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From the back cover:This text, now in a completely revised and updated second edition presents a comprehensive introduction to the techniques of clinical and scientific hypnosis. Securely grounded in careful empirical research and extensive clinical experience, this volume provides sound guidelines for the efficacious application of hypnosis to variety of circumstances, ranging from pain management and anesthesia to smoking cessation and athletic performance. Engaging writing and illustrative case examplesdraw the reader into the text, where induction techniques are presented through a series of detailed instructions accompanied by step-b ^-step illustrations demonstrating them in action. Hypnotheropeutic Techniques provides both student and practitioner with the tools to incorporate clinical hypnosis into practice.Arreed Barabasz, Ed.D., Ph.D., ABPP, is a Psychologist in Practice and Professor and Director of the Hypnosis Laboratory at Washington State University. He is a Past President of both the Society for Psychological Hypnosis, Division 30 of the APA, and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. and Editor of the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.John G. Watkins, Ph.D., ABPP, ABPH, is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology, University of Montana. Dr. Watkins is a Past President of the Society for Psychological Hypnosis, Division 30 of the AP A, the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and the American Board of Psychological Hypnosis.Table of Contents1. The History of Hypnosis and Its Relevance to Present-Day Psychotherapy 12. Hypnotic Phenomena 273. Theorizing About Hypnosis: Recent Breakthroughs Shed New Light 534. Hypnotizability 895. Introductory Techniques of Hypnotic Induction 1216. Advanced Techniques of Hypnotic Induction 1477. Deepening Hypnotic Trance 1858. Placebo, Hypnotic Suggestion, and the Hypnotherapist 2039. Relieving Pain With Hypnosis 21910. Hypnosis in Anesthesia and Surgery 24111. Hypnosis for Childbirth Pain and Trauma 25712. Mind–Body Interaction I: Hypnosis in Internal Medicine 28913. Mind–Body Interaction II: Hypnosis in the Treatment of Dermatological Disorders 30914. Meditation and Hypnosis for Health 32315. Dental Hypnosis (Hypnodontia) 33516. Hypnosis for Specialized Problems 35717. Hypnosis With Children 38718. Hypnosis and Sports Performance 411Appendix: Societies and Journals 441References 451Index 477