Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface 1 Introduction 5 Part I: Theoretical Aspects of Chronic Pain and Stress 1. The Dimensions of Pain Syndrome: A Brief Review of the Literature 13 2. Stress and Pain 30 3. Methods of Stress Management 43 Part II: History and Principles of Autogenic Training 4. History and Basic Principles 57 5. Medical and Psychological Screening 64 6. Requirements for Achieving the Autogenic State 69 Part III: The Standard and Advanced Exercises and Clinical Applications of Autogenic Training 7. The Preliminary Exercises 83 8.

The First Standard Exercise: Heaviness 91 9. The Second Standard Exercise: Warmth 105 10. The Third Standard Exercise: Heart 116 11. The Fourth Standard Exercise: Respiration 126 12. The Fifth Standard Exercise: Abdominal Warmth 137 13. The Sixth Standard Exercise: Forehead Cooling 150 14. Advanced Autogenic Training 161 15. Autogenic Training and Biofeedback 180 16.

Sleep, Insomnia, and Pain 186 17. Autogenic Neutralization as Psychophysiological Psychotherapy 200 18. Autogenic Training and Autogenic Abreaction as Treatments for Post-Traumatic Nightmares 213 19. Autogenic Training as Palliative Care 223 20. Questions and Answers 234 Appendix A: The Autogenic Pain and Tension Checklists (Forms A and B) 241 Appendix B: The Autogenic Training Progress Index 246 References 247 Index 259.