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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)

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Home-based motor imagery training for gait rehabilitation of people with chronic poststroke hemiparesis.

Aug 2008 OBJECTIVE: To test the feasibility and efficacy of a home-based motor imagery gait training program to improve walking performance of individuals with chronic poststroke hemiparesis. DESIGN: Nonrandomized controlled... Read more...


Phantom limb pain, cortical reorganization and the therapeutic effect of mental imagery.

Aug 2008 Using functional MRI (fMRI) we investigated 13 upper limb amputees with phantom limb pain (PLP) during hand and lip movement, before and after intensive 6-week training in mental imagery. Prior to training, activation... Read more...


Patients' perceptions of the effectiveness of guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation interventions used for cancer pain.

Aug 2008 Relaxation and guided imagery are useful strategies for cancer pain; however, their effects vary from patient to patient. Patients' perceptions of these treatments and factors that contribute to their effectiveness have... Read more...

  

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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); Guided Imagery; Imagery, Guided; Imagery; 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

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