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Essentials of Hypnosis
Essentials of Hypnosis Second Edition provides a warm and rich introduction to the fascinating field of hypnosis by one of its leading experts. Readers may be surprised to discover that some of the most important methods in modern integrative health care have a foundation in hypnosis, and that modern neuroscience is regularly learning new things about brain functioning from brain scanning studies of hypnotized individuals. The emphasis in Essentials of Hypnosis Second Edition is on the use of hypnosis as an effective tool of treatment. Thus, readers will enjoy and benefit from the wealth of clinical insights and helpful hints Dr. Yapko offers for the skilled use of hypnotic principles and methods. The essentials of this dynamic field are well captured in this practical volume
258 pages, Hardcover
Published October 22, 2014
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Michael D. Yapko
52 books32 followersMichael D. Yapko, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and marriage and family therapist residing in Southern California.
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June 30, 2016
'It's all in your head' is a really powerful expression. Pain, emotions, ambitions, stress, excitement - it's all a manifestation within your mind.
The author is a Hypnotherapist; someone who uses hypnosis in a clinical setting to help people overcome certain issues in life. Such as overcoming an addiction, overcoming an emotion, or allowing themselves a greater outlook on life.
Yapko covers the fundamentals of hypnosis within a clinical setting. What is hypnosis, how to assess your clients, what communication techniques to use, legalities with helping people with pain, and so on.
Some of the more interesting essentials involve your method of speaking, or otherwise known as 'neuro-linguistic programming'. You can suggest ideas in 3 different ways:
Commanding: You will now close your eyes, and go into a deep state of relaxation
Suggesting: If you feel like it, you may close your eyes, and you can allow yourself to fall deeper into a relaxation.
Metaphorical: When we imagine a baby closing it's eyes, we feel calm and comfortable knowing that every breath allows the baby to go deeper and deeper into relaxation
A summary of all of the content includes:
Misconceptions of hypnosis - people assume that being hypnotized means being 'weak-minded', or hypnosis means going to sleep.
Contexts of hypnosis - when is hypnosis generally used, whether on stage, in a clinic, at the hospital, in the battlefield, etc
Human suggestibility - there is no correlation between suggestibility and any other quality within people.
Conscious and unconscious processing - the conscious mind filters suggestions, while the unconscious mind accepts and acts on the information as is.
Susceptibility to hypnosis - your brain will filter out suggestions that do not correlate with your fundamentals or principles
Physiological and psychological characteristics of hypnotic state - there isn't much clear scientific evidence on what is going on within the brain during a hypnotic induction
Physical and environmental variables for doing hypnosis - having a comfortable environment is essential for clinical hypnosis
Structuring suggestions & patterns of hypnotic communication- How you relate the information is relative to the personality of the individual
Suggestibility tests, formal hypnotic inductions - you provide suggestions to the individual and see how responsive they are to these suggestions before initiating putting them into a 'trance state'
Naturalistic hypnotic inductions - inducing hypnosis through common speech and story telling
Hypnotic phenomena - the ability to stop pain, overcome mental blocks, and even stop bloodflow. Basically control the body that is usually controlled through your subconscious.
Self-hypnosis - initiating hypnosis through focused breathing. Almost like meditation, but with a desired goal
Therapeutic utilization of hypnosis - what are the conditions that can be treated with hypnosis
Sample trance scripts - some very interesting scripts, with different styles of communication
Ethical guidelines - what to do, and what not to do, especially from a legal stand point (you cannot treat someone if you don't have a license)
and much more.
This is an interesting primer into the world of clinical hypnosis. It's very very interesting, but I would suggest combining this with videos, and practice as well.
The author is a Hypnotherapist; someone who uses hypnosis in a clinical setting to help people overcome certain issues in life. Such as overcoming an addiction, overcoming an emotion, or allowing themselves a greater outlook on life.
Yapko covers the fundamentals of hypnosis within a clinical setting. What is hypnosis, how to assess your clients, what communication techniques to use, legalities with helping people with pain, and so on.
Some of the more interesting essentials involve your method of speaking, or otherwise known as 'neuro-linguistic programming'. You can suggest ideas in 3 different ways:
Commanding: You will now close your eyes, and go into a deep state of relaxation
Suggesting: If you feel like it, you may close your eyes, and you can allow yourself to fall deeper into a relaxation.
Metaphorical: When we imagine a baby closing it's eyes, we feel calm and comfortable knowing that every breath allows the baby to go deeper and deeper into relaxation
A summary of all of the content includes:
Misconceptions of hypnosis - people assume that being hypnotized means being 'weak-minded', or hypnosis means going to sleep.
Contexts of hypnosis - when is hypnosis generally used, whether on stage, in a clinic, at the hospital, in the battlefield, etc
Human suggestibility - there is no correlation between suggestibility and any other quality within people.
Conscious and unconscious processing - the conscious mind filters suggestions, while the unconscious mind accepts and acts on the information as is.
Susceptibility to hypnosis - your brain will filter out suggestions that do not correlate with your fundamentals or principles
Physiological and psychological characteristics of hypnotic state - there isn't much clear scientific evidence on what is going on within the brain during a hypnotic induction
Physical and environmental variables for doing hypnosis - having a comfortable environment is essential for clinical hypnosis
Structuring suggestions & patterns of hypnotic communication- How you relate the information is relative to the personality of the individual
Suggestibility tests, formal hypnotic inductions - you provide suggestions to the individual and see how responsive they are to these suggestions before initiating putting them into a 'trance state'
Naturalistic hypnotic inductions - inducing hypnosis through common speech and story telling
Hypnotic phenomena - the ability to stop pain, overcome mental blocks, and even stop bloodflow. Basically control the body that is usually controlled through your subconscious.
Self-hypnosis - initiating hypnosis through focused breathing. Almost like meditation, but with a desired goal
Therapeutic utilization of hypnosis - what are the conditions that can be treated with hypnosis
Sample trance scripts - some very interesting scripts, with different styles of communication
Ethical guidelines - what to do, and what not to do, especially from a legal stand point (you cannot treat someone if you don't have a license)
and much more.
This is an interesting primer into the world of clinical hypnosis. It's very very interesting, but I would suggest combining this with videos, and practice as well.
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