Imagery (Psychotherapy)

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Interaction and presence in the clinical relationship: virtual reality (VR) as communicative medium between patient and therapist.

The great potential offered by virtual reality (VR) to clinical psychologists derives prevalently from the central role, in psychotherapy, occupied by the imagination and by memory. These two elements, which are fundamental in our life, present absolute ...
Giuseppe Riva, Enrico Molinari, Francesco Vincelli (IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed, 200209)
interaction-presence-clinical-relationship-virtual-reality-vr.asp

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Using mnemonics and visual imagery to teach the new neonatal resuscitation program.

Mnemonics have long been used to help learners remember facts in various disciplines of medicine. With the introduction of the revised Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), it is vital for learners to know and remember important changes to the NRP ...
Caraciolo J Fernandes, Michael E Speer (J Perinatol, 200207-08)
mnemonics-visual-imagery-teach-new-neonatal-resuscitation-program.asp

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A possible selves intervention to enhance school involvement.

We developed a 9-week after-school, small group, activities-based intervention focused on enhancing youths abilities to imagine themselves as successful adults and connecting these future imagines to current school involvement. We describe and evaluate ...
Daphna Oyserman, Kathy Terry, Deborah Bybee (J Adolesc, 200206)
possible-selves-intervention-enhance-school-involvement.asp

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Phenomenal characteristics of guided imagery, natural imagery, and autobiographical memories.

Research indicates that guided imagery experiences can be mistaken for actual experiences under some circumstances. One explanation for such effects is that memory representations of guided imagery and actual events contain similar phenomenal ...
Katherine D Arbuthnott, Carla B Geelen, Kinda L K Kealy (Mem Cognit, 200206)
phenomenal-characteristics-guided-imagery-natural-imagery.asp

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Symbolic attitude and reverie: problems of symbolization in children and adolescents.

In comparison to the 1970s and 1980s, we now treat more children and adolescents who, because they have had traumatic experiences of violence, child abuse, deprivation or chronic physical illness, are not able to adequately use their symbolizing ...
Gustav Bovensiepen (J Anal Psychol, 200204)
symbolic-attitude-reverie-problems-symbolization-children-adolescents.asp

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The management of unwanted pre-sleep thoughts in insomnia: distraction with imagery versus general distraction.

Insomniacs commonly complain that they are unable to get to sleep at night due to unwanted thoughts, worries and concerns. The present study investigated whether brief training in identifying and elaborating an interesting and engaging imagery task for ...
Allison G Harvey, Suzanna Payne (Behav Res Ther, 200203)
management-unwanted-pre-sleep-thoughts-insomnia-distraction-imagery.asp

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Motivational orientations and imagery use: a goal profiling analysis.

The aim of this study was to establish whether different motivational profiles that result from performing a cluster analysis reflect the use of different functions and amounts of imagery. One hundred and five competitive swimmers were recruited to ...
Jennifer Cumming, Craig Hall, Chris Harwood, Kimberley Gammage (J Sports Sci, 200202)
motivational-orientations-imagery-goal-profiling-analysis.asp

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Disgust and disgust sensitivity in spider phobia: facial EMG in response to spider and oral disgust imagery.

Increasing evidence suggests that disgust and fear of contamination is involved in spider phobia. Yet, because the evidence exclusively relies on self-report data it can not be ruled out these findings are produced by mechanisms such as a negative ...
Peter J de Jong, Madelon Peters, Inge Vanderhallen (J Anxiety Disord, 2002)
disgust-disgust-sensitivity-spider-phobia-facial-emg-response-spider.asp