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by Edward J. Longo, CCH RBT -- The principle of penetrating the subconscious mind is as simple as offering a positive suggestion, a new thought, or a different truth. This is where the memory functions at its very best. The subconscious mind is programmed like an endless tape, implanted within the complex synapses and cells of the brain. Actually, you become what your subconscious mind thinks. Then, our thoughts and beliefs transform us into our character and give us our physiological makeup.
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by Debra Mittler, ChT -- There is an ever growing epidemic of eating disorders amongst both women and men. Some start as young as six years of age. People who develop eating disorders usually do it to cope with life circumstances. It is an unconscious reaction to develop a sense of control, escape feelings, avoid responsibility or stop the process of life. They "think" these behaviors make them feel better. They usually are not aware of, and are disconnected from the physical and emotional harm they are doing on their mind, body and spirit. These people tend to have low self-esteem and can view themselves with a lot of negativity. Some feel that nothing is ever good enough, (mostly themselves). Generally their thoughts, feelings and behaviors stem from the limiting beliefs they have about themselves and the world. more
 Bryan M. Knight holds a degree in psychology from Sir George Williams University, a Master's in social work from McGill University and a doctorate in counseling from Columbia Pacific University for his dissertation, Professional Love: the Hypnotic Power of Psychotherapy. Dr. Knight is the author of numerous articles and several books, including the People Paradox; Enjoying Single Parenthood; Love, Sex & Hypnosis: Secrets of Psychotherapy; Health and Happiness with Hypnosis. Dr. Knight created The International Registry of Professional Hypnotherapists and The Global Directory of Hypnosis Training. more The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing. CAM includes mind-body interventions, biologically based therapies, energy therapies, and body-based methods. Primary brain tumors arise within the brain and have a poor prognosis when malignant. Even patients with benign tumors suffer neurologic and systemic symptoms as a result of the tumor or its treatment. CAM is used by 30% of brain tumor patients, who often do not report its use to their physician. Herbal medicines may affect the metabolism of prescribed medications or produce adverse effects that may be attributed to other causes. more
The effects of implementation intentions and posthypnotic suggestion were investigated in 2 studies. In Experiment 1, participants with high levels of hypnotic suggestibility were instructed to take placebo pills as part of an investigation of how to best enhance compliance with medical instruction. In Experiment 2, participants with high, medium, and low levels of hypnotic suggestibility were asked to run in place, take their pulse rate before, and send an e-mail report to the experimenter each day. Experiment 1 revealed enhanced adherence as a function of both implementation intentions and posthypnotic suggestion. Experiment 2 failed to find any significant main effects but found a significant interaction between suggestibility and the effects of posthypnotic suggestion. Posthypnotic suggestion enhanced adherence among high suggestible participants but lowered it among low suggestibles. more
Two experiments tested the influences of vivid imagery and person schemata on eyewitness accuracy. Participants watched an event sequence including actors performing stereotype-consistent and inconsistent actions. Additionally, participants either read descriptions of actions (Experiment 1) or vividly imagined actions (Experiment 2). After either 30 minutes or 2 days, recognition memory, source memory, and remember/know judgements were made. After 2 days, false alarms to imagined events increased, relative to the 30-minute test; those false alarms were more often misattributed to stereotype-consistent actors, relative to the same actions in the reading condition. In addition, the accompanying remember judgements were higher for false alarms to imagined events, relative to read events, regardless of stereotype consistency. Overall the results suggest that, over time, vivid imagery reinforces schema activation, increasing stereotype-consistent false memories. more
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