Memory Focused Interventions (MFI) as a Therapeutic Strategy in Hypnotic Psychotherapy

Meyerson, Joseph

doi:10.1080/00029157.2010.10401719

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“…Cultural, social, and epistemological necessities of human society usually serve to enliven and preserve myths (Coupe, 2009;Segal, 2004). Thus, as our views of history and memories change over time (Meyerson, 2010;Olick, Vinitzky-Seroussi, & Levy, 2011), so do myths change through a process of remythification (Meletinsky, 2001).…”

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The Myth of Hypnosis:The Need for Remythification

Meyerson

2014

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

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Myths or misconceptions concerning hypnosis are regarded among the major barriers to effective implementation of hypnosis. Contemporary hypnotherapists are expected to elicit patients' misconceptions and to provide explanations that distinguish between mystical and scientific perceptions of hypnosis and that offer a picture of the state of the art of hypnosis. Dealing with misconceptions on a rational and cognitive level seems to have the ability to change a patient's conscious knowledge and understanding of hypnosis. Nevertheless, deeply rooted and emotionally saturated misbeliefs with historical-cultural origins still prevail. This article focuses on the prehypnotic phase of therapy and proposes remythification to deal with the myth of hypnosis. This approach aims to promote the hypnotherapeutic process by utilizing myth-related misconceptions.

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The Myth of Hypnosis:The Need for Remythification

Meyerson

2014

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

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“…Ehlers and Clark (2000) and Brewin et al (2010) have underscored the importance of integrating contextual information into sensory representations of traumatic experiences as well as reconsolidating memory updates as a means of reducing traumatic intrusions and reliving symptoms of PTSD [4,9]. Meyerson (2010) has recommended specific memory modification and memory creation methods in hypnotic psychotherapy for recovery from traumatic experiences and adverse early childhood experiences [154]. Barach (1991), Liotti (1992Liotti ( , 2004Liotti ( , and 2006, Schore (2002), and Cortina and Liotti (2007) have noted the relevance of disorganized attachment to the development of dissociative and trauma-related disorders [89,90,96,98,121,155].…”

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The Role of Implicit Memory in the Development and Recovery from Trauma-Related Disorders

Damis

2022

NeuroSci

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a chronic condition that occurs following a traumatic experience. Information processing models of PTSD focus on integrating situationally triggered sensory-emotional memories with consciously accessible autobiographical memories. Review of the nature of implicit memory supports the view that sensory-emotional memories are implicit in nature. Dissociation was also found to be associated with the development and severity of PTSD, as well as deficits in autobiographical memory. Moreover, disorganized attachment (DA) was associated with greater degrees of dissociation and PTSD, and like the defining neural activation in PTSD, was found to be associated with basal ganglia activity. In addition, subcortical neuroception of safety promotes a neurophysiological substrate supportive of social engagement and inhibition of fear-based responses. Furthermore, activation of representations of co-created imagined scenes of safety and secure attachment are associated with increases in this neurophysiological substrate. Repeated priming of secure attachment imagery was associated with modification of internal working models of DA along with reductions in dissociation and recovery from complex PTSD. In conclusion, it is posited that adequate recovery from extensive trauma experiences requires more than conscious elaboration of traumatic autobiographical memories and that the application of implicit nonconscious memory modification strategies will facilitate more optimal recovery.

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“…Indeed, since at least the late 19th century, there have been anecdotal—and arguably troubling—claims of therapeutic attempts and successes in this regard (e.g. Gravitz, ; Meyerson, ; Scheflin, ).…”

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Public Attitudes on the Ethics of Deceptively Planting False Memories to Motivate Healthy Behavior

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Berkowitz

Roche

2016

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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SummaryResearchers have proposed that planting false memories could have positive behavioral consequences. The idea of deceptively planting ‘beneficial’ false memories outside of the laboratory raises important ethical questions, but how might the general public appraise this moral dilemma? In two studies, participants from the USA and UK read about a fictional ‘false‐memory therapy’ that led people to adopt healthy behaviors. Participants then reported their attitudes toward the acceptability of this therapy, via scale‐rating (both studies) and open‐text (study 2) responses. The data revealed highly divergent responses to this contentious issue, ranging from abject horror to unqualified enthusiasm. Moreover, the responses shed light on conditions that participants believed would make the therapy less or more ethical. Whether or not deceptively planting memories outside the lab could ever be justifiable, these studies add valuable evidence to scientific and societal debates on neuroethics, whose relevance to memory science is increasingly acute. Copyright © 2016 The Authors Applied Cognitive Psychology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Memory Focused Interventions (MFI) as a Therapeutic Strategy in Hypnotic Psychotherapy

Cited by 7 publications

References 51 publications

The Myth of Hypnosis:The Need for Remythification

The Myth of Hypnosis:The Need for Remythification

The Role of Implicit Memory in the Development and Recovery from Trauma-Related Disorders

Public Attitudes on the Ethics of Deceptively Planting False Memories to Motivate Healthy Behavior

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