A brief review on slow breathing practices and their association with psychophysiological effects and behavioral outcome

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spelling 13051 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=13051 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Article Journal application/pdf 7 1.6 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 20 Paper Capture Plug-in PROF. MADYA DR. ROHAYAH BINTI HUSAIN 2020-11-18 16:08:34 7363-01-FH02-FP-20-45974.pdf UniSZA Private Access A brief review on slow breathing practices and their association with psychophysiological effects and behavioral outcome Research J. Pharm. and Tech. The breathing technique helps in anxiety management based on psycho-physiological correlates of slow breathing. The psycho-physiological changes due to the brain-body interaction are observed in normal individuals and anxiety patients. Patients trained and practicing diaphragmatic breathing technique and people who practice breath control by meditation have demonstrated slowing down of breath frequency. There are limited studies regarding mechanisms involving breath control and its psychophysiological effects. This review study is aimed at exploring psychophysiological mechanisms underlying slow breathing techniques followed in the east and west and their effects on healthy subjects. This literature review completed using electronic databases such as PubMed, Medline, and Scopus databases using keywords such as breathing techniques, psychophysiology of breath control, meditation and breath control, relaxation and breathing technique, cardiorespiratory fitness and relaxing the nervous system. The current study analyzed 62 articles from the year 1970 to 2019. The main effects of slow breathing techniques have proven psychophysiological correlation paving to psychological/behavioral outputs that had increased comfort, relaxation, pleasantness, vigor and alertness, and reduced symptoms of arousal, anxiety, depression, anger, and confusion. 13 10 5012-5017
spellingShingle A brief review on slow breathing practices and their association with psychophysiological effects and behavioral outcome
summary The breathing technique helps in anxiety management based on psycho-physiological correlates of slow breathing. The psycho-physiological changes due to the brain-body interaction are observed in normal individuals and anxiety patients. Patients trained and practicing diaphragmatic breathing technique and people who practice breath control by meditation have demonstrated slowing down of breath frequency. There are limited studies regarding mechanisms involving breath control and its psychophysiological effects. This review study is aimed at exploring psychophysiological mechanisms underlying slow breathing techniques followed in the east and west and their effects on healthy subjects. This literature review completed using electronic databases such as PubMed, Medline, and Scopus databases using keywords such as breathing techniques, psychophysiology of breath control, meditation and breath control, relaxation and breathing technique, cardiorespiratory fitness and relaxing the nervous system. The current study analyzed 62 articles from the year 1970 to 2019. The main effects of slow breathing techniques have proven psychophysiological correlation paving to psychological/behavioral outputs that had increased comfort, relaxation, pleasantness, vigor and alertness, and reduced symptoms of arousal, anxiety, depression, anger, and confusion.
title A brief review on slow breathing practices and their association with psychophysiological effects and behavioral outcome
title_full A brief review on slow breathing practices and their association with psychophysiological effects and behavioral outcome
title_fullStr A brief review on slow breathing practices and their association with psychophysiological effects and behavioral outcome
title_full_unstemmed A brief review on slow breathing practices and their association with psychophysiological effects and behavioral outcome
title_short A brief review on slow breathing practices and their association with psychophysiological effects and behavioral outcome
title_sort brief review on slow breathing practices and their association with psychophysiological effects and behavioral outcome