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Imagery (Psychotherapy) - Research News and Information
Sunday, October 12, 2008
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) |
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...
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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Latest indexed articles for 'Imagery (Psychotherapy)'
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- Home-based motor imagery training for gait rehabilitation of people with chronic poststroke hemiparesis. Aug 2008
- Phantom limb pain, cortical reorganization and the therapeutic effect of mental imagery. Aug 2008
- Patients' perceptions of the effectiveness of guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation interventions used for cancer pain. Aug 2008
- Movement imagery increases pain in people with neuropathic pain following complete thoracic spinal cord injury. 15 Jul 2008
- Neural activation in cognitive motor processes: comparing motor imagery and observation of gymnastic movements. Jul 2008
- Relaxation and guided imagery in Hispanic persons diagnosed with fibromyalgia: a pilot study. 17 Jun 2008
- Stress management during pregnancy: designing and evaluating a mind-body intervention. 17 Jun 2008
- Effect of motion imagery to counter rest-induced suppression of F-wave as a measure of anterior horn cell excitability. Jun 2008
- Imagery-induced relaxation in children's postoperative pain relief: a randomized pilot study. Jun 2008
- Music imagery for adults with acute leukemia in protective environments: a feasibility study. May 2008
- Modulation of EMG power spectrum frequency during motor imagery. 25 Apr 2008
- Cortical activation during executed, imagined, and observed foot movements. 16 Apr 2008
- Internal imagery training in active high jumpers. Apr 2008
- Improving quality of life using compound mind-body therapies: evaluation of a course intervention with body movement and breath therapy, guided imagery, chakra experiencing and mindfulness meditation. Apr 2008
- Subconscious guided therapy with hypnosis. Apr 2008
- Mirror visual feedback for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome (type 1). Apr 2008
- Individual differences in disgust imagery: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. 26 Mar 2008
- Clinical assessment of motor imagery after stroke. 8 Mar 2008
- A glimpse at the holistic approach to wellness.
Mar 2008 - Rescripting early memories linked to negative images in social phobia: a pilot study. Mar 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); 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