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Imagery (Psychotherapy) - Methods
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Definition of 'Imagery (Psychotherapy)'The use of mental images produced by the imagination as a form of psychotherapy. It can be classified by the modality of its content: visual, verbal, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, or kinesthetic. Common themes derive from nature imagery (e.g., forests and mountains), water imagery (e.g., brooks and oceans), travel imagery, etc. Imagery is used in the treatment of mental disorders and in helping patients cope with other diseases. Imagery often forms a part of HYPNOSIS, of AUTOGENIC TRAINING, of RELAXATION TECHNIQUES, and of BEHAVIOR THERAPY. (From Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, vol. 4, pp29-30, 1994) |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The effect of guided imagery on the third stage of labor: a pilot study.
30 Jul 2009 
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pilot study was to test the effects of guided imagery on blood loss during the third stage of labor. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a three-group randomized controlled trial. Recruitment was conducted from a university ... Read more...
A spiritual-hypnosis assisted treatment of children with PTSD after the 2002 Bali terrorist attack.
29 Jun 2009 The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a spiritual-hypnosis assisted therapy (SHAT) for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children. All children, age 6-12 years (N=226; 52.7% females), who experienced the ... Read more...
A new mind-body approach for a total healing of fibromyalgia: a case report.
29 Jun 2009 Fibromyalgia is a severe, chronic and widespread pain syndrome with no definite treatment protocol. Several medications are currently in use to treat this condition. Various pharmacological treatments, as well as alternative mind-body therapies, ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Imagery (Psychotherapy) - Methods'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- The effect of guided imagery on the third stage of labor: a pilot study. 30 Jul 2009
- Motor imagery for peripheral injury.
30 Jul 2009 - A spiritual-hypnosis assisted treatment of children with PTSD after the 2002 Bali terrorist attack. 29 Jun 2009
- A new mind-body approach for a total healing of fibromyalgia: a case report. 29 Jun 2009
- The use of visual feedback, in particular mirror visual feedback, in restoring brain function. 6 Jun 2009
- Use of mental imagery to improve task generalisation after a stroke.
30 May 2009 - Facilitation of motor imagery through movement-related cueing. May 2009
- An endocannabinoid signal associated with desire for alcohol is suppressed in recently abstinent alcoholics. Apr 2009
- Music therapy clarifications. 30 Mar 2009
- Effects of motor imagery on hand function during immobilization after flexor tendon repair. 30 Mar 2009
- Dosed versus prolonged exposure in the treatment of fear: an experimental evaluation and review of behavioral mechanisms. 25 Mar 2009
- A classification method of different motor imagery tasks based on fractal features for brain-machine interface. 27 Feb 2009
- Acute effects of stress-reduction Interactive Guided Imagery(SM) on salivary cortisol in overweight Latino adolescents. 27 Feb 2009
- Competing visual and olfactory imagery tasks suppress craving for coffee. 30 Jan 2009
- Effects of practice, visual loss, limb amputation, and disuse on motor imagery vividness. 28 Jan 2009
- Cortical plasticity following motor skill learning during mental practice in stroke. 18 Jan 2009
- How are actions physically implemented? 30 Dec 2008
- Guided imagery and music: using the Bonny method to evoke emotion and access the unconscious. 30 Dec 2008
- Circadian modulation of mentally simulated motor actions: implications for the potential use of motor imagery in rehabilitation. 28 Oct 2008
- Impact of state anxiety on the jumping to conclusions delusion bias. 29 Sep 2008
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Technical information about 'Imagery (Psychotherapy)'
Definition: The use of mental images produced by the imagination as a form of psychotherapy. It can be classified by the modality of its content: visual, verbal, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, or kinesthetic. Common themes derive from nature imagery (e.g., forests and mountains), water imagery (e.g., brooks and oceans), travel imagery, etc. Imagery is used in the treatment of mental disorders and in helping patients cope with other diseases. Imagery often forms a part of HYPNOSIS, of AUTOGENIC TRAINING, of RELAXATION TECHNIQUES, and of BEHAVIOR THERAPY. (From Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, vol. 4, pp29-30, 1994)
Descriptor UI: D019018
Alternative terms: Imagery (Psychotherapy); Imageries (Psychotherapy); Imagery; Guided Imagery; Imagery, Guided; Directed Reverie Therapy; Directed Reverie Therapies; Reverie Therapies, Directed; Reverie Therapy, Directed; Therapies, Directed Reverie; Therapy, Directed Reverie;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: E02.190.525.249; F04.754.462;
History Note: 96
Technical Notes: a psychother technique; do not confuse with the imagery or mental images produced by the imagination ( = IMAGINATION); DF: IMAGERY