Jake Undone

... Hypnotic Realities is a verbatim transcript of Dr. Erickson's induction of clinical hypnosis and his approaches to trance training. It provides students and professionals with clear examples of the evolution of clinical hypnotic phenomena. Two major innovations in this volume are the utilization theory of hypnosis and indirect forms of suggestion....Each chapter includes an essay by Ernst Rossi which clarifies and elaborates on the relevant issues of Dr Erickson's work just illustrated. In these essays, Dr. Rossi analyzes Dr. Erickson's approach in order to uncover some of the basic variables that can be isolated and tested by future experimental work. These sections are a bridge between the clinical art of Dr. Erickson's hypnotherapy and the systematic efforts of the science of psychology to understand human behavior. --- excerpts from book's dustjacket Hypnotic Realities is a verbatim transcript of Dr. Erickson's induction of clinical hypnosis and his approaches to trance training. It provides students and professionals with clear examples of the evolution of clinical hypnotic phenomena. Two major innovations in this volume are the utilization theory of hypnosis and indirect forms of suggestion.... Each chapter includes an essay by Ernst Rossi which clarifies and elaborates on the relevant issues of Dr Erickson's work just illustrated. In these essays, Dr. Rossi analyzes Dr. Erickson's approach in order to uncover some of the basic variables that can be isolated and tested by future experimental work. These sections are a bridge between the clinical art of Dr. Erickson's hypnotherapy and the systematic efforts of the science of psychology to understand human behavior. " ... Provides students and professionals with clear examples of the evolution of clinical hypnotic phenomena. Two major innovations in this volume are the utilization theory of hypnosis and indirect forms of suggestion ... Each chapter includes an essay by Ernest Rossi which clarifies and elaborates on the relevant issues of Dr. Erickson's work just illustrated. In these essays Dr. Rossi analyzes Dr. Erickson's approach in order to uncover some of the basic variables that can be isolated and tested by future experimental work ... A number of graduated exercises are offered as a guide to aid hypnotherapists to develop their own skills in the clinical arts of observation, hypnotic induction, and the formulation of indirect suggestion ..."--Inside flap Foreword 10......Page 10 Introduction 18......Page 18 One: A Conversational Induction 21......Page 21 Two: Indirect Induction by Recapitulation 36......Page 36 Three: The Handshake Induction 74......Page 58 Five: Trance learning By Association......Page 103 Six: Facilitating hypnotic Learning......Page 118 Seven: Indirectly Conditioned Eye Closure Induction......Page 157 Eight: infinite Patterns of Learning......Page 175 Nine: Summary......Page 220 Foreword 10 10 Introduction 18 18 One: A Conversational Induction 21 21 Two: Indirect Induction by Recapitulation 36 36 Three: The Handshake Induction 74 58 Four: Mutual Trance Induction 103 103 Five: Trance learning By Association 103 Six: Facilitating hypnotic Learning 118 Seven: Indirectly Conditioned Eye Closure Induction 157 Eight: infinite Patterns of Learning 175 Nine: Summary 220