autogenic therapy
- noun
- /ˌɔːtəˈdʒɛnɪk ˈθɛrəpi/
- Specialized
:
terapia autogénica
- Through regular autogenic therapy, she learned to calm her mind and body during tense situations.
Examples
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Many people find autogenic therapy helpful in managing anxiety and promoting relaxation.
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A therapist may recommend autogenic therapy as part of a stress reduction program.
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Many people find autogenic therapy helpful for managing stress.
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Have you ever tried autogenic therapy?
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A therapist may recommend autogenic therapy as part of a stress reduction program.
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Many people find autogenic therapy helpful in managing anxiety and promoting relaxation.
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Through regular autogenic therapy, she learned to calm her mind and body during tense situations.
Synonyms
A set of simple exercises for the mind and body to help a person relax
A way to relax your body by using calm thoughts and focusing on body feelings
To repeat positive statements to yourself to change your thoughts and behavior
How Self-Directed
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase transparently combines 'autogenic' (internal/self-generated) with 'therapy' (treatment), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a treatment based on internal/self-produced processes. However, the precise sense — a specific relaxation and self-suggestion technique — is technical and not fully predictable from the parts for an average B1 learner, so it should be classed as partially but not fully transparent.
Etymology
Autogenic therapy comes from the parts auto meaning 'self' and genic meaning 'to make', so it literally means 'make by yourself'. It uses simple exercises for the mind and body that teach you to make yourself calm, which is why the name fits the meaning.
