This phenomenal work by the Dean of American Hypnotists is the most comprehensive text ever to be published on stage hypnotism. It also has widespread therapeutic applications. "A masterwork on Stage Hypnosis" Gil Boyne, President, American Council of Hypnotist Examiners

Both in research and in practice, a number of basic competencies are considered necessary for successful process-oriented coaching and consulting activities. In the present research work, the extent to which these necessary competencies are related to vertical personality development was investigated. Loevingers model of ego development, a stage theory of development, provides the frame of reference for this study. This paper fully summarizes the current state of research on the model in order to comprehensively analyze possible relationships with coaching and consulting competencies. As a first step, the competency requirements of selected coaching and consulting associations were analyzed to determine whether they are related to ego development and whether they express minimum requirements for ego development. The analysis revealed that the competency requirements of all associations show clear parallels to aspects of ego development. The majority of these requirements point to a fully developed, self-governed stage (E6) of ego development as a prerequisite for process-oriented coaching and consulting services. In a second step, empirical studies were examined to systematically analyze the relationship between ego development and aspects relevant to coaching and consulting. The results of the current empirical studies show a clear correlation between these competencies and ego development. This means that as ego development increases, higher coaching and consulting competencies become more likely. Many studies also indicate that a fully developed, self-governed stage of ego development can be expected as the basis for consistent work at an intermediate level of competence.

Help your clients and students use their strengths to build resilienceEvidence-basedStrengths-basedSkills that clients can integrate into daily lifeClearly structured modulesMore about the bookIn a world full of stress and uncertainty, educators and clinicians are pivotal in fostering resiliencethe capacity to thrive amid lifes challenges. Strengths-Based Resilience: A Practitioners Manual for the SBR Program offers more than mere knowledge; it is a practical guide for embarking on a transformative journey. This book empowers readers to teach resilience skills that help people grow and flourish.Integrating scientific insights with the art of applied practice, this manual draws from the trio of positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness. With 14 carefully designed modules, facilitators can translate theoretical principles into actionable steps that help participants navigate lifes obstacles with agility and cultivate an approach to life that harnesses and honors their personal strengths.The SBR program helps to realize a future where resentment gives way to appreciation, connections are strengthened through positive interactions, and families and communities collaborate for the collective good.This color-illustrated manual is an essential resource for mental health practitioners and educators aiming to help craft a more resilient world for tomorrow. A separate companion workbook is available for clients.A separate companion workbook is available for clients.

A obra analisa reflexiva e criticamente o estado atual da pós-graduação em Psicologia no Brasil considerando o seu desenvolvimento histórico e as suas perspectivas de evolução. Os temas abordados têm

All you need to know about the psychology of meditation: Written by an expert in the field Provides unique theories of meditation approaches Explores traditional and Western approaches Recommends how to improve future research Explores new topics, e.g., negative effects More about the bookWhat is meditation? What do people hope to get from practicing it and what do they really get? How can the effects of meditation be explained? And what are the best approaches to researching the psychology of meditation so we can understand more? This unique book by a leading expert provides state-of-the-art answers to these questions. Contrary to commonly accepted wisdom, meditation comes in a range of varieties and the reasons why people begin to meditate (and stay with it) are also numerous and varied. Even mindfulness, which is often (wrongly) used as a synonym for meditation, comes in many forms.The book succinctly summarizes the beneficial effects found in the avalanche of studies available, especially in clinical contexts, and also explores recently emerging topics such as negative effects and the impact of ethics and spirituality. The author expertly provides theories of the four traditional meditation approaches, which has never been done before in this form, and gives a critical overview of Western approaches to explain the effects of meditation. In conclusion, he makes recommendations on how to improve future meditation research. This book is of interest to mental health practitioners, researchers, students interested in meditation and mindfulness approaches.

Ormond McGill has hypnotised audiences all over the world with his exciting stage shows. Here are some of the secrets of his success. " ... fun-reading and additionally a resource of little-known information for magicians and hypnotists." Dr. Dwight F.Damon, President, National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc

Esta obra apresenta de maneira detalhada a atuação da psicologia no hospital psiquiátrico, contemplando os processos de avaliação neuropsicológica, da personalidade, atendimento psicológico ambulator

Precision Therapy is full of fast, effective hypnoanalytic techniques including many case studies. It provides health professionals with all the material needed to tackle the root causes of clients problems. "... a rare and refreshingly eclectic approach to effective hypnotherapy." Henry N. Merritt MD PhD

Milton H. Erickson is most commonly examined through the lens of hypnosis. This book takes a much broader approach and defines several key components that made him successful as a therapist. The fundamental strategies described are relevant to all mental health care professionals, regardless of their theoretical orientation.

Including authentic background information on recorded telepathy demonstrations and objective evidence of mindreading, Ormond McGill offers the opportunity to practice and hone your own natural telepathic abilities. " A spectacular piece of work ... an exciting and fascinating volume of enormous mental experiments that will enthrall your audiences over and over again."

It is one thing to understand theoretically how we build our reality (Part 1 of the trilogy), but something very different to step out of "consensus reality," stop the world and enter a completely different one. The eye of a lizard sees what is unimaginable to us and yet it can be learned and experienced.We are introduced to the "Nagual-abilities," seeing, stalking, dreaming, shape-shifting and intending on the basis of personal experience reports, and the author reveals as a Nagual of a dreamer-line of Toltec shamanism the art of collectively intended dreaming.He also reveals very intimate, personal experiences in other realities in completely different ones. -

What is reality? How does it come into being? Who creates it? How "real" ist it? Is it the same for all of us? How much creative power does each of us have? And all of us together? - How does the interaction of consciousness, energy, matter work? Of spirit, soul, body? Of time, space and the experience dimensions of life and death?The author provides amazing, fascinating answers. Ancient shamanic experiential Knowledge, insights of New Physics, and spiritual Eastern wisdom teachings interweave to create an inspiring congruence of knowledge that invites us to question, experiment and create for ourselves.

Nos han enseñado a creer que tenemos una única identidad y a sentir miedo o vergüenza cuando no podemos controlar las voces internas que no coinciden con el ideal de lo que creemos que deberíamos ser

The book addresses the central theme of mental health and provides an in-depth look into the protagonists individual struggles with dark thoughts, depression and anxiety. By honestly portraying these inner conflicts, it allows the reader to understand the complexity and pain of these experiences.In addition, the book illuminates the path to healing and freedom from these stressful thoughts through various therapeutic approaches, the supportive influence of loving people in the protagonists life, and his own unshakable will to help himself. It emphasizes the importance of self-care, self-reflection and seeking support when dealing with psychological stress.Another important aspect of the book is its appeal to society to take mental health seriously and support it. It calls for breaking the stigma surrounding mental health issues and creating an open and supportive environment for those affected.Overall, the book offers an inspiring and moving narrative of the spirits triumph over darkness and encourages readers to acknowledge, embrace, and overcome their own dark thoughts. It is a story of hope, resilience and courage that encourages you to nurture your own mental health and support others in their struggles.

Always read the little book Charles Dunlap, MD. Dr Dunlap rolled a small library of about 30 books into his medical class and told them it was a monumental compilation of everything that was known about diabetes, published in 1920, before the discovery of insulin. He then held up a book of about 200 pages and said this was published in 1930, after the discover of insulin. Always read the little book. Dabney Ewin has been teaching medical hypnosis for the past thirty years and in his experience he believes that a small book is likely to be a clear message by a knowledgeable author. This simple but immensely powerful book is a testament to all the ideas that Dr Ewin wished he had known about when he first starting practising hypnosis. He has sought to make this publication as little as possible, consistent with the message of seeking to take a complicated idea and presenting it in the simplest way.The words and phrases are designed to give any beginning or experienced student a foundation about the working of hypnosis. Divided into five sections with a comprehensive reference section for further reading, this book can be taken one page at a time from the beginning or browsed through randomly.

Uno de los retos que encontramos con los pacientes psicóticos, especialmente en los denominados "esquizofrénicos", es cómo ayudarles a que las experiencias que sienten como inefables las reconozcan como propias, puedan tolerarlas y verbalizarlas. El presente libro, en la estela de la tradicion psicoanalitica, enfatiza la comprensibilidad psicologica de tales pacientes en su particular manera de defenderse frente al sufrimiento psiquico, para que profesionales y publico en general no se limiten a considerarlos "alienados".Los desarrollos teoricos de la obra toman como hitos de referencia a Freud, Klein y Bion, junto a autores del pensamiento kleiniano contemporaneo. Se confiere un importante papel al dolor psiquico como piedra angular de la psicopatologia y en particular para comprender y tratar a pacientes psicoticos. En este sentido, Antonio Perez-Sanchez reconsidera las ideas de Bion sobre la "personalidad psicotica" y las de Steiner sobre la "organizacion patologica" para hacer una propuesta de definicion de la "organizacion psicotica de la personalidad" (OPsP). Organizacion psicotica de la personalidad aborda de manera novedosa la psicologia del paciente psicotico a partir del relato detallado de la experiencia del autor en el tratamiento psicoanalitico de una paciente esquizofrenica, ofreciendo una comprension de la dinamica de su relacion con el analista desde diversos angulos: al describir la dinamica de la OPsP, al exponer la tecnica psicoanalitica para el tratamiento de tales pacientes y al exponer el desarrollo del proceso analitico con la paciente. Asimismo, demuestra de que forma el metodo psicoanalitico puede emplearse en el proceso de la psicosis siempre que concurran unas determinadas condiciones.

¿Por qué ciertas personas reaccionan con seguridad y energía ante las dificultades, mientras que otras reaccionan con sentimientos de pequeñez y desánimo? Y lo que en la práctica es aún más importante, ¿como podemos cambiar esta manera involuntaria de reaccionar emocionalmente?El cerebro de los humanos ha evolucionado (neuronas espejo) para poder trabajar en red con otros cerebros a traves de la conexion emocional, cosa que posibilita el fenomeno de yo siento que tu sientes lo que yo siento. Esta capacidad de sentir lo que el otro siente es la herramienta mas eficaz que tenemos para acceder a nuevas maneras de reaccionar emocionalmente.Ramon Riera, medico-psiquiatra y psicoanalista, recoge en La conexion emocional, con numerosos ejemplos y anecdotas, su experiencia de mas de treinta años trabajando como psicoterapeuta para ayudar a sus pacientes a cambiar su manera de sentir. Asimismo, nos explica aquellas investigaciones recientes (en psicoanalisis, neurociencia, biologia de la evolucion, investigacion en primera infancia, etc.) que le han ayudado a entender de forma mas eficaz a sus pacientes. Todo ello va dirigido a un publico no especialista, siguiendo aquel aforismo que se atribuye a Einstein que dice no entiendes realmente algo a menos que seas capaz de explicarselo a tu abuela.

A Entrevista Diagnóstica para Transtornos da Personalidade (E-TRAP) é uma entrevista semiestruturada, que foi desenvolvida para auxiliar profissionais da saúde mental no diagnóstico de transtornos da personalidade. Ela foi construida com base nos modelos categorico e hibrido de diagnostico dos transtornos da personalidade que esto descritos na quinta ediço do Manual Diagnostico e Estatistico de Transtornos Mentais (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013).O objetivo da entrevista e auxiliar na investigaço dos variados padres mal adaptativos de comportamentos, de pensamentos e de experiencia e expresso emocional que abrangem integralmente os dois modelos diagnosticos (categorico e hibrido). Embora a E-TRAP tenha sido criada para uso no contexto clinico, ela pode ser utilizada em situaçes nas quais exista demanda profissional quanto a tomada de deciso diagnostica sobre a presença ou ausencia de transtorno da personalidade.A utilizaço da E-TRAP e direcionada a profissionais que atuam na area da saude mental, mais especificamente no diagnostico de transtorno dapersonalidade (e.g., psiquiatras e psicologos). Como pre-requisito para sua utilizaço, os profissionais devem ter conhecimento dos criterios diagnosticos apresentados no DSM-5, bem como conhecer as caracteristicas de funcionamento de cada um dos transtornos da personalidade.

"This diminutive book packs a powerful punch Mollon skilfully manages to bring together the many facets of this subject in a succinct, engaging way a complex subject, artfully curated and expressed." --Sussex Counselling and Psychotherapy News,Spring 2021Pathologies of the Selfdraws on almost 45 years of clinical practice to explore the nature and structure of human identity. Collectively, we are trapped in images of self, whether constructed by us, or imposed by others. These illusions are inextricably bound to our sense of who we are, and sometimes defended so fiercely that it leads to narcissistic disturbances and borderline states of mind. In this fascinating book Phil Mollon explores narcissistic phenomena in both the clinic and everyday life, demonstrating the illusory nature of the self, and showing how, beneath our defences, we are all borderline.

«El amor propio tiene mucho que ver con el autocuidado y nada que ver con el egoísmo». Amarte hoy no te garantiza una vida feliz, pero sí te asegura buenas decisiones, esas que son tomadas