Applied Hypnosis and Hyperempiria
Professionals who are well-trained in hypnotherapeutic procedures are able to utilize a variety of suggestions-suggestions for age regres sion, cessation of smoking, weight control, relaxation, reduction of pain, etc. In fact, the art of "hypnosis" can b
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Applied Hypnosis and Hyperempiria Don E. Gibbons West Georgia College Carrollton. Georgia
PLENUM PRESS . NEW YORK AND LONDON
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Gibbons, Don E Applied hypnosis and hyperempiria. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Hypnotism-Therapeutic use. I. Title RC495.G46 615'.8512 ISBN-13: 978-1-4684-3583-2 e-ISBN-13: 978-1-4684-3581-8 DOl: 10.1007/978-1-4684-3581-8
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Foreword Professionals who are well-trained in hypnotherapeutic procedures are able to utilize a variety of suggestions-suggestions for age regression, cessation of smoking, weight control, relaxation, reduction of pain, etc. In fact, the art of "hypnosis" can be conceptualized as the art of administering suggestions in an effective and useful way. In the teaching of hypnosuggestive methods, the need has long been apparent for a manual that could provide examples of suggestions that would be serviceable in applied settings. Now we are fortunate to have this text by Don E. Gibbons, which offers many different kinds of suggestions that can serve as models for both the novice and the experienced practitioner. Students who are training in this area can use the text to learn how to formulate their own suggestions in professional settings. Experienced hypnotherapists will also find the text helpful in expanding their repertoire. In addition to presenting useful models of suggestions, Dr. Gibbons's text also meets the need for a clearly written manual that explains hypnosis in accordance with the results of modem research. During the past 25 years, more research has been conducted on hypnosis than in all the preceding years since Mesmer. These investigations have led to a view of hypnosis which differs markedly from the traditional view of the passive subject who is hypnotized by and is subservient to the dominant hypnotist. From such a modem viewpoint, one sees good hypnotic subjects as actively doing, as actively becoming involved in the situation, and as actively thinking with and imagining those things that are suggested. vii
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Responsiveness in a hypnotic situation is much more closely related to the subjects' readiness to accept suggestions and to their capabilities of responding to the specific suggestions they are given rather than to the special characteristics of the hypnotist or of the hypnotic induction procedure. The main tasks of the hypnotist are to remove the subjects' misconceptions and negative attitudes, to elicit their maximum cooperation, and to release and guide their capabilities for imagining and fantasizing. The use of a fo
