Neurofeedback and Beethoven music for relieve of stress

Stress is defined as a mild mental disorder and can be relieved using psychological treatment or neurorehabilitation such as neurofeedback training. In this research neurofeedback training (NFT) was applied using sound therapy such as music to reduce stress and increase calmness of final year univer...

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Main Authors: Vee Fely, Malek, Norsiah, Fauzan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IASE 2016
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13612/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13612/1/Norsiah.pdf
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Summary:Stress is defined as a mild mental disorder and can be relieved using psychological treatment or neurorehabilitation such as neurofeedback training. In this research neurofeedback training (NFT) was applied using sound therapy such as music to reduce stress and increase calmness of final year university students. Data was collected using a quantitative electroencephalogram (QEEG) with Neurofeedback (NFT) and Beethoven music as the therapy medium. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. Five respondents were involved in this research and they were chosen based on their scores from the stress inventory. The subjects were required to completan inventory to identify their stress levels and were selected based on total points accumulated. The subjects went through pre-test, NFT training session and posttest to look at the changes in brain organization. Delta and Beta training protocol most dominant brainwaves to improve calmness (Alpha) were Delta protocol to stabilize the excessive waves.