Essentials of Hypnosis
Michael D. Yapko
Language: English
Pages: 258
ISBN: 1138814288
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
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
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bright green leaves contrasting against the sunny blue sky . . . hearing the soothing sounds of the birds chirping and singing and the leaves crackling under your footsteps . . . the gentle feelings of a comfort and peacefulness inside . . .? 90 HELPFUL HINTS FOR HYPNOSIS SESSIONS The experience of hypnosis is one in which the client’s emotions and sensory experiences can be amplified to higher levels, appropriate for making greater use of the person’s resources in facilitating change. In this
matter worthy of extra consideration. There are as many induction and deepening methods as there are practitioners of hypnosis, and since it is neither practical nor desirable to list them all I have included only several of the more common and useful ones. I have divided the methods of induction into two general categories: formal, structured inductions; and informal, conversational approaches. Formal, Structured Hypnotic Inductions and Deepeners The formal, structured inductions in this
schools of psychodynamic psychotherapy, primarily those in which the conscious mind’s role is considered 135 PUTTING HYPNOSIS TO WORK to be the most significant in the process of change. Herein lies a fundamental difference between the utilization approach to hypnosis and other therapeutic approaches that emphasize developing greater conscious awareness. The utilization approach emphasizes the greater positive potentials of unconscious processes, and thus makes considerable use of amnesia
people will stand rigidly fixed in one spot, in one position, when more and more of their mind is called on to make sense out of a situation that seems to require a meaningful response. Suggestions to the client for a part of the body to be stiff and rigid, such as an arm (e.g. “Your arm is so stiff and rigid that you will find yourself unable to bend it”), is a demonstration of “arm catalepsy” or “large muscle catalepsy” if those suggestions are accepted. Suggestions to the client that “the
related structural components of most people’s anxiety: The tendency to overestimate the risks one faces, and the tendency to underestimate one’s resources or abilities to manage those risks successfully. Thus, teaching people how to more realistically assess the risks they face and how to cope with them skillfully can go a long way in reducing people’s anxiety. The reality is, no place is truly safe, and many life experiences are inherently ambiguous, requiring us to manage them skillfully as
