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BRIEF THERAPIES AND HYPNOSIS

Bill O’Hanlon

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Milton Erickson’s hypnotic work was an inspiration

for much of MRI-influenced brief therapy

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Erickson’s experience using hypnosis showed

how changeable people’s experiences are

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Trance PhenomenaGetting one’s hand on the control knob on non-voluntary experience Involves alterations in: • Perception

• Sensations

• Memory

• Time orientation • Spatial orientation • Physiology

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ERICKSONIAN VS.

TRADITIONAL

EVOCATIVE

VS.

SUGGESTIVE

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Different approachesTraditional Ericksonian

Searches for causes of problems

Discover/connect w/ resources

Discover hidden/non-conscious original trauma or

decisionPresent- or future-oriented

Assumption of pathology Assumption of resources and abilities

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HOW TO EVOKE/INVITE TRANCE PHENOMENA

General permission

Presupposing

Remind and evoke previous everyday experiences

Analogies/anecdotes

Emphasized words/phrases

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Presupposition

Before

After

How quickly

How

When

Where8

When to use trance

Voluntary/deliberate experiences

vs.

Non-voluntary/out of conscious control experiences

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Bill O’Hanlon

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