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Three components of relaxation include cognitive, affective. and psychomotor processes. Which of the following does NOT describe how these categories can inform relaxation training?
  1. Parents can be taught how stress can physically changes the body.
  2. The emotional environment is more important than the physical environment for relaxation to occur.
  3. Assessing fears is an integral part of the affective component of relaxation training.
  4. A partner's assistance in relaxation training can give the mother a sense of trust and confidence in his or her ability to support the mother when she is vulnerable.
Explanation
Answer: B - The physical and emotional environments are equally important to the ability to relax. A woman and her partner can utilize this to set up the birth location to be not only physically comfortable, but also emotionally safe and private. The physiological changes associated with tension versus relaxation aid in understanding how best to release muscular strain. A woman who feels confident those around her will support her can let go of her thinking brain, and let her more primitive brain move forward with birth.
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