Hypnosis for surgery-related anxiety.

Dr. David R. Patterson uses hypnosis to help a man who has anxiety related to needles, anesthesia, and a surgical procedure scheduled the following day. Dr. Patterson induces a hypnotic state using guided imagery of a path winding down from a tropical forest to a beach. While the client is in the hy...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	American Psychological Association
Other Authors:	Patterson, David R.
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : American Psychological Association, 2011.
Subjects:	Anxiety. Anxiety > Treatment. Fear of needles. Hypnotism > Therapeutic use. Anxiety > therapy. Hypnosis. Short films. Nonfiction films. Internet videos. Streaming videos.
Online Access:	Connect to this online video

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Summary:	Dr. David R. Patterson uses hypnosis to help a man who has anxiety related to needles, anesthesia, and a surgical procedure scheduled the following day. Dr. Patterson induces a hypnotic state using guided imagery of a path winding down from a tropical forest to a beach. While the client is in the hypnotic state, Dr. Patterson associates going through the doors of the hospital, getting ready for the surgery, being anesthetized, and having the surgery with the feeling of deep relaxation and comfort the client is experiencing during the hypnosis.
Item Description:	Slide.
Physical Description:	1 streaming video file (43 min., 33 sec.)
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.