Abstract

Under the effect of extreme factors, compensatory and adaptive mechanisms are triggered in the body that change the metabolism and functional state of organs and tissues. With short-term exposure to these factors, homeostasis practically does not change, and with prolonged and repeated effects, stress and corresponding pathology may occur. In marine medicine, the problem of stress is particularly relevant. The adaptation of the seafarers' body should be carried out to a significant number of adverse factors in a relatively short time with sharp changes in the navigation regions. There are many ways to improve or correct a person's condition. Among them, relatively simple and inexpensive ones are of interest. The aim of the study is to evaluate the results of the use of various methods of psychological relaxation for the prevention and reduction of emotional stress among fishermen during a long sea voyage. Materials and methods: seafarers were examined during a long fishing voyage for psychoemotional stress detecting. Seances of psychological and emotional relaxation – music therapy and exercises of the technique of slow manipulative movements were conducted among individuals with identified signs of reactive anxiety. Results of the study: upon completion of all full cycles of emotional and psychological unloading, a positive effect was revealed in most of the subjects. 6 days after the start of the music therapy cycle, the level of reactive anxiety normalized in half of the participants, and after another 4 days, almost all individuals achieved a decrease in anxiety to at least moderate. In an experiment with the technique of slow manipulative movements (counting rosaries), after a week, the normalization of the level of anxiety occurred in 20% of the subjects, and in more than 2/3 of the sailors it decreased to moderate. A week later, almost all the subjects' anxiety levels returned to normal.

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