The number of inmates in the detention center has increased, resulting in increased levels of stress on inmates namely mild stress levels (11.1%) and moderate stress (33.3%) in 2015. All the pressure that occurs on prisoners in prison will result in mental and physical illness and prolonged stress will result in mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and even psychotic disorders. Stress management is used to overcome and reduce stress levels. Progressive muscle therapy is a therapeutic that is superior to other therapies because it is the cheapest and it's easy to do independently and shows the importance of restraining stress responses by trying to relieve conscious muscle tension. The design of this study used a pre - experimental design with a design of one group pre test - post test design. The population in this study were criminals in the Prison of Class II B Kudus. The sampling technique uses total sampling so that the sample size is 13 respondents. Data was collected using observation of stress levels and then analyzed using paired T test. The result of the paired T test showed that there was a significant effect between progressive muscle relaxation therapy on the reduction of stress levels in criminals in the Prison Class II B Kudus with a p-value of o,oo1 (p<0.05). There is the Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy on Drecreasing Stress Levels of criminal in Prison Class II B Kudus.
 
 

Background: Autism or ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) is a range of conditions characterized by some degree of impaired social behavior, communication and language, and a narrow range of interests and activities that are unique to the individual and performed repetitively. The majority of the phenomenon of maternal stress is higher than paternal stress. The purpose of this study was to explore more deeply the experiences of mothers who have children with autism in SLB Negeri Jepara. Methods: This study used a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. The informants of this study are mothers who have children with autism. The selection of informants was carried out using purposive sampling technique (nonprobability sampling). The data collection technique used is in-depth interviews and data collection tools used such as interview guideline formats, notebooks, pens and other supporting tools such as cellphones as recording devices during interviews. Results: The results of this study are in accordance with the themes that the researcher has identified. According to the participants, it was not easy to immediately accept the child's condition when diagnosed with autism, so they experienced a variety of feelings, participants also made efforts to seek treatment for the child, during the process of caring for the child, participants said that the child had special care and some received social support. Conclusion: In this study it can be seen that there are four corresponding themes in the results. However, the four themes are less varied, so further research needs to be done on the experiences of mothers who have children with autism by developing these themes.
 
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