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Published on: November 14, 2018
Emanated imagery: Shaping presupposed success
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This study introduces Emanated Imagery, a novel hypnotic intervention utilizing future-to-past oriented imagery. It offers a structured approach to harness hypnosis's unique "future-orientation in time" for therapeutic purposes.
Area of Science:
- Psychotherapy and Hypnotic Interventions
- Clinical Psychology
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Background:
- Traditional psychotherapy often focuses on past or present client experiences.
- Hypnosis uniquely offers a "future-orientation in time" perceptual phenomenon.
- This future-orientation is underutilized as a basis for therapeutic interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the historical progression of imagery use in therapy.
- To introduce and outline the Emanated Imagery intervention within hypnosis.
- To detail the rationale and procedural steps for conducting Emanated Imagery.
Main Methods:
- Historical review of imagery in hypnotic and non-hypnotic therapeutic approaches.
- Development of a future-to-past oriented imagery intervention.
- Step-by-step procedural outline for the Emanated Imagery technique.
Main Results:
- The paper traces the evolution of therapeutic imagery from past to present focus.
- It culminates in the proposed future-to-past oriented Emanated Imagery intervention.
- A case example illustrating the application of Emanated Imagery is presented.
Conclusions:
- Emanated Imagery represents a novel application of hypnosis's future-orientation.
- The intervention provides a structured method for therapeutic imagery.
- This approach offers a new avenue for psychotherapy interventions.
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