Where 'classical' hypnosis is authoritative and direct, and often encounters resistance in the subject, Erickson's approach is accommodating and indirect. For example, where a classical hypnotist might say "you are going into a trance", an Ericksonian hypnotist would be more likely to say "you can comfortably learn how to go into a trance". In this way, he provides an opportunity for the subject to accept the suggestions they are most comfortable with, at their own pace, and with an awareness of the benefits. The subject knows they are not being hustled, and takes ful ...

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A confused person has their conscious mind busy and occupied, and is very much inclined to draw upon unconscious learnings to make sense of things. A confused person is in a trance of their own making - and therefore goes readily into that trance without resistance. Confusion might be created by ambiguous words, complex or endless sentences, pattern interruption or a myriad other techniques to incite transderivational searches. James Braid, who coined the term 'hypnosis' claimed that focused attention ("look into my eyes...") was esse ...

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Confusion is the basis of Erickson's famous hypnotic handshake. Many actions are learned and operate as a single "chunk" of behavior: shaking hands and tying shoelaces being two classic examples. If the behavior is diverted or frozen midway, the person literally has no mental space for this - he is stopped in the middle of unconsciously executing a behavior that hasn't got a "middle". The mind responds by suspending itself in trance until either something happens to give a new direction, or it "snaps out". A skilled hypnotist can often use that momentary confusion and suspe ...

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Erickson recognised that many people were intimidated by hypnosis and the therapeutic process, and took care to respect the special resistances of the individual patient. In the therapeutic process he said that "you always give the patient every opportunity to resist". Here are some more relevant quotes pertaining to resistance: Whatever the behaviour offered by the subjects, it should be accepted and utilized to develop further responsive behaviour. Any attempt to "correct" or alter the subjects' behaviour, or to force them to do things they are not interested in, militates against trance induc ...

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Erickson is most famous as a hypnotherapist, but his extensive research into and experience with hypnosis led him to develop an effective therapeutic technique. Many of these techniques are not explicitly hypnotic, but they are extensions of hypnotic strategies and language patterns. Erickson recgonised that resistance to trance resembles resistance to change, and developed his therapeutic approach with that awareness. Jay Haley identified several strategies, which appeared repeatedly in Erickson's therapeutic approach. E ...

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Erickson was a prolific writer, often working in collaboration with others. His chief collaborator was Ernest L. Rossi. His books include: Hypnotic Realities ISBN 0829001123 (With Ernest L. Rossi) Hypnotherapy - An Exploratory Casebook ISBN 0829002448 (With Ernest L. Rossi) Experiencing Hypnosis ISBN 0829002464 (With Ernest L. Rossi) The Practical Application of Medical and Dental Hypnosis ISBN 0876305702 (with Seymour Hershman and Irving I. Secter) (out of print) Time Distortion in Hypnosis ...

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Like Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), TA is pragmatic, that is, it seeks to find "what works" and where applicable develop models to assist understanding. Thus it continually evolves. However some core models are part of TA as follows: At any given time, a person experiences and manifests their personality through a mixture of behaviours, thoughts and feelings. Typically, according to TA, there are three ego-states that people consistently use: Parent ("exteropsychic"): a state in which people behave, fe ...

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Emotional Freedom Techniques - The basic principle. The basic principle of EFT is: The underlying cause of all negative emotions is an imbalance in the body's energy system, a kind of zztttt... Emotional Freedom Techniques - Theories of the energy system. Emotional Freedom Techniques - How emotional problems arise. EFT combines in it the ideas of biocomputer programming and NLP with the energy centers concept of accupressure. The theory state ...

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NLP

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Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

A system developed by Richard Bandler and Dr. John Grinder to Called Òsoftware for the brain,Ó it is supposed to be faster and more powerful than traditional clinical counseling and can work without the subject's conscious knowledge

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NLP

(See Neuro-Linguistic Programming)

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Neurolinguistic programming (NLP):

process of guiding a subject to review current thought, behavior, and linguistic patterns. By discovering personal patterns and removing self-induced limits, new levels of awareness and personal effectiveness can be achieved.

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Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)

A psychology of communications recognizing the link between linguistics and physiology understanding such factors as tone of voice, pitch, body posture, eye movements

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Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP): This set of techniques works on almost a hypnotic level to change unconscious patterns of thought, behavior and language. NLP practitioners look for clues in a person’s set speech and behavior patterns and then provide the mental tools that clients can use to alter that behavior.

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Alchemical Hypnotherapy (Alchemical work): Powerful transformative process developed by David Quigley. Its design is to assist clients in working with their Inner Guides (archetypes). It borrows from Ericksonian Hypnosis, Gestalt, Jungian psychology, NLP, psychosynthesis, regression therapy, shamanism, Transpersonal Hypnotherapy, and transpersonal psychology.

Its theory posits a collective unconscious, past-life memories therein, etheric plane communication, an inner child, an inner mate, and karma. Alchemical Hypnotherapy appears identical to, a variation of, or the successor to Transformational Hypnotherapy.

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BodyMind Counseling Hypnotherapy: Component of BodyMind Therapy that includes Jungian psychology and NLP.

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Synergy Hypnosis: synthesis of breathing techniques, energy techniques, classical hypnosis, Ericksonian Hypnosis, NLP, and Psychegenics (Psychegenic imagery).

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Strategic Hypnotherapy: Derivative of Ericksonian Hypnosis and NLP. It includes guided fantasy (see creative visualization).

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transpersonal regression therapy: Apparent component of Transpersonal Hypnotherapy that includes NLP. Its theory posits a Higher Self.

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Aroma Behavior Conditioning (ABC): Combination of aromatherapy and NLP. The Myotherapy Institute Research Center (see Acutherapy) offered a program in ABC but discontinued it before early June 1996.

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Viviano method: Approach to behavior modification developed by Dr. Ann Viviano, a New York psychologist, minister, reiki master, and NLP practitioner. It reportedly borrows from meditation, New Age mysticism, and quantum physics.

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Transpersonal Hypnotherapy: synthesis of Depth Hypnosis, Ericksonian Hypnosis, NLP, and Transpersonal therapies, promoted by James N. Maynard, J.D., author of The Unlimited Human: From Limitation to Liberation.

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