What are some of the therapeutic uses for hypnosis? Is it generally effective?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
? Psychotherapy research combining hypnosis with cognitive-behavioral therapy (known as cognitive hypnotherapy) has been shown to be equally effective, and perhaps more effective than CBT alone.
? Similar research shows that hypnotherapy is an effective addition to medical treatments for anxiety related to post-traumatic stress, and cognitive hypnotherapy has been shown to reduce public speaking anxiety.
? The therapeutic effect of hypnosis is often small, for example adding hypnosis to smoking sensation and treatment for depression adds only a small benefit.
? Perhaps the most practical use for hypnosis is in the treatment of pain. Hypnosis generally worked as well as drug treatments for acute pain, which is the intense, temporary pain of a medical or dental procedure. Hypnosis is also somewhat effective for chronic pain, the types of pain that last for long periods of time.
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