The Use of a Multimodal Image, the Apple Technique, to Facilitate Clinical Hypnosis: A Brief Communication

Strauss, Billie S.

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“…The treatment plan was to teach her self-hypnosis in order to reduce anxiety and somatic complaints, increase her sense of control, and help her to be more amenable to the therapy and milieu the hospital had to offer. A n exercise of having her imagine an apple (Strauss, 1991) indicated she was resisting suggestions, and my approach was to focus on her controlling the sessions. In the second session, the patient was taught to use self-hypnosis for relaxation.…”

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Operator variables in hypnotherapy.

Strauss¹

1993

Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis.

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Although much has been written about technique and strategy, patient characteristics, and outcomes of hypnotherapy, relatively little has been written about the characteristics of successful hypnotherapists (Lazar & Dempster, 1984). Whereas successful hypnotherapists have all of the qua12 ities of successful psychotherapists, they also have a number of distinguishing qualities relevant to the practice of hypnosis. In this chapter I identify therapist variables that contribute to successful hypnotherapy. Before I consider characteristics of particular relevance to hypnotherapy, I first consider the literature pertinent to the characteristics of successful psychotherapists in general. To illustrate the importance of therapist flexibility, realistically appraising the patient and the situation and assuming a goaldirected yet stepwise approach to the practice of hypnotherapy, I present two cases relevant to the training and general clinical context. Finally, a review of the research on operator variables in hypnotherapy, along with concluding comments, are presented.

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Operator variables in hypnotherapy.

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Approaches to Difficulties in Realerting Subjects From Hypnosis

Kluft

2012

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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Recent studies have demonstrated the importance of identifying and addressing failures of realerting or dehypnosis. In parallel with the exploration of the adverse consequences of hypnosis in workshop settings, a number of techniques for effecting realerting subjects from hypnosis were collected. Some of these techniques are well-known, some were developed by applying techniques developed for other purposes to the task of realerting, and some were developed by the author when other known techniques proved unsuccessful or were rejected by subjects requiring dehypnosis. This article reports 15 techniques, three of which are foundational and designed to orient the subject to becoming realerted, and 12 more specific approaches to achieving dehypnosis. When appropriate, the particular opportunities of and the potential difficulties and relative contraindications for each technique are discussed.

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Perspectives on Pathways to Induction: Confronting Unexpected Challenges

Kluft

2016

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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In clinical practice, the process of induction may prove more complex and nuanced than its presentation in workshop training would suggest. The relatively straightforward cognitive and instrumental educational domains address defining the concept of induction and instructing workshop participants about how inductions can be performed. However, in work with patients, factors relevant to the attitudinal domain of education become increasingly salient and speak to the importance of how the person inducing hypnosis relates to the person in whom hypnosis is to be induced and how that person goes about crafting a constructive rather than formulaic approach to the induction of hypnosis for a unique individual. Considerations relevant to relational issues and the optimization of inductions in a clinical context will be addressed. These include assessing aspects of hypnotic talent and individual preference, identifying distressing dynamics, attention to the clinician's manner of speech, patience, achieving congruent expectations about how help is given and received, attention to shame dynamics, relational dimensions, contributions from self-psychology, collaboration with other caregivers, and issues related to autohypnosis and spontaneous trance in the clinical setting.

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The Use of a Multimodal Image, the Apple Technique, to Facilitate Clinical Hypnosis: A Brief Communication

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Operator variables in hypnotherapy.

Operator variables in hypnotherapy.

Approaches to Difficulties in Realerting Subjects From Hypnosis

Perspectives on Pathways to Induction: Confronting Unexpected Challenges

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