bioenergetics

[ bahy-oh-en-er-jet-iks ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

Biochemistry. the study of energy transformation in living systems.
Psychology. a school of therapy that seeks to relieve stress and concomitant muscular tension through respiratory exercises, physical movement, improvement in body image, and free expression of ideas.

bioenergetics

/ ˌbaɪəʊˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks /

functioning as singular the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems

bioenergetics

/ bī′ō-ĕn′ər-jĕt′ĭks /

The scientific study of the flow and transformation of energy in and between living organisms and between living organisms and their environment.

First recorded in 1910–15; bio- + energetics

Of these holistic therapies, bioenergetics is perhaps considered the most respectable because it is used by some psychologists.

Bioenergetics makes use of an unusual approach to physical exercise.

Because of its physical approach to human emotions, bioenergetics is sometimes regarded as the West's therapeutic version of yoga.

Today there are three main varieties of emotional flooding therapies: bioenergetics, primal therapy, and implosive therapy.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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