Hypnotherapy Report: Evaluating Complementary Therapy's Effectiveness

This report provides an evaluation of hypnotherapy as a complementary therapy, focusing on its effectiveness in managing anxiety, stress, and other psychological issues. The report begins by defining hypnotherapy and its process of guided hypnosis, highlighting its use of relaxation, concentration, and attention to achieve a state of mindfulness. The main body of the report discusses the use of hypnotherapy by clinical professionals to reduce anxiety and stress, particularly before medical procedures such as breast biopsies. It explores the therapy's application in addressing phobias, psychological stress, unhealthy habits, and behavior modification, as well as its role in helping patients overcome sleep issues. The report references several studies that support the effectiveness of hypnotherapy in improving the well-being of patients dealing with various issues, including relationship problems, fears, work-related conflicts, and chronic pain. It also addresses common misconceptions about hypnotherapy and distinguishes it from hypnosis. The report concludes by summarizing the benefits of hypnotherapy in lowering anxiety, stress, depression, and anger, and its positive impact on the health outcomes of patients, especially those with severe illnesses like cancer. The report is supported by references to relevant books and journals.

Hypnotherapy

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Evaluation of complementary therapy: Hypnotherapy................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Hypnotherapy can be defined as the process of guided hypnosis which is a form of
psychotherapy which makes usage of relaxation, extreme concentration and also high level of
attention so that an adequate state of mindfulness and consciousness is been achieved. Present
report will lay emphasis on the effectiveness and evaluation of complementary therapy.
MAIN BODY
Evaluation of complementary therapy: Hypnotherapy
In the opinion of Alizamar and et.al., (2018) hypnosis is been used by clinical professionals
in order to reduce down the anxiety and stress level of patient or any individual who is been
suffering from it. It is being done before a medical procedure takes place. Hypnotherapy is being
used by health care professionals usually before breasts biopsy and is also been used for other
aspects such as for controlling of pain. This therapy is basically being considered in place of
alternative medicines. In this the purpose of this complementary therapy is to deal with various
variety of issues such as phobia, psychological stress, anxiety, unhealthy dangerous habits which
is smoking and drinking. It is also being used by clinicians and professionals to bring a positive
change in behaviour of and individual who is going through oppressive behaviour or is even in
an unconscious stage of mind. It will also help individual who is facing issues in sleep overcome
those problems.
As stated by Rutten and et.al., (2017) hypnosis is also one type of psychotherapy. It is being
used for making sure that patient overcome psychotic behaviour. It will help in making sure that
patients got relaxed and calm. In this situation a well-trained psychologist is been engaged in
bringing the patient into hypnotic state so that they can be able to safely explore the memories
which are painful, traumatic and be free and can be able to come into conscious stage of mind.
This complimentary therapy is really effective as it assists patients in overcoming the stress and
anxiety issues and also because of this positive impact is been laid on health and wellbeing
aspects of patients. It has also assisted the patients in overcoming their stress and various issues
such as relationship problems, fears, work related conflicts, chronic pain. The patient will be able
to open up to their therapist by taking this hypnotherapy and because of this they will be able to
come into conscious state of mind. After this the health care worker can make better suggestions
to patient so that they can be able to bring out better and positive changes in their lives which is
really necessary to be done. There is various type of unhealthy and traumatic behaviour which
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will be overcome by making use of hypnotherapy. It has also been analysed that hypnotherapy is
being used for treating wide range of conditions and also it is being used tackle the unhealthy
behaviour. It is being used for curing the phobias, addiction related to smoking and alcohol,
overcoming the loss of a loved one, anxiety, stress, depression weight loss. It has also been
analysed that those who are been suffering from various type of psychotic behaviour can also be
treated by this complementary therapy rather than the orthodox behaviour. The psychologist has
provided the details that this therapy is been considered right for psychotic patients.
In accordance with Hasan and et.al., (2019) hypnotherapy is really effective in managing the
psychological disturbances which has also assisted in treating the stress, anger and confusion. It
is also being useful in lowering down the amount of tensions faced by cancer patients. In some of
the ways hypnosis is been taken as guided mediation which is been really useful for the
mindfulness. The paper has also provided the details that cancer is one of the disease with whom
patients fear the most. Research has provided the details that most of the patients of cancer goes
through various signs and symptoms like nausea, vomiting, fatigue, stress, depression and
anxiety. So in order to make sure that they overcome this issue clinical hypnotherapy is being
used by so many health care professionals.
In the opinion of Hilgard and LeBaron, (2019) there are various miss-conceptions related to
hypnotherapy which is been tracked. It has been analysed that so many of the people do not take
hypnosis seriously. They think that it is some of sort of entertainment which is been seen on
stage and even on television. Leaving aside the conventional viewpoints regarding hypnosis,
health care professional can say that hypnosis is a state of deep relaxation wherein the conscious
part of mind gets detached. This type of therapy is being used in order to change the another
person feelings and opinion and how they seek world. It has also been analysed that the patient
who is been hypnotised can see the things really differently and because of this they can
experience a feeling of relaxation and also they can feel that with time their anger is been
reduced and lowered down. Many people also believe that hypnosis and hypnotherapy is same
but there is certain distinction which can be seen. Hypnosis is basically that psychophysiological
state in which more suggestions are given to change the state of mind. On the other hand,
hypnotherapy is a form of psychotherapy. This type of therapy is mainly being used by mental
health clinicians. It is a proven scientific healing process which is really used for lowering down
stress and anxiety of patients.
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CONCLUSION
From the above review of literature, it has been summarised that hypnosis assists in
lowering down the anxiety, stress, depression, anger and other sort of psychotic behaviour in
patients. It has also been analysed that this therapy is really useful in improvising wellbeing and
health outcome of patient who is really depressed. This therapy is mainly being given to those
service users who are going through dangerous disease such as cancer. It has also been analysed
that the patient who goes through this therapy, there perception is been changed.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Alizamar, A., Ifdil, I., Fadli, R.P., Erwinda, L., Zola, N., Churnia, E., Bariyyah, K., Refnadi, R.
and Rangka, I.B., 2018. The effectiveness of hypnotherapy in reducing stress
levels. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 17(4), pp.191-195.
Hasan, S.S., Pearson, J.S., Morris, J. and Whorwell, P.J., 2019. Skype hypnotherapy for irritable
bowel syndrome: effectiveness and comparison with face-to-face treatment. International
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 67(1), pp.69-80.
Hilgard, J.R. and LeBaron, S., 2019. Hypnotherapy of pain in children with cancer. Routledge.
Rutten, J.M., Vlieger, A.M., Frankenhuis, C., George, E.K., Groeneweg, M., Norbruis, O.F., a
Ten, W.T., van Wering, H.M., Dijkgraaf, M.G., Merkus, M.P. and Benninga, M.A., 2017.
Home-based hypnotherapy self-exercises vs individual hypnotherapy with a therapist for
treatment of pediatric irritable bowel syndrome, functional abdominal pain, or functional
abdominal pain syndrome: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA pediatrics, 171(5), pp.470-
477.
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