Clinical Applications of Hypnosis

by George Gafner

Overview

Gafner turns his attention to the complaints and problems that are most commonly seen in the clinical setting.

These "bread and butter" applications are the core of every successful therapeutic practice that employs hypnosis. By means of explanation, anecdote, and case study, readers are instructed in how best to address the basis needs of the clients and how best to put the fundamental concepts of unconscious process and ego-strengthening into action. Clinical Applications of Hypnosis is also a treasure trove of techniques, stories, and suggestions basic to successful hypnosis. Therapists new to the art will appreciate Gafner's clear description and thoughtful introduction to the use of hypnosis in therapeutic practice. Seasoned practitioners will appreciate find a fund of effective and carefully described techniques to be used to help to treat anxiety, depression and related disorders.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393704440
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	04/17/2005
Edition description:	(2005)
Pages:	322
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

George Gafner, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., is director of the hypnosis training program and director of the family therapy training program at the Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Tucson. He is the author of Clinical Applications of Hypnosis and co-author (with Sonja Benson) of Handbook of Hypnotic Inductions and Hypnotic Techniques: For Standard Psychotherapy and Formal Hypnosis.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Preface	xvii
	Acknowledgments	xxi
Part I	Principles of Unconsciously Directed Psychotherapy
Chapter 1	Unconscious Process	1
Chapter 2	Ego-Strengthening	20
Chapter 3	Further Perturbations of the Unconscious	47
Part II	General Techniques for the Practitioner
Chapter 4	Getting Started with Hypnosis	81
Chapter 5	The Therapist's Voice	95
Chapter 6	Treatment in Brief	105
Part III	Treatment Approaches to Common Clinical Problems
Chapter 7	Anxiety and Trauma	121
Chapter 8	Depression	149
Chapter 9	Gastrointestinal Disorders	172
	Appendices
Appendix 1	Ego-Strengthening Anecdotes	195
Appendix 2	Instigative Anecdotes	202
Appendix 3	Ego-Strengthening Stories	210
Appendix 4	Instigative Stories	221
Appendix 5	Favorite Inductions and Stories	238
	Glossary	249
	Hypnosis Organizations	269
	References	271
	Index	285