Biofeedback Volume 43: Issue 4

The cover of this issue of Biofeedback shows a photograph of the Seattle, Washington skyline, a reminder that the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) will hold its annual meeting March 9–12, 2016 in Seattle.

Introduction to the Special Issue

The Guest Editor for this special issue is Richard Harvey of San Francisco State University, who is also the current president of AAPB. Dr. Harvey has chosen to focus this special issue on previewing the theme of the AAPB 2016 annual meeting: Beyond the Self in Self-Regulation.

The articles in this special issue reflect applications of biofeedback

Marriage and family therapy has had well over 70 years of research and clinical practice. The roots of biofeedback therapy go back to the 1960s for both research and clinical practice. This article reviews both couples therapy and group family therapy to illustrate the integration of psychophysiologically based interventions (interpersonal biofeedback), into relational therapy contexts. It also illustrates the utility of this approach for both clients and clinicians.

As technologies become increasingly integrated in all aspects of culture, we may be losing our therapeutic pulse on how important true face-to-face and heart-to-heart relationships are to our personal and collective well-being. Social isolation and excessive utilization of i-technology appear to contribute to the development or maintenance of anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, and ADHD. Human engagement risks being eclipsed by the novelty and excitement of the digital age. Current practice indicates that there are potentially positive and even therapeutic applications of technologies for betterment and healing, but that we should be selective in our applications.

This report identifies curricular considerations related to multicultural and diversity training. Various models of cultural diversity are discussed that are useful for research, education, and clinical professionals who use biofeedback tools, whether those tools are used to educate clients and students in instructional settings or diagnose and/or treat patients in clinical settings. The report begins by describing a practical framework for discussing terms such as “multicultural” and “diversity training,” and continues with describing curricular components for increasing awareness of diverse cultural perspectives encountered by biofeedback practitioners in various settings.

Beyond the Self in Self-Regulation

Introduction to the Special Issue

Foundation for Education and Research in Biofeedback (FERB): Accomplishments and Appeal

Interpersonal Biofeedback: Biofeedback in a Relationship Context

Beyond the Self in Self-Regulation—Reaching Beyond Technologies: The Importance of Others and Relationships to Individual Well-Being

Multicultural and Diversity Training Considerations for Biofeedback Practitioners

Seeing is Believing: Biofeedback as a Tool to Enhance Motivation for Cognitive Therapy

Did You Ask About Abdominal Surgery or Injury? A Learned Disuse Risk Factor for Breathing Dysfunction

Stimulation Technologies: "New" Trends in "Old" Techniques

Biofeedback in Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren: Correlations Between Subjective and Objective Measures

In Memoriam: Michael G. McKee, PhD, BCB

ABSTRACTS: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

ABSTRACTS: Abstracts of Posters Presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of AAPB

MEMORIAL: Eleanor Criswell-Hanna, 1938–2024

SPECIAL ISSUE: Lessons Learned: A Pilot Study on the Feasibility of Using Biofeedback Monitoring in a Remote Setting with Special Forces Veterans in Saipan

SPECIAL ISSUE: The ACT of Biofeedback—Training for Psychological Flexibility