Hypnosis and The Therapeutic Relationship: Relational Factors of Hypnosis in Psychotherapy

Autor: Michael J. Diamond, Carolyn Daitch, Eric B. Spiegel, Elgan L. Baker, Maggie Phillips
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis. 62:118-137
ISSN: 2160-0562
0002-9157
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2019.1599319
Popis: Over the years, the field of hypnosis has often given more attention to the state and procedural factors of hypnosis than the relational ones. In an attempt to address this imbalance, the 60th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) had as its theme "Hypnosis and the Treatment Relationship." A centerpiece of this meeting was a collegial discussion among a panel of psychologists with expertise in relational hypnotherapy. The panel addressed several pertinent questions: (1) What are the healing qualities of relationship in psychotherapy? (2) What makes hypnosis relational in nature? (3) How do relational factors of hypnosis resemble healthy attachment processes and recapitulate stalled developmental maturation? (4) How does relationally informed hypnotherapy influence and strengthen the relationship, process, and outcome of psychotherapy? This article summarizes the factors that led to the creation of this panel; provides an edited transcript of this panel discussion, along with additional commentary on several key points raised; and concludes with a summary of the main themes and recommendations for further clinical practice and study.
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