APH 5101 - Psychophysiological Recording, Assessment, and Interventions

This course is designed to follow APH5622, Basic Training and Education in Biofeedback, APH5627, Intermediate Biofeedback, and APH5051 Fundamentals of Psychophysiology. The information about biofeedback covered in the basic and intermediate biofeedback courses is not repeated here. This course continues from the Fundamentals of Psychophysiology course to provide in-depth material leading to an understanding of the physiology and methodology underlying common psychophysiological recording techniques used in behavioral medicine. It provides sufficient material about psychophysiology and its techniques so students will (a) know the psychophysiological basis for performing recordings, (b) what the common assessments and interventions are as well as how they work, (c) what the common associated interventions are, (d) how the recording devices work in a variety of settings, (e) how to perform an effective recording and, (f) how to perform effective psychophysiological assessments and interventions. The course emphasizes environmental recording and assessment techniques for work-based situations in support of athletes, musicians, soldiers, etc. who need to perform optimally in a variety of situations. Techniques emphasized include breathing evaluation, startle responses, ERPs, P300s and other brain responses to stimuli, pheromones, methods of assessing stress responses, etc. The strengths and weaknesses of evidence supporting the use of biofeedback and other psychophysiological techniques for a variety of dysfunctions are reviewed and performance skills are detailed. Prerequisite(s): APH 5622 Basic Training and Education in Biofeedback 3 credit(s)

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