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Robert Kamper

Science News / Don't Worry, Get Attention Training - 0 views

  • Attention training helps subjects practice how not to focus on threatening words or on photos of threatening faces
  • anxiety disorder to achieve remission. The disorder, estimated to affect 6.8 million U.S. adults, involves constant, exaggerated worries about impending disasters regarding health, money or other issues.
  • A similar form of attention guidance, directed by psychologist Norman Schmidt of Florida State University in Tallahassee, provided marked relief for many patients diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. About 15 million U.S. adults struggle with this condition, which is characterized by a debilitating dread of everyday social situations and a fear of being watched and judged by others.
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  • attention training requires minimal professional supervision, causes no side effects and could be completed over the Internet.
  • Amir and Schmidt hypothesize that a habitual focus on potentially threatening events or situations causes the pervasive fear typical of anxiety disorders.
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    attention training studies indicate technique works in reducing anxiety disorders
Hypnosis Training Academy

What Can Hypnosis Treat and How Does it Work? - 0 views

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    Hypnosis has been shown to be an effective therapeutic tool when treating a host of mental and physical issues. In fact, given how versatile it is, you'd be hard pressed to find something that hypnosis can't treat. Some of the common issues it's been proven to resolve include: quitting smoking (smoking cessation), weight loss, sexual dysfunction, depression, anxiety, pain relief, self-esteem issues, physical healing, trauma, bad habits and phobias. Interested to find out how? Check out this article by HypnosisTrainingAcademy to discover 15 common issues that can be resolved by going into a hypnotic trance, in addition to the scientific studies to back it up.
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Breakthrough Stanford Research: Hypnotic Trance Changes Brain Activity - 0 views

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    A groundbreaking Stanford Study lead by Dr. David Spiegel has revealed what hypnotists have long known about brain activity whilst under a hypnotic trance. That is: some parts of the brain function differently under hypnosis than during normal consciousness. In essence, hypnosis indeed alters brain patterns and activity. These findings might help explain the intense absorption, lack of self-consciousness and suggestibility that characterize the hypnotic state. Would you like to discover more about Dr. David Spiegel hypnosis research findings and how you can use hypnosis to control pain and increase someone's self-esteem? Check out the latest article on HypnosisTrainingAcademy.com now…..
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