The practice of hypnotism / Andre Weitzenhoffer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weitzenhoffer, André M. (André Muller), 1921-2005.

Series:

Wiley series on personality processes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hypnotism.

Hypnotism--Therapeutic use.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Wiley, [1989]

Summary:

This revised and updated edition of Dr. Weitzhoffer's classic guide provides mental health professionals with the background information and practical instruction they need to safely and confidently use hypnotic techniques in their practices. It is filled with the latest information available on hypnosis, and includes coverage of a wide range of timely topics, such as alternative medicine, the use of ideomotor signaling, induced memories, and multiple personalities. It also incorporate major updates on the Ericksonian approach, the socio-cognitive approach, hypnotic susceptibility, hypnotic depth, and measuring hypnotizability.

Contents:

v. 1. Traditional and semi-traditional techniques and phenomenology

v. 2. Applications of traditional and semi-traditional hypnotism. Non-traditional hypnotism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0471621676

0471621994

OCLC:

18381359