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Guided Imagery, Hypnosis, and Other Approaches for Palliative Care
Published in Rubin Battino, Using Guided Imagery and Hypnosis in Brief Therapy and Palliative Care, 2020
Considering my working definition for hypnosis, which is any time your attention is so focused on something that the work around you recedes, it is evident that in addition to guided imagery some of the other things discussed in this chapter also involve patients being in some level of trance. (Chapter 3 discusses using hypnosis for preparation for surgery.) In this section the use of hypnosis for pain control is discussed. Please note that there is an extensive literature on this subject going back to Esdaille’s remarkable operations in India using hypnosis as the only anesthetic (1846, 1902). Also, see Barber and Adrian (1982) and Barber (1996).
Hypnosis and guided imagery
Published in Hilary McClafferty, Mind–Body Medicine in Clinical Practice, 2018
Combining this with deep relaxation and being in essentially a trance state (relaxed receptivity similar to the hypnotic trance) allows learning and change on a very deep level, and this combined with a strong sense of internal control provides individuals the needed components to make significant progress in a wide variety of areas, including physical and mental health.
Stages of Hypnotherapy
Published in Assen Alladin, Michael Heap, Claire Frederick, Hypnotherapy Explained, 2018
Assen Alladin, Michael Heap, Claire Frederick
Nevertheless, certain behavioral, cognitive, perceptual and somatosensory changes are more likely to occur in deeper levels of hypnotic trance. Furthermore, greater perceived depth of trance can increase the responsiveness to treatment by ratifying trance experience, building positive expectancy, and increasing belief in the potency of the hypnotic intervention (Kirsch, 1990).
Dissociative Trance Disorder Among Adolescents
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2022
Our study found that the precipitating factors for adolescents with DTD included three categories of stressor: (1) imagining a scary situation, (2) facing problems with the family, and (3) facing problems at school. We found that conditions that could precipitate a trance state were problems such as daydreaming, a blank mind, and imagining a scary situation such as engaging in prohibited activities or becoming verbally abusive. Conflict with parents or other family members and conflicts at school that resulted in punishment were also precursors to a trance state. Other researchers have described precipitating factors. Ginting and Effendy (2019) found that one of several factors that can precipitate DTD is psychosocial stressors such as the death of relatives, religious conflicts or cultural issues, internal tension, and social and economic difficulties. Moreover, trance states can be induced by a wide range of stimuli that can be influenced by another person.
Indirect work with hypnosis using metaphorical objects through unconscious intelligence in virtualspace
Published in American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 2022
Robles (2021c) defines trance states as a perceptual shift that occurs when we find ourselves with all our attention focused on ourselves, such as when we are meditating or even while exercising, playing an instrument, or making a craft. In these states, people often intuitively understand the meaning of symbols and other unconscious manifestations; they become unconcerned about their previous ideas or problems, and approach what Erickson called unconscious learning. In this model of hypnotherapy, the therapist’s role is to capture the person’s attention and direct it inward. The way to do this is to respect the patient’s needs and expectations. That is why Erickson used ambiguous suggestions that gave the patient the freedom to live the experience from their own needs. For example, the therapist can say encouraging things like, “that’s it” or “for a moment, stay there learning” or suggestive statements like, “You realize how something is changing” or “How are you seeing what you were missing?”
Group Hypnosis for Stress Reduction – A Feasibility Study
Published in International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 2020
Silvia Fisch, Sylvia Binting, Stephanie Roll, Margit Cree, Benno Brinkhaus, Michael Teut
One week after completing the intervention, SF and MT conducted two focus groups. The discussions lasted 70 and 49 minutes, respectively, and included 5 participants in each group (n = 10). Most participants perceived the program as a very useful tool to actively relax and improve stress-coping skills. In particular, the program’s characterization as a “tool” for stress reduction and stress-coping, which allowed more control in demanding situations, was highly valued. The individual concept of resource activation and experience in trance in addition to relaxation was much appreciated. The exposition in trance to stressful and demanding situations and the training to trigger and activate individual resources in these situations were regarded as helpful by the majority of participants. However, a few participants expressed that they would have preferred the relaxation part and that they perceived this key element of exposition to the demanding situation as too stressful. The use of audio recordings for homework was generally perceived as very helpful. In the group in which the voice of the instructing hypnotherapist was not the voice of the group’s hypnotherapist, some participants expressed irritation and would have preferred the same voice as in the group sessions. Homework was perceived to be necessary and very helpful, and few participants had problems organizing the time to practice at home.