Use of Biofeedback in Developing Mental Skills for Wounded Warriors

A fundamental principle of reaching one's potential is harnessing a level of inner control-control over mental, emotional and physiological states that are essential for exceptional performance in high stress situations. Knowing how and when to exercise such inner control can best be attained b...

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Published in:Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback 2012-12, Vol.37 (4), p.298
Main Authors: Csoka, Louis S, Grossman, Lisa E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biofeedback training
Military personnel
Physiological aspects
Training
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Summary:A fundamental principle of reaching one's potential is harnessing a level of inner control-control over mental, emotional and physiological states that are essential for exceptional performance in high stress situations. Knowing how and when to exercise such inner control can best be attained by developing critical peak performance mental skills using biofeedback to assess and train mastery of the skills. This session will introduce the bio/neurofeedback training methods used for developing the mental skills and mental strength of wounded warriors who are out of military service and attempting to forge a new life. The session will provide a brief introduction to the five mental skills (goal setting, adaptive thinking, stress/energy management, attention control, and imagery) this will be followed by examples of how biofeedback and neurofeedback are used to both assess and train mastery of the skills. Examples of biofeedback protocols developed to reinforce and support each of the mental skills will be provided along with data demonstrating the impact of the mental skills training on performance. Data will demonstrate the use of five physiological modalities (HRV, SC, TEMP, RESP, and SEMG) as well as EEG in the training protocols. Actual testimonials from wounded warriors' experiences and training results will be shown to session participants. Keywords * Mental skills * Biofeedback * Peak performance
ISSN:1090-0586