Negative self-hypnosis

Hypnosis-induced mental training programmes as a strategy to improve the self-concept of students

“…The assumption can thus be made that a change occurred in the negative cognitions and emotions underlying the self-concept. Research from the sphere of cognitive behaviour therapy supports this standpoint (Aroaz 1981;Diamond 1989;Golden et al 1987;Maultsby 1984).…”

“…In order to modify the thoughts, emotions and behaviour affecting the self, Aroaz (1981), Boutin and Tosi (1983), Golden et al (1987) and Maultsby (1984) make use of mental imagery, cognitive restructuring, in vivo training, the development of self-awareness and relaxation. The alteration of the self-concept that occurred in the current study can be ascribed, inter alia, to the integrated application of the cognitive behaviour techniques and hypnosis.…”

Hypnotically Assisted Diaphragmatic Exercises in the Treatment of Stuttering:A Preliminary Investigation

“…Ego-strengthening is an approach whereby Downloaded by [University of California Santa Cruz] at 12:21 10 October 2014 positive suggestions are repeated to the client while in hypnosis, or repeated to oneself during self-hypnosis, with the belief that these suggestions will become ingrained in the unconscious mind and exert automatic influence on thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. More specifically, ego-strengthening suggestions are incorporated in hypnotherapy to counter negative self-hypnosis (NSH; Alladin, 1992Alladin, , 1994Alladin, , 2007Alladin, , 2008Araoz, 1981) and to boost the client's self-confidence and selfworth (Heap & Aravind, 2002). Nolen-Hoeksema (2002) have provided empirical evidence that individuals who ruminate (a form of NSH) or brood over their problems or concerns have more negative and distorted memories of the past, the present, and the future.…”

IS it useful to induce a hypnotic trance? a hypnotherapist's view on recent neuroimaging results

“…Among colleagues, in hypno-jargon we sometimes speak of a 'negative trance' or 'negative self-hypnosis (Araoz, 1981), and by that we mean: if a patient behaves symptomatically, he is in a kind of hypnotic trance state, however not in a healing, positive state, but in a pathological, negative state. The basic idea of common features and differences between hypnotic phenomena and psychopathological symptoms can be traced back a long way.…”