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Learning Hypnosis - Hypnotherapy for Healing and Coaching: A Book for Change, Learning and Growth
This "Practice Guide on Hypnosis in Coaching and Therapy" is based on my experience as a hypnotherapist and approved practitioner of psychotherapy in my own practice in Munich, Germany. Between 2019 and 2021, I worked on the development of a course for hypnosis practitioners aimed at beginners, with the purpose of creating a constructive contribution to responsible and tested "hypnotising" based on my own practical experience.
Based on the knowledge I have gained in hypnosis and my experiences with clients/patients, I designed the structure of this course withand a hopefully reader-friendly layout for an efficient learning experience. With the valuable tips of previous course participants, I was able to create a manual structure that should keep the studentyou on track throughout the learning process. Thank you all very much for the feedback and the long discussions!
Equally important for me was the support of my parents who patiently supported me in my work, gave me confidence and strength again and again to lead the project to the goal and insightfully took over the editing as well as the proofreading of the manual.
I hope you enjoy reading this work!
Jean-Maurice Cecilia-Menzel
Jean-Maurice Cecilia-Menzel is an alternative practitioner of psychotherapy and a trained neurofeedback therapist. A three-year degree in health and social care, two years of training in psychotherapeutic work and ongoing research round off his career to date. He practices as an alternative practitioner of psychotherapy in his own office in Munich.
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Hypnosis in Mental Therapy – Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Mental and Physical Foundations of Hypnosis
Chapter 2: Theories of Mode of Action of Hypnosis
Chapter 3: Hypnosis – Then vs. Now
Chapter 4: Important Terms in Hypnotherapy
Chapter 5: Depths of Hypnosis
Chapter 6: Behaviors in Hypnosis
Chapter 7: Hypnotherapy and Immune System
Chapter 8: Neurobiology and Neurophysiology of Hypnosis
Chapter 9: Hypnotherapy – Contraindications and Limitations
Chapter 10: Hypnotherapy Sessions
Chapter 11: The Process
Chapter 12: Hypnosis for Weight Loss
Chapter 13: Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation
Chapter 14: Hypnosis for Anxiety
References
Chapter 1: Mental and Physical Foundations of Hypnosis
Introduction to Hypnosis
Hypnosis is referred to as the state of awareness, in which an individual’s attention is detached from the immediate environment and diverted to the inner experiences of an individual. Individuals undergoing hypnosis focus their attention on their inner environment. Imaginative involvement during hypnosis occurs to an extent that imaginative processes appear real, creating a hypnotic reality. Conscious awareness of the external and internal environment oscillates in daily life, however, in the state of hypnosis, the internal environment predominates. Hypnosis can be perceived as a meditative state, in which a person consciously gains access to his or her internal environment and receives verbal or visual suggestions from the therapists to yield desirable therapeutic outcomes. (Williamson, 2019)
Induction of the hypnotic state is a useful therapeutic approach to alleviate pain, anxiety, adverse effects of medications, emotional distress, and other conditions. Hypnosis has an overall relaxing effect on the hypnotherapy recipient. Hypnosis does not entirely correct an underlying pathology, rather, it is an effective approach to delivering appropriate therapy to an individual. In addition to hypnosis being conducted in a clinical setting, individuals can also be taught to undergo self-hypnosis, enabling these individuals to enter the state of hypnosis consciously and deliberately as well as use visual feedback to yield desired outcomes.
Biopsychosocial Model of Hypnosis
The biopsychosocial model of hypnosis focuses on the biological, social, and psychological factors of hypnotic responding and the interaction between these factors.
The biological aspects of the biopsychosocial model of hypnosis can be explained by measuring the electrical activity of the brain during the process of hypnotherapy. Biological factors related to hypnotic responding include structural connectivity between the right and left frontal cortices, as well as between the anterior cingulate cortex, and increased theta activity in the brain in response to hypnotherapy. High hypnotizability and stronger structural connectivity between the right and left brain regions are associated with the alleviation of pain.
The psychological factors related to hypnotic responding include hypnotizability, motivation, attitude toward hypnosis, expectancies, and proneness to fantasy or absorptive capacity. Psychological factors moderate hypnotic analgesia and hypnotic nausea relief.
The social factors related to hypnotic responding include the social context and rapport, resonance, harmony, or therapeutic alliance. Collaboration and affective bond among the therapists or clinicians and the patients are integral to hypnotic responding. Rapport is proportional to the magnitude of hypnotic response. The outcomes of rapport or therapeutic alliance are mediated by trait hypnotizability, such that positive rapport may increase the hypnotic response even when hypnotizability is low, whereas negative rapport may decrease the hypnotic response even when the hypnotizability is high.
Psychological Factors of Hypnosis
The psychological factors integral to the success of hypnotherapy include expectancies, motivation, hypnotizability, attitude towards hypnosis and proneness to fantasy or absorptive capacity. Hypnotic analgesia, types of hypnotic suggestions, and the symptoms under consideration mediate the effects of these factors on hypnotic responding.
Neurophysiological Model of Hypnosis
The neurophysiological model of hypnosis is based on the function and structure of the central nervous system, and its association with hypnotic responses. The neurophysiological models of hypnotic responses related to analgesia describe the role of hypnosis in influencing pain. The neurophysiological model of hypnosis is integral to the functioning of the frontal cortex of the brain during the process of hypnosis. In the first phase of the hypnotic procedure, the patient focuses the attention on an object during the process of induction. During this phase, the frontolimbic structures of the brain become active and engaged. This phase is described as fixation. In the second phase of the hypnotic procedure, there is dissociation or inhibition of the frontolimbic structures of the brain. During this phase, the patient becomes more responsive to the suggestions. Following this, the third phase of the hypnotic procedure corresponds to suggestions of imagery and the activation of temporoposterior regions of the right side of the brain. The hypnotic responses follow the sequence of hypnotic induction, fixation, suggestions for relaxation, and suggestions for imagery. Research also suggests that the frontal activity of the brain reduces during hypnotic responding. The reduction is further precipitated upon disruption in the functioning of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex which is induced by persistent transcranial magnetic stimulation as well as intake of alcohol, which impairs the executive functioning of the frontal region of the brain. (Valentine et al., 2019)
Conclusion
The process of hypnosis and hypnotic responding are supported by a neurophysiological model and biopsychosocial model, which further comprises the biological, social, and psychological factors of hypnotic responding. The biological factors of hypnotic responses comprise an increase in the theta activity of the brain and the structural connectivity between the right and left regions of the brain. The social factors of hypnotic responding include rapport of therapeutic alliance and social context. The psychological factors integral to hypnotic responding are expectancies, motivation, hypnotizability, attitude towards hypnosis, and proneness to fantasy or absorptive capacity. Lastly, the neurophysiological model of hypnosis involves the structural and functional alterations in the brain in response to hypnotherapy.
Chapter 2: Theories of Mode of Action of Hypnosis
Introduction
Scientists and researchers have been working toward identifying possible mechanisms to elaborate on the phenomena associated with hypnosis. In the following sections of the article, the state and non-state theories of hypnosis are described. These theoretical models are based on knowledge related to the cognitive psychology of humans.
State Theories
The state theories of hypnosis emphasize that upon giving suggestions during the procedure of hypnotherapy, processes including dissociation or repression become activated. (Jensen et al., 2014) The state theories of hypnotic mechanisms are described as follows.
Neodissociation Theory (1974)
Hilgard’s Neodissociation Theory is a classic state theory of hypnosis, proposed in 1974. The theory proposes that the hypnotic mechanisms are produced when there is dissociation with control systems at a