Description
Book SynopsisThe field of hypnotism has greatly evolved in recent years. Since the publication of the successful award-winning first edition of this book, some 1,200 research and clinical articles on hypnotism have been published in American journals alone and a multitude of related books have been written.
Table of ContentsFOUNDATIONS: FACTS AND TECHNIQUES.
Using Suggestion without Hypnosis.
Suggestion and Suggestibility.
The Induction of Hypnosis.
"Hypnosis," The State.
The Depth of Hypnosis and Related Matters.
The Production of Hypnotic Phenomena.
Autosuggestion and Self-Hypnotism.
Additional Clarifications.
CLINICAL HYPNOTISM AND OTHER APPLICATIONS.
Introduction to Clinical Hypnotism and Other Applications.
General Overview and Principles of Clinical Hypnotism.
General Procedures in Clinical Hypnotism: Preparation of thePatient.
Specific Procedures in Clinical Hypnotism: Anxiety and ItsTreatment.
Specific Procedures in Clinical Hypnotism: Somatic and RelatedProblems.
Specific Procedures in Clinical Hypnotism: Psychiatric andPsychological Problems.
Nonclinical Applications of Hypnotism.
Ericksonian Clinical Hypnotism.
The Future of Hypnotism.
For Further Reading.
References.
Indexes.
