Clinical and Experimental Hpynosis describes successful hypnotherapy techniques for a wide range of medical, psychiatric, and dental conditions.

A bound-in DVD features two of Dr. Kroger's filmed demonstrations of surgical procedures using hypnosis as anesthesia, one for childbirth and another for thyroid surgery, plus extensive commentary by Michael Yapko, PhD.

Contents

1. History of Hypnosis
2. Phenomena of Suggestion and Hypnosis
3. Theories on Hypnosis
4. Misconceptions About Hypnosis
5. Suggestibility Tests
6. Factors That Influence Susceptibility to Hypnosis
7. Laws of Suggestion
8. Recognition of the Depth of the Hypnotic State
9. Clinical Observations and Management of Various Depths of Hypnosis
10. Hindrances to Hypnotic Induction
11. Practical Hints for Hypnotic Induction
12. Preinduction Talk
13. Authoritarian or Direct Technics of Hypnosis
14. Permissive or Indirect Technics
15. Deepening Technics
16. Autohypnosis
17. Autogenic Training
18. Group Hypnosis
19. Antisocial Aspects of Hypnosis
20. Dangers from Hypnosis
21. Precautions in the Use of Hypnosis
22. Precautions in Dehypnotization
23. Medical Training, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Hypnosis
24. Religious Attitudes: Comparative Evaluation With Hypnosis
25. Magic, Spiritualistic Faith-Healing, and Hypnosis
26. The Dynamics of Faith, Placebo Effect, and Hypnosis
27. Biofeedback,Meditation, and Altered States of Consciousness
28. Neurophysiologic Mechanisms in Mediation of Emotions at Nonhypnotic and Hypnotic Levels
29. Psychophysiologic Mechanisms in the Production of Hypnotic Phenomena: Relation to Belief and Conviction
30. Relationship of Semantics, Communication, and Perception to Hypnosis
31. Learning Theory, Hypnosis, Behavior Modification, and Imagery Conditioning
32. Some Relationships of the Physical and Behavioral Sciences to Psychotherapy and Hypnosis
33. Hypnosis in Internal Medicine
34. Hypnosis in Surgery and Anesthesiology
35. Pain, Acupuncture, and Hypnosis
36. Hypnosis in Obstetrics
37. Hypnosis in Gynecology
38. Hypnosis in Dermatology
39. Hypnotherapy in Physical Rehabilitation of Neuromuscular Disorders
40. Hypnosis in Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, and Rhinology
41. Hypnosis in Genitourinary Conditions
42. Hypnosis in Oncology
43. Hypnosis in Pediatrics
44. Hypnosis in Orthopedics
45. Hypnosis in the Removal of Habit Patterns
46. Hypnodontics: Hypnosis in Dentistry
47. Miscellaneous Indications for Hypnosis
48. Practical Hints in Hypnodiagnosis
49. Practical Hints in Hypnotherapy
50. Specialized Hypnotic Technics
51. Comparative Evaluation and Criticisms of Hypnotherapy and Psychoanalysis
52. Failures in Hypnotherapy

Appendix
Index

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