Using mindfulness and the dive reflex as techniques from polyvagal theory to regulate approach motivation

Two techniques, which have been hypothesised to decrease sympathetic activation via their effects on the vagal system, were investigated. Polyvagal theory has not yet been explicitly linked with approach motivation, though there is good reason to do so when considering implications for Bipolar Disor...

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Main Author: Barnes, Victoria Ann
Other Authors: Wright, Kim
Published: University of Exeter 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.547049