Using Guided Imagery and Hypnosis in Brief Therapy and Palliative Care

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Table of contents
Foreword: Michael Hoyt
Foreword: Trevor Silvester
Preface
1 Introduction: Expectation, the Placebo Effect, and Chatting
	1.1 Expectation
	1.2 The Placebo Effect
	1.3 Other and Related Expectational Phenomena
	1.4 Comments on Disease/Cure and Illness/Heal
	1.5 RB’s Model of Therapy, the Therapeutic Alliance, and Chatting
		A. RB’s Model of Therapy
		B. The Therapeutic Alliance
		C. Chatting
		D. The Fifty-Minute Hour
	1.6 Brief Introduction to Two Approaches
		A. The Miracle Question and the Miracle Method
		B. Ambiguous Function Assignments (AFA)
	Notes
2 The Charlie Brown Exceptional Patient and Caregiver Group of Yellow Springs
	2.1 Charlie Brown Group
	2.2 Ira Byock’s Statements and End-of-Life Issues
	2.3 Rabbi Hillel’s Wisdom
	Notes
3 Preparation for Surgery: Two Approaches
	3.1 Hypnosis and Preparation for Surgery
		A. Introductory Comments
		B. Five Parts to the Hypnotic Session
		C. Preparation for Surgery Script
			Mary’s Preparation for Surgery Script
		D. Letter to the Surgeon and Healing Statements
	3.2 Remen’s Circle of Healing and Related Circles
		A. Remen’s Circle of Healing for Preparation for Surgery
		B. Variants on Remen’s Circle of Healing
		C. Rituals, Ceremonies, and the Navajo Talking Circle
	3.3 Some Concluding Comments
	Notes
4 Case Study 1: Mary and Anxiety and Insomnia and Shit and Einstein and …
	Commentary by Eric Greenleaf PhD
	Commentary by RB
5 Case Study 2: Bobbi and Her Needy Knees
6 Guided Imagery for Healing and Psychotherapy
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Different Forms of Imagery
	6.3 Duration of Guided Imagery Sessions
	6.4 Information for a Guided Imagery Session
	6.5 Other Factors: Connections to Metaphor, Hypnosis, and Psychotherapy
	6.6 George’s Guided Imagery CD for Cancer
		A. George and Pyramid Mountain and Hashem
	6.7 Anne’s Guided Imagery for Psychotherapy
		A. Anne and Anxiety and the Pine Forest and Jesus
			Commentary
	6.8 Commentary
	Note
7 Case Study 3: Marvin, Weight Control, and the Mighty M&Ms
	7.1 Marvin and the Mighty M&Ms
	Note
8 Case Study 4: Carol and the Curious Cough
	Commentary
	Notes
9 Rapport and the Therapeutic Alliance
	9.1 Introduction
	9.2 Pacing Body (Postural) Language
	9.3 Verbal Pacing
	9.4 Representational Systems and Eye Accessing Cues
	9.5 Anchors and Anchoring
	9.6 Anchoring and Remen’s Healing Circle
	9.7 Some Closing Comments
	Note
10 Case Studies 5 and 6: Sammy and Self-Regard and Normalizing Norman
	10.1 Introducing Sammy and Norman
	10.2 Case Study 5: Sammy and Self-Regard (9/2018)
	10.3 February Man Script for Sammy
		A Exorcism Part of Session
	10.4 Script for Sammy’s Oceanic Buddhist Experience
	Notes
11 Case Study 6: Normalizing Norman
	Commentary
12 Healing Language
	12.1 Introduction
	12.2 Reprise on Useful Definitions
	12.3 Reframing
	12.4 Transforming Negative Self-Talk
	12.5 Andrea’s Exercises and Change Processes
		A. Changing Location of the Voice (Book One)
		B. Adding Music or a Song (Book One)
		C. Talking Positively to Yourself (Book One)
		D. Transforming a Message (Book One)
		E. Joining with a Voice (Book Two)
		F. Asking for the Positive Intent (Book Two)
		G. Using the Voice of a Trusted Friend (Book Two)
		H. Comments on Andreas’s “Transforming Negative Self-Talk”
	12.6 Healing Language Scenarios
	12.7 Reframing and Healing Language
	12.8 Two Concluding Sets of Healing Activities
		A. Bernie Siegel’s Questions for People with Life-Challenging Diseases
		B. Bernie Siegel’s Four Drawings
	Notes
13 Case Study 7: Jennifer, Anxiety, Manzanita Beach, and Jesus
	Commentary on Session
	Note
14 Case Study 8: Barbara and Stress and Hearing and a Husband
	Note
15 Practical Matters
	15.1 Introduction
	15.2 Planning
		A. Financial and Legal Matters
		B. Planning Beyond Life
	15.3 Physical Health Related Coping Skills
		A. How to Survive in a Hospital
		B. Milstein’s Comments and Coping Suggestions
		C. Communicating with Medical Personnel
		D. Helplessness, Hopelessness, and Control
		E. Hammerschlag’s Recommendations and Laughter
		F. Maintaining Mental and Physical Health
		G. Work Books and Distance Writing
			Workbook for People who Have Cancer or other Life-Challenging Disease
			Workbook for Grievers
			Workbook for Caregivers
		H. Diets
		I. Recordings and Autobiographies
		J. Some Final Comments
			Addendum May 6, 2019
			Commentary
			Commentary
	Notes
16 Case Study 9: Laura and Breaking Away
	Notes
17 Case Study 10: George and Smoking
18 Case Study 11
Peter and His PA
	Commentary 1
	Commentary 2
	Notes
19 Case Study 12: Gloria and the Oboe and Being Adequate
	Commentary
20 Case Study 13: Nonagenarian Charlie with Anxiety about Eye Problem
21 Chatting Revisited
	21.1 Introduction
	Notes
22 Case Study 14: Joe and the NLP Fast Allergy Cure
	22.1 NLP Fast Allergy Cure with Joe
23 Case Study 15: Joan and the NLP VK Dissociation Fast Phobia Cure
	23.1 Joan and Fear of Flying
	Note
24 Healing Factors
	24.1 Introduction
		A. Three Types of Clients
		B. Fundamental Three Rules for Doing Therapy
	24.2 Acting As-If as a Healing Factor
	Note
25 Guided Imagery, Hypnosis, and Other Approaches for Palliative Care
	25.1 Palliative Care, Comfort Care, and Hospice Care
	25.2 Guided Imagery and Palliative Care
		A. Script for Guided Imagery for Palliative Care
			Commentary
		B. Guided Imagery Script for Healing
			Commentary
	25.3 Psychotherapy for Palliative Care
	25.4 Variations of the Remen Healing Circle for Palliative Care Patients and Related Groups
		A. Focused on One Member
		B. Focused on the Entire Group
			Script for Closing Group Healing Meditation
			Commentary
	25.5 Other Activities for Palliative Care Patients
		A. Videotaping
		B. Memoirs
		C. Pets, Stuffed Animals, and Special Belongings
		D. Music
	25.6 Hypnosis for Palliative Care and Pain Control
	25.7 Closing Comments
	Note
26 Extraordinary Sessions
	Notes
27 Some Ending Thoughts and Comments
	Notes
Appendix A: Ruminations on Turning 88
Appendix B: End-of-Life Issues
Appendix C: Questions for People in Their Dying Time
Appendix D: Patient’s Bill of Rights
References
Index