Using the Method of Special Breathwork and Ideomotor Exercises for Psychocorrection of Adaptation-Related Disorders in Flying Personnel
Ivan Vasilievich Ivanov, O. P. Zheltyi, А. О. Шпаков
Human Physiology December 1, 2019 DOI: 10.1134/s0362119719070089 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Flying personnel (pilots), divided into an essentially healthy control group and a group at risk of preneurotic disorders due to lowered mental adaptability to the flying environment |
| Interventions | Person-centered rational psychotherapy Holotropic breathwork (breathing and ideomotor exercises) |
| Topics | Breathwork |
| Key points | The authors report that a rehabilitation program of person-centered rational psychotherapy supported by a course of holotropic breathwork was effective in abating preneurotic disorders in flying personnel. They argue that altered states of consciousness achieved through holotropic breathwork corrected rigid dominant mental conditions distorting professional motivation and behavioral typology, restoring the pilot's overall personality adaptability. |
Abstract
Abstract After medical examination, members of flying personnel were divided into a group of essentially healthy people (control) and a group with the risk of preneurotic disorders due to lowered mental adaptability to the flying environment. A rehabilitation program consisting of a system of person-centered rational psychotherapy supported by a course of holotropic breathwork (breathing and ideomotor exercises) proved to be effective in abating preneurotic disorders. Altered states of consciousness achieved by holotropic breathwork have helped to correct rigid dominant mental conditions that distort the sense of professional motivation and deform behavioral typology. Therefore, holotropic breathwork recovers adaptability of pilot’s personality as a whole.