Essay - Application of Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Ericksonian Techniques in Treating Children...

Application of Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Ericksonian Techniques in treat*****g children and adolescents with school phobia

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While it is reasonable to suggest that all children experience some anxiety concerning ***** attendance and performance occasionally, some ***** these children become so fearful and anxious of attending school that they manifest severe psychosocial ***** physical symptoms that can dramatically affect their academic performance and social development. The use of hypnosis in the treatment of trauma-related distress ***** be traced at least to ***** time of Freud, who used the technique ***** encourage the abreaction ***** catharsis he believed were absolutely necessary to resolve conflict. Since that time, hypnosis and hypnotherapy have continued to be ***** in treating people of all ages ***** suffer from ***** and phobias based on a wide r*****nge of theoretical underpinnings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of using hypnosis, ***** and ***** techniques to treat ***** ***** adolescents that suffer ***** ***** phobia. To this end, a critic*****l review of ***** peer-reviewed and scholarly literature is followed by a synthesis of relevant studies. A summary ***** the research, conclusions and recommendations are presented in ***** concluding chapter.

Chapter 1: Introduction

***** of the Problem

***** of Study

Importance of *****

***** ***** Study

Overview of *****

***** 2: Review ***** Related Literature

Chapter 3: Methodology

Description of the Study Approach

Data-gathering Method and Database ***** Study

Chapter 4: Data Analysis

***** 5: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations

List of Tables

Table 1. Nontraditional Treatment Approaches Employed by Sample Mental

***** Practitioners (N=*****51)

Table 2. Incidence and Age of Onset of Specific Anxiety Disorders in Children...

***** 3. Factors Potenti*****y Contribut*****g to the Incidence ***** School Phobia...

Table 4. Three Major *****ories Concerning ***** Causes of School Phobia

***** 5. The Efficacy of Hypnosis, ***** ***** Ericksonian Techniques in the Treatment ***** Phobias and Anxiety

Table 6. Anxiety and ***** Phobia - General Considerations

List of Figures

Figure 1. Nontraditional Treatment Approaches ***** by Sample Mental

Health Practitioners (N=*****51)

Application of Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy and Ericksonian Techniques in Treat*****g Children and Adolescents with School Phobia

Chapter 1: Introduction

***** ***** may *****gin with vague complaints about not wanting to go to school or a general reluctance to attend, but the condition is generally characterized by severe difficulty in **********g school ***** frequently causes prolonged absences. ***** condition can also be accompanied by overt ***** of anxiety, fear and panic (Atkinson & Horn*****, 2002). Generally speaking, school phobia involves severe emotional upset, excessive fearfulness, *****, anger, m*****ery or complaints ***** feeling sick when thinking about attending ********** in fact, children may complain of a headache, stomachache or s*****e throat ***** they about to ***** ***** school and may exhibit irrational *****haviors, such as panicking, shaking, pleading, temper tantrums, crying, or refusing to leave the house (***** & *****by, 2002). Likewise, according to Boucher (1999), the implications ***** school phobia ***** be severe ***** long-l*****ting: "Indeed, ***** pain shown by adolescents with these disorders interferes ***** their being