Nineteen borderline essential hypertensive patients participated in (a) a pretreatment assessment of sympathetic nervous system activity (SNS), (b) a progressive muscle relaxation training program, and (c) a posttreatment assessment of SNS functioning. During both pre- and posttreatment assessments, each subject participated in a laboratory session during which cardiovascular responses to two behavioral challenges were measured, a 24-hr urine collection for catecholamine analysis and the completion of relevant self-report questionnaires. Results revealed that subjects who improved the most with relaxation training (showed the greatest reduction in blood pressure) were individuals who, at pretreatment, (a) were less reactive to laboratory challenges, (b) possessed lower levels of resting epinephrine, and (c) scored lower on measures of trait anger and higher on assertiveness. Posttreatment assessment results showed that relaxation training did not affect cardiovascular reactivity to laboratory tasks or self-report of anger and assertion.
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