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The purpose of this paper is to develop an overview of hypnosis in general and how it can be used for pain management applications across a wide range of treatment settings. The paper includes a critical review of the literature and provides a synthesis of timely and relevant clinical studies concerning the efficacy of hypnosis in the management of pain for different types of patients and conditions. The paper summarizes the research and presents salient findings in the concluding chapter.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Importance of Study
Scope of Study
Rationale of Study
Overview of Study
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature
Chapter 3: Methodology
Description of the Study Approach
Data-gathering Method and Database of Study
Chapter 4: Data Analysis
Chapter 5: Summary and Conclusions

From the Paper:

"Medical applications for the use of hypnosis for analgesic purposes clearly illustrate well-documented, powerful forms of social influence on pain as well (Craig & Hadjistavropoulos 37). In this regard, Myslinski (2003) reports that, "Using the power of suggestion, a hypnotist gets his subject to focus on a single thought or feeling, until the subject's state of consciousness is altered. Hypnosis to relieve pain is used in dental offices, during childbirth, and after surgery. The patient may also be taught to hypnotize himself: Professor David Spiegel of Stanford University has found that women with advanced breast cancer who practice self-hypnosis need less pain medication" (132)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anderson, Kathryn, Arreed Barabasz, Marianne Barabasz Dennis Warner. (2000). "Efficacy of Barabasz's Instant Alert Hypnosis in the Treatment of ADHD with Neurotherapy." Child Study Journal 30(1):51.
• Baker, Robert A. They Call It Hypnosis. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1990.
• Block, Andrew R. Presurgical Psychological Screening in Chronic Pain Syndromes: A Guide for the Behavioral Health Practitioner. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Block, Andrew R., Ephrem Fernandez and Edwin F. Kremer. Handbook of Pain Syndromes: Biopsychosocial Perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Briggs, Wanda P., Virginia Magnus and Sullivan Moseley. (2005). "Hypnotic Psychotherapy with Sex Offenders." Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling 26(1):38.

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