BIOFEEDBACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does biofeedback mean? 

• BIOFEEDBACK (noun)
  The noun BIOFEEDBACK has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: BIOFEEDBACK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BIOFEEDBACK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("biofeedback" is a kind of...):

training program (a program designed for training in specific skills)

 Context examples 

Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Other methods I use to relieve pain include; biofeedback.

(BPI - Biofeedback to Relieve Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

EEG biofeedback may help cancer patients deal with the stress and mental side effects of chemotherapy.

(EEG biofeedback, NCI Dictionary)

Pharmacological and behavioral interventions, such as the combined use of nicotine replacement and biofeedback, for the treatment of physiological addictions, such as nicotine.

(Combined Pharmacological and Behavioral Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)

Other treatments include psychotherapy, relaxation and meditation therapy, biofeedback, and behavior modification.

(Chronic Pain, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Alternative medicine includes treatments and practices such as acupuncture, holistic medicine, homeopathy, ayurveda, Chinese medicine, massage therapy, herbal therapy, and biofeedback.

(Alternative Medical Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)

Examples are meditation, hypnosis, biofeedback, support groups, etc. These are often considered conventional practice and become CAM related when applied to conditions for which they are not usually used, such as hypnosis for genetic problems, support groups for cancer survival, meditation to slow aging.

(Mind-Body Method, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called EEG biofeedback.

(Neurofeedback, NCI Dictionary)

The study, prevention, and treatment of medical and psychosomatic disorders and of undesirable behaviors, such as overeating and substance abuse, by the application of behavior therapy techniques, such as biofeedback, relaxation training, and hypnosis.

(Behavioral Medicine, NCI Thesaurus)