groups sat upright while 2 sat in supine positions while executing AT exercises. Meetings took place once a week during the school year. At the end of the course Ss again wrote compositions and copied dictation on unlined paper. Results show that exercises executed in a supine position were best for autogenic learning. Teacher judgment indicated improvement in other areas as well (e.g., attention, participation, perception). Other changes observed include decreased hostility, less examination anxiety, and better manners. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)