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BC Division Fall 2007 Issue ENTRANCING NEWS CANADIAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL HYPNOSIS BC Division Fall 2007 Issue cont146d from front cover Monthly meeting review April 18 2007 a. Used For? Hypnosis has been shown to be effective in helping people with a wide variety of conditions including (but not limited to): Pain Dental and Medical Procedures Post-Surgical Recovery Nau I’m John Bolger, a practicing hypnotist NJ and hypnotherapist in Whippany, NJ. I would like to introduce you to some new ideas that can help you assert yourself in your life by utilizing your mind’s strengths and strengthening your mind’s weaknesses. Bell ringer: Read “false beliefs about hypnosis” and answer question. Also answer….Do you believe in hypnosis or think it could work? Why or why not. . Hypnosis. State of altered attention and awareness in which a person is unusually responsive to suggestion. Team name: Akcija Reakcija. Team leader: Mojca Pavšič. Team members: Barbara Diemat, Monika Susič. Country: Slovenia. School: University of Maribor. EXPERT HYPNOTIST. Expert hypnotist is someone who works for the country as a hypnotist. . Hypnosis . is a unique "Trance" State that differs in kind from wakefulness. States of Consciousness. Defined: A state of heightened suggestibility. Suggestibility. Hypnosis. Concentrate…. Want to be. CHAPTER 7. CONSCIOUSNESS. Define: consciousness is our awareness of ourselves and our environment.. CONSCIOUSNESS. We will explore altered states of consciousness. Sleep. Hypnosis. Drug induced. SLEEP. HYPNOSIS. How?. A hypnotic induction can proceed in various ways and may involve the soft-spoken, repetitive, suggestion that the subject is relaxing, feeling tired or drowsy, breathing is deep, and the eyelids/limbs are growing heavy. CLINICAL HYPNOSIS DAY. . OF RECOGNITION. PREVIEW. Hypnotherapy is the oldest western form of psychotherapy. Historically, in various forms, hypnosis has facilitated the treatment of a wide variety of medical and psychological problems: pain and psychosomatic conditions,fears, phobias, habit and anxiety disorders. . : our level of . awareness. about ourselves and the environment. .. Your awareness of external events. Your awareness of internal sensations. Your awareness of yourself as a unique being having these experiences. Dr Jason Price. Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist. What is Hypnosis?. Hypnosis aims to inculcate a . controlled, . volitional . dissociative. , yet focussed state (trance) – based upon controlled attentional processes via . Those who perform hypnosis often find people who will replicate their desired results (makes it easier when their subjects also want to believe). It is easy to dismiss contradicting evidence that a subject may give during hypnosis . An Outline. Pain. Acute or chronic?. Standard techniques. Relaxation. Pain dial. Glove anaesthesia. Endorphin reservoir. Distraction. Dissociation. Relaxation. Underpins all the other techniques. Relaxation . Used For? Dental and Medical Procedures Nausea and Vomiting Depression Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms Disociative Disorders Habit Disorders Asthma Gastrointestinal Disorders (e.g., IBS) WHAT IT IS 232 If he had not witnessed the induction procedure, thecasual observer might well believe a typical hypnotizedsubject was asleep. It was this sleeplike appear-ance that ledBraid to coin the term "hyp