Autogenic training - Jiritsukunren (English spelling)

Japanese: 自律訓練 - じりつくんれん（英語表記）autogenic training

It is a type of psychotherapy with strong autohypnotic elements that was created in 1932 by German psychiatrist JH Schultz, and is used to treat psychosomatic disorders, neuroses, autonomic nervous system disorders, and other conditions, as well as to unify the mind and relieve stress. Two to three times a day, the patient blocks out external stimuli, sits in a comfortable position with their eyes closed for two to ten minutes, and concentrates on slowly repeating predetermined "words" in their heads. In other words, this is a method of self-regulating the mind and body to a favorable state by practicing autosuggestion and relaxing tension throughout the body.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ドイツの精神科医J.H.シュルツが1932年に創唱した自己催眠的要素の強い一種の精神療法で，心身症，神経症，自律神経失調症などの治療や精神統一，ストレス解消などに用いられる。1日2～3回，外界からの刺激を遮断し，2～10分間，楽な姿勢で閉眼し，注意を集中して決められた内容の〈言葉〉を頭の中でゆっくり反復する。つまり，これは自己暗示の練習により全身の緊張を弛緩させ，心身を好ましい状態に自己制御する方法である。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Autonomic nervous system

>>: Autonomic function