Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The technique of using monitoring devices to furnish information regarding an autonomic bodily function, such as heart rate or blood pressure, in an attempt to gain some voluntary control over that function. It may be used clinically to treat certain conditions, such as hypertension and migraine headache.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them
Etymologies
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Examples
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Cindi says he was given cognitive therapy and something called biofeedback, which helped, but that psychologically he was a mess.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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It is the abrupt open-and-shut of the vocal cords that (through a process known as biofeedback) apparently charges the higher harmonics with increasing energy, resulting in separation between up to six simultaneous tones.
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Boomers themselves, Bond and Austin opened a physical therapy practice based on a technique called biofeedback, which they say helps their clients alleviate the aches and pains of aging.
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That's feedback -- and having spent much of my life in the field of "biofeedback" I'm one believer that feedback helps you to function better, with more control of the choices in your life.
Printing: URL Shorteners are For More than Shortening URLs 2009
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That's feedback -- and having spent much of my life in the field of "biofeedback" I'm one believer that feedback helps you to function better, with more control of the choices in your life.
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Behavioral therapies, such as biofeedback and meditation, are recommended when stress is a factor.
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Behavioral therapies, such as biofeedback and meditation, are recommended when stress is a factor.
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Mind-body therapies such as biofeedback, hypnosis and progressive relaxation help prevent headaches and have fewer side effects than medication.
What's Safe For Kids 2007
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I also noticed I can do a kind of biofeedback thing to lower my heart rate if I'm hooked up to a monitor, so I'm going to get a fairly cheap one and start practicing.
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But integrative approaches -- such as biofeedback, chiropractic, acupuncture, aromatherapy, music, meditation, massage, yoga -- all these things, give you a sense of control.
CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Andrew Weil Discusses `Eating Well' - April 5, 2000 2000
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