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J S Manuso

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PubMed1983

The Equitable Life Assurance Society program.

There is increasing interest in biofeedback and self-regulatory approaches to health enhancement. The movement has not gone unnoticed by business and industry. At this point, there are adequate data to demonstrate the effectiveness of different forms of stress management intervention. Using the experience of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States as an example, an individualized stress management training program utilizing biofeedback is described. The effects of this intervention on employee performance, health behavior, and cognitions are examined. A cost-benefit analysis of the program suggests that, for each dollar invested, there is a $5.52 return. A group program, employing audio-visual techniques for employees at risk, is also described. Suggestions are given for maximizing program effectiveness and success.

Biofeedback, Psychology↗
PubMed1980

Affirmative action and corporate emotional health programs.

Using the New York home office of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States as a model for corporations in general, this paper addresses four major areas concerning the psychology of success or failure of minorities in newly acquired "corporate elite" jobs: (1) the nature of the corporate mandate for making Affirmative Action work; (2) the stressors unique to minorities in corporate life and the effects of such stressors; (3) the Equitable's response to its minority employees' stress-related symptoms; and (4) recommendations aimed at assuring the success of minority employees in organizational life.

Achievement↗