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| The history and nature of hypnosis -Overview of the history of hypnosis | |
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| The nature of hypnosis: suggestion and trance | |
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| Hypnotic susceptibility and its measurement | |
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| Theories of hypnosis | |
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| Basic procedures in clinical hypnosis -Preparation for clinical hypnosis | |
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| Hypnotic induction and deepening procedures: first approach | |
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| Hypnotic induction and deepening procedures: second approach | |
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| Further ethical matters and precautions during the preparation phase of hypnosis | |
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| Self-hypnosis | |
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| Variations in style: permissive, indirect and alert approaches | |
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| Suggestion, posthypnotic suggestion and ego-strengthening in therapy | |
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| Behavioural techniques for self-control | |
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| Metaphor and story technique | |
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| Basic procedures with children | |
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| The application of hypnotic procedures in psychological therapy -Orientation to the psychotherapies and the concept of a 'working model' | |
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| Introduction to psychodynamic and humanistic approaches | |
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| Ericksonian approaches to psychotherapy | |
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| The unconscious mind and the repression of memories | |
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| Hypnotic procedures in psychodynamic therapy | |
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| Behaviour therapy and the application of hypnosis | |
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| Cognitive therapy: an introduction | |
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| An eclectic approach to psychotherapy augmented by hypnosis | |
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| Risks, precautions and contraindications | |
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| The applications of hypnosis to specific medical, dental and psychological problems -Hypnosis for smoking cessation, weight reduction and insomnia | |
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| Hypnosis in the treatment of psychosomatic problems | |
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| Hypnosis and pain | |
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| Hypnosis and cancer | |
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| Hypnosis in obstetrics and gynaecology | |
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| Hypnosis in dentistry | |
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| Hypnosis for anxiety disorders | |
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| Hypnosis in the treatment of miscellaneous psychological problems and disorders | |
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| Medical and psychological problems in children and adolescents | |
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| The professional practice of hypnosis -Evidence for the benefits and the adverse effects of hypnosis | |
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| Issues in professional practice | |
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| Clinical hypnosis and memory | |
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| Ethical guidelines of the international society of hypnosis | |
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| Index | |