Imagery for Pain Relief: A Scientifically Grounded Guidebook for Clinicians

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ISBN: 9780415997027 | 041599702X
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Copyright: 3/27/2009

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Imagery for Pain Relief,the first book of its kind, familiarizes the reader with basic scientific information about pain and mental imagery and shows why imagery is a valuable tool for pain management. Scientifically grounded and easy-to-read, it provides readers with a wealth of practical information, including imagery techniques that have been successfully used in the past. This is a useful text not only for physicians and clinical psychologists, but also for counselors, social workers, nurses, and graduate students in all health related fields, including sports medicine.

Foreword by Ernest Lawrence Rossi	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Pain: A Primer	p. 1
Varieties of Pain	p. 4
Pain in Modern Medicine: Round Pegs and Square Holes	p. 6
What Causes Pain?	p. 12
Gate Control	p. 13
Personality Factors	p. 15
Behavioral Learning Factors	p. 19
Coping Behavior	p. 24
Attentional-Perceptual Dynamics	p. 25
Beliefs	p. 27
Schema	p. 29
Affect	p. 31
The Sick Role	p. 31
Imagery: More Than Make-Believe	p. 35
Pink Space Bears and Other Contents of the Imagination	p. 36
Ancient Spiritualism	p. 40
The Dualist Revolution of René Descartes	p. 44
Revival: Imagery in Psychology and Modern Medicine	p. 47
Jung's Active Imagination	p. 49
The Cognitive Revolution	p. 51
Full Circle	p. 52
Types of Imagery	p. 58
The True Nature of Imagination	p. 59
Imagery for Pain Relief: How Does It Work?	p. 61
Science, Scientism, and Modern Pain Practice	p. 62
Does Imagery Work?	p. 63
Shades of Gray: Understanding Clinical Research	p. 64
And the Winner Is...?	p. 67
Imagery versus Hypnosis	p. 69
"Everybody Is Special, Just the Way They Are"	p. 72
How Does Imagery Work?	p. 77
Self-Organizing Biopsychosocial Systems: The Operating Room of the Inner Physician	p. 82
Room of the Inner Physician	p. 82
Classical Systems Theories	p. 83
Complexity, Overdetermination, and Fractal Geometry	p. 85
Self-Regulation	p. 86
Homeostasis and Far-from-Equilibrium Dynamics	p. 88
Bifurcation Theory	p. 89
Information Entropy, the Edge of Chaos, and Health	p. 90
Imagery as Shadow Experience	p. 93
The Triple Code Theory	p. 94
The Imagery-Sensory Lexicon of Experience	p. 96
Imagery as a Schema Portal	p. 98
Pain and Imagery: How It Works	p. 98
The Process of Image Therapy	p. 101
The First Session	p. 102
Motivation Enhancement	p. 115
Imagery Skills Training	p. 120
The Active Phase of Treatment	p. 122
Pain Management: Simple Techniques	p. 131
Subtle Conversational Imagery	p. 132
Relaxation	p. 133
Favorite Place	p. 134
Other Places: Beaches, Mountains, and Gardens	p. 135
Mental Rehearsal	p. 139
Other Behavioral Imagery Techniques	p. 141
Simple Transformational Imagery	p. 144
Glove Anesthesia	p. 146
Displacement	p. 147
Direct Diminution of Sensations	p. 147
Dissociation	p. 149
Incompatible Imagery	p. 150
Pain Management: Deeper Techniques	p. 153
The Ball of Pain	p. 153
Mind-Controlled Analgesia	p. 154
Opening Around Pain	p. 155
Emptying the Sandbag	p. 156
Spreading the Pain	p. 157
Radiant Light	p. 158
Inner Journeys	p. 160
Inner-Body Travel	p. 160
Journey as Metaphor	p. 167
Pain Management: Deepest Techniques	p. 171
Ericksonian Hypnotherapy	p. 172
Theoretical Framework	p. 175
Basic Principles	p. 179
Basic Techniques	p. 183
Inner Advisor	p. 188
Dialogue with Pain	p. 192
Focusing	p. 196
Theoretical Framework	p. 197
Basic Procedure	p. 198
Case Example	p. 201
Eidetic Imagery	p. 204
Clean Language and Metaphor: The Work of David Grove	p. 206
Basic Procedures	p. 207
Case Example	p. 215
Comparative Analysis	p. 220
Imagery for Children in Pain	p. 225
Developmental Factors	p. 227
The Family System	p. 233
Effective Approaches to Treatment	p. 237
Abdominal Pain	p. 237
Headaches	p. 239
Procedural Pain	p. 241
Techniques	p. 243
The Painbrush	p. 243
The Dolphin	p. 244
Candles	p. 246
General Guidelines	p. 247
Suggestion 1: Keep It Simple.	p. 247
Suggestion 2: Provide Options.	p. 248
Suggestion 3: Don't Just Talk, Play!	p. 248
The Gift of Pain and Suffering	p. 251
The Encounter	p. 253
The Clinician	p. 253
The Gift	p. 254
References	p. 259
Subject Index	p. 277
Author Index	p. 285
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Imagery for Pain Relief: A Scientifically Grounded Guidebook for Clinicians

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