Autogenics schultz biography

Autogenic training is a relaxation technique first published by the German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz in 1932.
Johannes Heinrich Schultz (20 June 1884 – 19 September 1970) was a German psychiatrist and psychotherapist.
By advocating compulsory sterilization and the "annihilation of life unworthy of life" and by the abuse of homosexuals as research objects Schultz violated.

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Jerzy Strojnowski − Professor, Physician, Psychologist, Psychoterapist, Historian of Medicine, Philosopher, Politician...

Abstract

The paper presents the figure and scientific output of Professor Jerzy Strojnowski. Jerzy Strojnowski was born on 14th May 1922 in Włodzimierz Wołyński. He studied medicine at the Medical Academy in Cracow (1945-1949) and philosophy at the Jagiellonian University and the Catholic University in Lublin. He obtained his doctorate degree in medicine in 1951 and an MA in philosophy in 1955. From 1952 onwards he conducted classes in physiological psychology and biological mechanisms of behaviour at KUL. He obtained his specialization of the first degree in psychiatry in 1955 and the second degree in 1960. The title of habilitated doctor he obtained in 1969 on the basis of the treatise „Jędrzej Śniadecki’s Psychophysiology”. From 1971 on he is the head of the Chair of Psychopathology at KUL which he then transformed in 1979 into the Chair of Group Dynamics and Psychotherapy. He was the vice-dean of the Faculty of the Social Sciences (1981-1984). He is

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Johannes Heinrich Schultz and National Socialism

Background: Johannes Heinrich Schultz (1884-1970) established the set of techniques known as "autogenic training." From 1936 until 1945 he worked as assistant director of the Göring Institute. His role during National Socialism has been underestimated in our opinion.

Method: We considered Schultz's academic publications and his "autobiography" from 1964.

Results: Schultz publicly advocated compulsory sterilization as well as the "annihilation of life unworthy of life" and developed a diagnostic scheme which distinguished between the neurotic/curable and the hereditary/ incurable. In fact, this classification was then employed to decide between life and death. In order to justify the "New German Psychotherapy" alongside eugenic psychiatry, Schultz carried out degrading and inhuman "treatments" of homosexual prisoners of concentration camps who were in mortal danger.

Limitations: This study was based on written documents. We were not able to interview contemporary witnesses.

Conclusion: By advocating com

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Autogenic training

Relaxation technique

For other uses of "Autogenic", see Autogenesis.

Medical intervention

Autogenic training is a relaxation technique first published by the German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz in 1932. The technique involves repetitions of a set of visualisations accompanied by vocal suggestions that induce a state of relaxation and is based on passive concentration of bodily perceptions like heaviness and warmth of limbs, which are facilitated by self-suggestions.^[1]^[2] Autogenic training is used to alleviate many stress-induced psychosomatic disorders.^[2]

History

Autogenic training (AT) was first presented by German psychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz in 1926 to the Medical Society in Berlin.^[3] Disenchanted with psychoanalysis in the 1920s, Schultz began exploring new therapeutic methods.^[3] His search was heavily influenced by his experience with German neurologist Oscar Vogt, with whom he researched sleep and hypnosis.^[4] Collecting data about hypnosis in his researc