Clinical Psychology Assignment: Neurolinguistic Programming Analysis

This assignment delves into the realm of clinical psychology, specifically focusing on neurolinguistic programming (NLP). It begins by examining the central argument of Kemmer's (2005) article regarding the effectiveness of NLP in managing stress and tension. The assignment presents two key facts from the article: the potential of NLP to address complex situations through positive feelings and the scientific basis of NLP. It further explores contrasting opinions, highlighting NLP's perceived ease of use and its criticism as a psychotherapy approach, questioning its neurobiological foundations. The assignment then outlines the origins of NLP, developed by Bandler and Grinder, and differentiates it from traditional psychotherapy, emphasizing NLP's focus on altering thoughts and behaviors. It also addresses concerns about NLP, such as its reliance on past success and its limitations. The assignment concludes with the author's perspective, drawing a parallel between NLP and psychotherapy. References to Kandola (2018) and Kemmer (2005) are included to support the analysis.

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Answer 1
The major argument of the article published by Kemmer (2005) is whether or not
neurolinguistic programming (NLP) is effective in reducing the level of stress and tension. It
also questions whether or not NLP helps in getting a control over brain during tensed
situations in order to overcome the barrier.
Answer 2
The two facts presented in the article include
(i) The positive fact that was highlighted in the article is how the approach of NLP helps to
handle difficult or complex situation through triggering positive feelings.
(ii) What is the scientific basis of NLP? Its pop nature has provoked some of the psychologist
to disapprove the validity of the entire approach and questions its persistent basis of
psychotherapy (Kemmer, 2015).
Answer 3
The first opinion highlighted in the article includes how NLP helps in handling
pressure or tensed situations with ease. This is based on the concept of visualization of
victory during the time of competition. In relation to the positive aspect of NLP, the article
also highlighted that overall approach of NLP is easy for layman to understand and learn and
to implement.
The opposite opinion s article questions the viable form NLP as psycho-therapy and
accuse it to be persistent fad. The main opposite opinion questions the concept of behaviour
being derived from neurobiological processes (Kemmer, 2015).

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Answer 4
The concept of NLP was first developed by Richard Bandler and John Grinder whose
hypothesis was: it is important to identify patterns of thoughts and behaviours of successful
persons in order teach other individuals who suffers from anxiety and stress in handling
difficult situations or at time of competition. NLP employs perceptual, communication and
behavioural technique to make it easier for the people to change their actions or thoughts. It
mainly depends on the language processing (Kandola, 2018).
Answer 5
The difference between NLP and traditional psychotherapy is NLP is a way of
changing someone’s thought and behaviours in order to improve his self-confidence. Here
changing someone’s thoughts is defined by motivating the person through making him or her
remember past success stories and helping to execute the past task under the light of that
positive feeling. Traditional psychotherapy is defined as an approach where a person is
counselled in order to surface his or her gaps in thinking or fear in mind. Then person-centred
counselling approach is generated in order to boost his or her self-esteem (Kandola, 2018).
Answer 6
The chief concerns of NLP is how remembering past success stories help in over
coming some complex situations like change in job in order to improve the level of job
satisfaction. Another chief concern about NLP is, NLP does not make use of hypnotherapy it
only make use of phrases or words or sentences in order to change the complete approach or
way of thinking. This use of communication or language is not same for all and for some
person remembrance of the past old success stories in a cyclic pattern only helps to boost
their self-esteem or confidence. Thus the concept might not be applicable for all or different
approach is required to be undertaken (Kandola, 2018).

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Answer 7
I think NLP is same as psychotherapy because is make use of the past feelings of an
individual in order boost their self-esteem.

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References
Kandola, A. (2018) “What is NLP and what is it used for?”. MedicalNewsToday. Access
date: 10th November 2018. Retrieved from:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320368.php
Kemmer., S. (2005). " Neurolinguistic programming has become a favored pop psychology
technique because it is easy to follow. But does it work", Scientific American. 2005.
Access date: 10th November 2018. Retrieved from:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/psychotherapy-lite/