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RELAXATION TRAINING : WEEKLY LOG — Example ( Download a blank log at https :// www . amhca . org / viewdocument / progressive-muscle-relaxationblank .)
DATE MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT SUN
Number of practices with the tape
• [ Goal : 1 / day ]
1 1 2 2 1 1 2
Number of Mini-Practices
• [ Goal : 6 ]
4 6 6 4 6 2 6
Number of times using imagery , counting , and breathing
• [ Goal : 6 ]
10 12 6 5 10 7 6
Type and amount of medications taken , if any .
• [ Goal : 0 ]
0 1 Ativan 0 0 1 Ativan 0 0
Rate average anxiety or panic . ( Use numbers 0 through 10 , with 0 being no anxiety or panic , and 10 being as bad as it could be .)
Rate average pain or physical distress . ( Use numbers 0 through 10 with 0 being no pain or physical distress , and 10 being as bad as it could be .)
5 8 4 3 7 3 2
2 8 2 2 8 2 2
List other strategies used to control anxiety , panic , pain , or physical distress . |
walking , yoga |
|
0 walking , yoga |
Blood Pressure / Heart Rate
N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A N / A
SOURCE : Joseph Kertesz / 2021
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