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A 5 page overview of the techniques and applications of hypnotic therapy as developed by the “father of American hypnosis”. Dependent on suggestions delivered during a trance-like state, the technique can be either self-employed or guided by a therapist. In the latter instance, however, the success of the technique is dependent on a relationship of trust and belief between therapists and patient. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Milton H. Erickson was, without a doubt, the worlds foremost authority in medical hypnosis. Born December 5, 2001, Erickson would be stricken with polio
at age seventeen (Geary and Zeig, 2002). He would begin the development of what would become known as his hypnotic theory while trying to treat his own physical impairments
(Erickson, 2002). He would later perfect his techniques after receiving a medical degree and a degree in psychology (Haley, 1967). The technique which would result would form the
basis of his now infamous hypnotic theory, a theory which recognized the importance of the active participation of the patient more so than that of the therapist.
Ericksons wife would later recount that even during his illness as a teenager Erickson was attended by a nurse who utilized what was an
innovative treatment at that time, a combination of hot packs, massage, and aided movement of the paralyzed limb (Erickson, 2002). Erickson, in turn, worked on a system of
concentrating on each movement and, in effect, mentally reliving the particulars of that movement over and over in his mind (Erickson, 2002).
Even in this early phase of the development of the hypnosis theory there was a critical relationship between therapist and patient. The nurse attending Erickson actively solicited his
mental and physical cooperation. In order for Ericksons techniques to work, however, the patient must look to the therapist more as a coach than as an effector.
Indeed, Erickson recognized that the hypnotic state could even be self induced (Zahourek, 2001). At the same time, however, he emphasized that the relationship between the therapist and the
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