Using body-oriented therapy to restore psychoemotional balance in chronic stress

Discusses the theoretical foundations and practical aspects of the use of body-oriented therapy (TOT) to restore psychoemotional balance in people suffering from chronic stress. A detailed overview of the historical development of the TOT is given: attention is paid to the contribution of researchers such as V. Reich, A. Lowen and their followers, key concepts of domestic and foreign authors are analyzed. Modern views on the causes and manifestations of chronic stress as a psychoemotional and somatic phenomenon are considered. Special attention is paid to the mechanism of the effect of bodily techniques on the psycho-emotional state, the role of the formation of muscle armor and the possibilities of overcoming it in the therapeutic process. It also describes the effectiveness of the use of TOT based on modern empirical studies, and provides data on reducing anxiety and emotional stress in various target groups. The expediency of integrating TOT into the structure of comprehensive psychotherapeutic care for chronic stress and the possibility of using it to improve the quality of life and restore the adaptive resource of the individual is substantiated.