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Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-475) and index. , The history of hypnosis and its relevance to present-day psychotherapy -- Hypnotic phenomenona -- Theorizing about hypnosis : recent breakthroughs shed new light -- Hypnotizability -- Introductory techniques of hypnotic induction -- Advanced techniques of hypnotic induction -- Deepening hypnotic trance -- Placebo, hypnotic suggestion, and the hypnotherapist -- Relieving pain with hypnosis -- Hypnosis in anesthesia and surgery -- Hypnosis for childbirth pain and trauma -- Mind-body interaction I : hypnosis in internal medicine -- Mind-body interaction II : hypnosis in the treatment of dermatological disorders -- Meditation and hypnosis for health -- Dental hypnosis (hypodontia) -- Hypnosis for specialized problems -- Hypnosis with children -- Hypnosis and sports performance