a technique for reducing stress through mental exercises to produce physical relaxation
Also called: autogenics
autogenic training in American English
(ˈɔtouˈdʒenɪk, ˌɔtou-)
noun
a relaxation technique utilizing self-suggestion, breathing exercises, and meditation
Word origin
[1960–65; auto-1 + -genic]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buyback, disco, go-go, parvovirus, proxemicsauto- is a combining form meaning “self,” “same,” “spontaneous,” used in the formationof compound words. Other words that use the affix auto- include: autogamy, autoinfection, automaton, autonomous, autostability; -genic is a combining form often corresponding to nouns ending in -gen or -geny, with the following senses: “producing or causing” (hallucinogenic); “produced or caused by” (cosmogenic); “pertaining to a gene or genes” (polygenic); “pertaining to suitability for reproduction by a medium” (telegenic)