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PublisherGuilford Publications

ISBN-100898623413

ISBN-139780898623413

eBay Product ID (ePID)1085995

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Number of Pages254 Pages

Publication NameSelf-Hypnosis : the Chicago Paradigm

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1990

SubjectHypnotism, Self-Hypnosis

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSelf-Help, Psychology

AuthorStephen Kahn, Erika Fromm

SeriesThe Guilford Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis Ser.

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN90-003167

Reviews''An innovative approach to the study of the hypnotic experience, uniting psychodynamic insight with experimental method. It belongs on the shelf of everyone interested in hypnosis, clinicians and researchers alike.' --John Kihlstrom, Ph.D., University of Arizona "It is a pleasure to come upon a book such as this which frees the topic of self-hypnosis and hypnosis more generally from the mixture of the mystical, spooky, and neurotic quality one finds still in public media or even in some clinical literature. Fromm and Kahn and the Chicago group provide a refreshing, indeed exciting, view of the phenomenon of self-hypnosis that centers it clearly in fundamentally psychological science....This is a remarkable and comprehensive description of a basic human phenomenon. The book combines basic research review and analysis of new studies with carefully developed, sound clinical suggestions for application of self-hypnosis in personal development, health, and psychotherapy. It is the definitive work on the subject and with its lucid, jargon-free writing style, it should interest mental health workers of all disciplines, physicians, dentists, and certainly behavioral scientists and graduate students.' --Jerome L. Singer, Ph.D. ''An invaluable sourcebook for clinicians and researchers alike. It is in the finest tradition of Dr. Fromm's work: gracefully combining scholarly rigor and clinical relevance.' --Michael Nash, Ph.D. ''Erika Fromm is thegrand dameof clinical hypnosis research and her impact on the field is great....In SELF-HYPNOSIS: THE CHICAGO PARADIGM, Fromm and Kahn pull strongly from scattered book chapters and journal articles to integrate and extend their self-hypnosis studies and the implications of their studies for clinical hypnosis. In-depth chapters address the use of self-hypnosis for psychotherapy and for the enhancement of the creative process.' --Helen J. Crawford, Ph.D., ''Valuable reading for experienced clinicians who wish to deepen their knowledge of self-hypnosis. For experimentalists in hypnotic phenomena, it is de rigueur.'' --Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, An innovative approach to the study of the hypnotic experience, uniting psychodynamic insight with experimental method. It belongs on the shelf of everyone interested in hypnosis, clinicians and researchers alike.' --John Kihlstrom, Ph.D., University of Arizona "It is a pleasure to come upon a book such as this which frees the topic of self-hypnosis and hypnosis more generally from the mixture of the mystical, spooky, and neurotic quality one finds still in public media or even in some clinical literature. Fromm and Kahn and the Chicago group provide a refreshing, indeed exciting, view of the phenomenon of self-hypnosis that centers it clearly in fundamentally psychological science....This is a remarkable and comprehensive description of a basic human phenomenon. The book combines basic research review and analysis of new studies with carefully developed, sound clinical suggestions for application of self-hypnosis in personal development, health, and psychotherapy. It is the definitive work on the subject and with its lucid, jargon-free writing style, it should interest mental health workers of all disciplines, physicians, dentists, and certainly behavioral scientists and graduate students.' --Jerome L. Singer, Ph.D. An invaluable sourcebook for clinicians and researchers alike. It is in the finest tradition of Dr. Fromm's work: gracefully combining scholarly rigor and clinical relevance.' --Michael Nash, Ph.D. Erika Fromm is the grand dame of clinical hypnosis research and her impact on the field is great....In SELF-HYPNOSIS: THE CHICAGO PARADIGM, Fromm and Kahn pull strongly from scattered book chapters and journal articles to integrate and extend their self-hypnosis studies and the implications of their studies for clinical hypnosis. In-depth chapters address the use of self-hypnosis for psychotherapy and for the enhancement of the creative process.' --Helen J. Crawford, Ph.D., ''Valuable reading for experienced clinicians who wish to deepen their knowledge of self-hypnosis. For experimentalists in hypnotic phenomena, it isde rigueur.' --Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, ''An innovative approach to the study of the hypnotic experience, uniting psychodynamic insight with experimental method. It belongs on the shelf of everyone interested in hypnosis, clinicians and researchers alike.'' --John Kihlstrom, Ph.D., University of Arizona "It is a pleasure to come upon a book such as this which frees the topic of self-hypnosis and hypnosis more generally from the mixture of the mystical, spooky, and neurotic quality one finds still in public media or even in some clinical literature. Fromm and Kahn and the Chicago group provide a refreshing, indeed exciting, view of the phenomenon of self-hypnosis that centers it clearly in fundamentally psychological science....This is a remarkable and comprehensive description of a basic human phenomenon. The book combines basic research review and analysis of new studies with carefully developed, sound clinical suggestions for application of self-hypnosis in personal development, health, and psychotherapy. It is the definitive work on the subject and with its lucid, jargon-free writing style, it should interest mental health workers of all disciplines, physicians, dentists, and certainly behavioral scientists and graduate students.'' --Jerome L. Singer, Ph.D. ''An invaluable sourcebook for clinicians and researchers alike. It is in the finest tradition of Dr. Fromm's work: gracefully combining scholarly rigor and clinical relevance.'' --Michael Nash, Ph.D. ''Erika Fromm is the grand dame of clinical hypnosis research and her impact on the field is great....In SELF-HYPNOSIS: THE CHICAGO PARADIGM, Fromm and Kahn pull strongly from scattered book chapters and journal articles to integrate and extend their self-hypnosis studies and the implications of their studies for clinical hypnosis. In-depth chapters address the use of self-hypnosis for psychotherapy and for the enhancement of the creative process.'' --Helen J. Crawford, Ph.D.

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal154.7

Table Of ContentI. INTRODUCTION AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK. 1. Review of the Literature. 2. The University of Chicago Research on Self-Hypnosis. 3. The Pilot Studies on Self-Hypnosis: Results and Speculations. II. EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. 4. Self-Hypnosis versus Heterohypnosis, and Self-Hypnosis over Time: Comparative and Longitudinal Research. 5. Aspects of Self-Hypnosis Proper. 6. Structural and Content Characteristics of Self-Hypnosis. 7. The Analysis of the Self-Hypnosis Journals: Introduction. 8. Representations of Self-Hypnosis in Personal narratives. 9. The Modes of the Ego in Self-Hypnosis. 10. The Role of Imagery in Self-Hypnosis: Its Relationship to Personality Characteristics and Gender. 11. The Relation of Self-Reports of Hypnotic Depth in Self-Hypnosis to Hypnotizability and Imagery Production. 12. Self-Hypnotic Absorption and Personality. 13. Overview: The Relationship of Structural, Content, and Personality Variables in Self-Hypnosis. III. CLINICAL APPLICATION. 14. Self-Hypnosis as a Therapeutic Aid in the Mourning Process. 15. The Clinical Use of Self-Hypnosis in Hypnotherapy: Tapping the Functions of Imagery and Adaptive Regression. IV. CONCLUSIONS. 16. Implications for Treatment. 17. Summary and Thoughts for Future Research.

SynopsisWhile used abundantly in clinical work, self-hypnosis has been somewhat neglected as a subject of systematic study. An outstanding exception to this trend has been the work of Erika Fromm and her colleagues at the University of Chicago, who have for the last two decades extended the theoretical and empirical base of this technique. Now, key publications of this research group are compiled in one volume along with much new material by these authors, providing a full perspective on the development of their methods and theories. As such, SELF-HYPNOSIS is the first systematic, empirically oriented exploration of the phenomena and characteristics of self-initiated self-hypnosis. Moreover, its examination of self-hypnosis, taking the experiential rather than the behavioral approach, yields a more complete study of the aspects of the self that can unfold during hypnosis. In the early 1970s, Fromm and her colleagues set out to answer several intriguing questions about self-hypnosis: What are the boundaries of the self-hypnosis experience? How does self-hypnosis compare with traditional hypnotist-present hypnosis? Can self-hypnosis be taught following the guidelines of traditional hypnosis? What type of individual is more susceptible to or skilled in self-hypnosis? This volume presents the methods and results of this group's work, an approach that has come to be known as the Chicago paradigm. Introductory chapters establish the theoretical framework utilized. They provide an overview of the literature; review the methods, procedures, qualitative samples, quantitative data, and clinical applications; and evaluate pilot study results on the phenomenological similarities and differences of self-hypnosis and heterohypnosis. At the core of SELF-HYPNOSIS is its presentation of key empirical research involving two separate areas. First is the analysis of extensive questionnaires that compare self-hypnosis and heterohypnosis and examine self-hypnosis proper as well as the unfolding of self-hypnosis over time. Second is an examination of cognitive processes, self-hypnosis, and their relationship to personality. These processes include the modes of ego in self-hypnosis, the role of imagery, and the process of absorption. Clinical implications and applications are considered, as are therapist-patient factors that contribute to successful self-hypnosis. A major contribution to the scientific study of self-initiated self-hypnosis, SELF-HYPNOSIS: THE CHICAGO PARADIGM is essential reading for all researchers and theoreticians in the field of hypnosis and in phenomenological psychology. In addition, it will be of enormous value to those psychologists, physicians, and dentists seeking to more effectively utilize self-hypnosis in clinical practice.

LC Classification NumberRC499.A8F76 1990