Product reviews for Hypnosis for Inner Conflict Resolution

Professionals who are well-trained in hypnotherapeutic procedures are able to utilize a variety of suggestions to accomplish their purpose. In the teaching of hypnosuggestive methods, the need has long been apparent that would provide a practical, “how-to-do-it” approach to the teaching of parts therapy that would be servicible in applied settings. Now we are fortunate to have this text by C. Roy Hunter, which offers a concise introduction to parts therapy which can serve as a guide for both the novice and the experienced practitioner. Students who are training in this area can use Mr. Hunter's scripts as “training wheels” to learn how to formulate their own suggestions. Experienced hypnotherapists will also find the text helpful in expanding their repertoire.

In addition to presenting useful models of parts therapy suggestions, Mr. Hunter's text also meets the need for a clearly written manual that explains parts therapy in accordance with the results of modern scholarly research. These investigations have led to a view of hypnosis which differs markedly from the traditional view of the passive subject who is hypnotized by and is subservient to the dominant hypnotist. From such a modern viewpoint, one sees good hypnotic subjects as actively doing, as actively becoming involved in the situation, and as actively thinking and imagining their own responses to the suggestions of the hypnotist.

The main tasks of the hypnotist are to remove the subjects' misconceptions and negative attitudes, establish rapport in order to elicit their maximum cooperation, and release and guide their capabilities for resolving inner conflicts and for reintegrating the various parts of their various ego states. The importance of these tasks is commendably emphasized in Mr. Hunter's incisive and highly readable presentation. This text should have a long and fruitful life.