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Download or read book HYPNOSIS, DISSOCIATION, AND ABSORPTION written by Marty Sapp and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition of Hypnosis, Dissociation, and Absorption: Theories, Assessment, and Treatment presents the psychological theories and applications of how to use hypnosis with clients who display dissociation, absorption, fantasy proneness, and imaginative capabilities. This second edition adds information on the history of Division 30 (The Society of Psychological Hypnosis of the American Psychological Association). In addition, this new edition presents sociophenomenological, regression, relaxation, and other contemporary theories of hypnosis. This text discusses the clinical implications of applying hypnosis to several overlapping psychological disorders, such as dissociative identity disorder, borderline personality disorder, somatoform disorder, acute stress disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Applications of eye-movement techniques and hypnosis for children are included within this new edition. A new section on multicultural applications of hypnosis is presented with applications of hypnosis for African American and Latino patients. In addition, the uses of hypnosis for pain control, anxiety and stress, ego strengthening, unipolar depression, smoking cessation, weight loss, and rehabilitation are described. This text provides treatment transcripts including, but not limited to, the following theoretical approaches: cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, Adlerian, and Ericksonian. This unique and comprehensive book will be of interest to students and professionals in the counseling and psychology fields.