Handbook of Therapeutic Imagery Techniques

Download or read book Handbook of Therapeutic Imagery Techniques written by Anees A. Sheikh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together many imagery techniques from a variety of sources, for all health practitioners. Approaches are grouped in four categories of hypnobehavioral, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic/humanistic, and humanistic/transpersonal. Some techniques described include imagery- related techniques in neuro-linguistic programming, tsubo imagery psychotherapy, and transformational fantasy. An introductory chapter offers a historical overview of imagination in disease and healing processes. Sheikh teaches psychology at Marquette University and psychiatry at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is past president of the American Association for the Study of Mental Imagery. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR