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  • To explain the role of high-tech devices and methods for facilitating relaxation and stress reduction.

  • To describe the role of biofeedback technology for facilitating different forms of relaxation and ameliorating psychosomatic symptoms.

  • To discriminate among the four types of biofeedback.

  • To explain how hypnosis works.

  • To explain how hypnotic tapes can foster relaxation and stress reduction.

  • To enumerate the role of flotation tanks for creating relaxation and stress reduction.

  • To explain how brainwave frequency ranges relate to states of consciousness.

  • To summarize how light and sound (BWS) devices create a profound state of relaxation through the entrainment process.

  • To explain the benefits of BWS usage.

  • To list the ...

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