Goldfinger: A Framework for Resolving Affect Using Ideomotor Questioning

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This article presents a substance abuse treatment method that acknowledges and accommodates the personal needs that are being addressed by substance. This method, Utilization Sobriety, bypasses perceived resistances and employs idiosyncratic psychobiological learning to achieve a body-mind gestalt that is complementary to the client's sobriety. It develops a safe framework for addressing any subsequent mental health themes directly or indirectly related to substance misuse. A treatment protocol for the use of Utilization Sobriety as well as relevant clinical material illustrating its application and a discussion of its implications are offered.

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“…During this session Ed referenced unresolved historic themes and an interest in change. We employed ideomotor questioning in an attempt to clear some past emotion using the Goldfinger approach (Walsh, 1997).…”

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Utilization Sobriety: Brief, Individualized Substance Abuse Treatment Employing Ideomotor Questioning

Walsh¹

2003

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“…Some psychotherapists such as Walsh (1997Walsh ( , 2003, Hammond (1997), and Frederick and McNeal (1999) have also begun to adopt ideomotor finger signaling in hypnoanalysis as an efficient means of obtaining answers from the subconscious in the mental health realm, where the focus is on emotions, mind, and cognitions and beliefs. Hammond's (1997) cautions about not forcing confabulated false memories or using leading questions or accepting subconscious responses as being more "true" than conscious responses without some form of external verifications should be kept in mind.…”

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“…Frederick had learned ideomotor signaling from Cheek (see below) and Downloaded by [University of Glasgow] at 06:04 16 September 2013 used ideomotor signaling (McNeal & Frederick, 1993;Frederick & McNeal, 1999) to help identify specific positive ego states that could assist in inner ego strengthening. Walsh (1997) discussed using ideomotor questioning with a "yes" or "no" choice to help resolve negative affect or emotion and included an ideomotor questioning tree. Hammond (1997) studied 247 consecutive patients, of whom 78% were able to achieve ideomotor finger signals that they considered involuntary.…”

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Ideomotor Signaling: From Divining Spiritual Messages to Discerning Subconscious Answers during Hypnosis and Hypnoanalysis, a Historical Perspective

Shenefelt

2011

Ideomotor movements account for non-conscious motions of the hand held pendulum and Ouija board planchette that once were attributed to external spirits. Chevreul and Carpenter in the mid-1800s pioneered our scientific understanding of ideomotor movements. The intention or thought is transmitted to the motor cortex at a subconscious level, coordinated by the cerebellum, and sent down spinal nerves to the appropriate muscles, inducing micromovements not visible to the naked eye but amplified by the hand held pendulum or by the slow ratchet-like cumulative movements of a finger or other body part. This ideomotor phenomenon has been utilized during hypnotic trance to provide nonverbal communication of "yes" or "no" or "I don't want to answer" using finger signals or hand held pendulum. LeCron first used this ideomotor form of communication in conjunction with psychosomatic hypnoanalysis. Cheek expanded and more recently Hammond, Walsh, Ewin and others have refined its use.

“…Await a finger response to indicate this deep calm has occurred. After comfort is acceptably established per client affirmation establish a physical anchor for comfort (Walsh, 1997) so the same experience can be reestablished whenever desired. One option involves asking the clients to touch two fingers together on the non-signaling hand and then asking if the client will access the same experience whenever desired by simply touching those two fingers together and requesting a comfortable experience.…”

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Rapid Remission of Anorexia Nervosa and Unconscious Communication

Walsh¹

2010

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An alternate framework for thinking about anorexia treatment is presented with a treatment approach that results in prompt remission of anorexia symptoms. Prior treatment of eating disorders using hypnosis is reviewed. A case example illustrating the method is followed by a discussion. The process is described for teaching clients how to nullify the anorexia symptom complex when it is reactivated.