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Hypnosis and Surgery - All the
Benefits
Pre and Post OPE
work
Hypnosis and Surgery
As the patient should be set up for success
from the beginning, pseudo orientation in time needs to be included during each session, taking the
patient to a time in the future when they have successfully recovered from the operation. It goes
without saying that the therapist must ensure that the pseudo-orientated future is realistic and
achievable. As well as this, ego boosting should also be included during each session to help the
patient create a positive mind-set and to enhance inner resources.
Reframing approaches should not be ignored. It is an undeniable fact that the patient’s lifestyle
may have led to the reason they are in hospital at this time. Reframing the situation so that the
patient perceives that they are taking control of their future thus ensuring a speedy recovery as
well as living a long, healthy and productive life will be of obvious benefit to the therapeutic
process.
Induction of Hypnosis
A word needs to be said about the
induction process used with cardiovascular patients. Any induction will suffice. However, as part
of the therapeutic process it is important to teach the patient how to relax, so progressive
relaxation approaches should be the therapist's primary consideration as this will indirectly
provide a format for the patient's own approach to relaxation.
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