Imagery Its Many Dimensions and Applications
Imagery--the miraculous quality that human beings use to re-evoke and reorganize perceptions--is no longer considered idio syncratic. It is an absolutely integral part of human development and motivation which gives substance to subjective meaning and re
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Its Many Dimensions and Applications
IMAGERY
Its Many Dimensions and Applications Edited by
joseph E. Shorr, Gail E. Sobel, Pennee Robin, and jack A. Con nella American Associlltion of Mental Imagery Los Angeles, California
Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
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among those clients. Inspection of Table 1 shows that for each questionnaire item except 12, the majority of clients gave a "yes" response after the guided-fantasy session, indicating that they had experienced the corresponding effect. For six of the nine items the proportion of such positive responses was higher for the guidedfantasy treatment condition than for the conventional treatment condition. Subsequent Effects of the GuidedFantasy Session In response to the Subsequent Post-Treatment questionnaire, five clients indicated that they had thought about the guidedfantasy session; two of these had shared material from the session with others. Four clients described feelings which persisted or developed after the session was over. Two clients reported subsequent visualization of the fantasy imagery, one describing his use of the imagery to achieve mental relaxation. Two clients reported little or no effects from the session. Quantitative data for SPT item 2 is presented in Table 2. A substantial majority of clients indicated that the guided-fantasy session was influential with regard to the relationship with the focal person. The effects on the clients' experience and behavior in these relationships included increased "positive" (pleasant) feelings and attitudes, deeper experiencing of unpleasant feelings, self-questioning of attitudes, and increased assertiveness. In comparison, the responses to the same questionnaire item for the conventional-therapy session generally described changes in coping methods and in understanding, with only one response indicating greater affective experiencing. Therapeutic Contributions of the Guided-Fantasy Session The clients' perspectives. Table 2 presents a quantitative summary of the data on the helpfulness of the guided-fantasy and conventional treatment conditions, as reported by the clients on SPT item 3 and Final Questionnaire item 2. SPT item 3 read: How helpful/harmful would you rate your last session? (There followed the rating scale.) What was it about the session that made it helpful or harmful? How did it help or harm you? The complete wording of FQ item 2 was: In retrospect, which of the two experiences has proven to be more helpful to you? ( ) the guided fantasy session ( ) the other session
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Which experience more helpful****
FQ 2
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CTE
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Range of Ratings For All Responses
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Median Rating For All Responses
***The "Degree of Influence" item on the SPT questi
