Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Psychotherapy Imagery

The use of mental images produced by the imagination as a form of psychotherapy. It can be classified by the modality of its content: visual, verbal, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, or kinesthetic. Common themes derive from nature imagery (e.g., forests and mountains), water imagery (e.g., brooks and oceans), travel imagery, etc. Imagery is used in the treatment of mental disorders and in helping patients cope with other diseases. Imagery often forms a part of HYPNOSIS, of AUTOGENIC TRAINING, of RELAXATION TECHNIQUES, and of BEHAVIOR THERAPY. (From Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, vol. 4, pp29-30, 1994)

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The use of mental images produced by the imagination as a form of psychotherapy. It can be classified by the modality of its content: visual, verbal, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, or kinesthetic. Common themes derive from nature imagery (e.g., forests and mountains), water imagery (e.g., brooks and oceans), travel imagery, etc. Imagery is used in the treatment of mental disorders and in helping patients cope with other diseases. Imagery often forms a part of HYPNOSIS, of AUTOGENIC TRAINING, of RELAXATION TECHNIQUES, and of BEHAVIOR THERAPY. (From Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, vol. 4, pp29-30, 1994)

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14 entry terms
  • Guided Imagery
  • Imagery (Psychotherapy)
  • Imagery Psychotherapy
  • Imagery, Guided
  • Imagery, Psychotherapeutic
  • Imagery, Psychotherapy
  • Psychotherapeutic Imagery
  • Psychotherapy, Imagery
  • Directed Reverie Therapy
  • Directed Reverie Therapies
  • Reverie Therapies, Directed
  • Reverie Therapy, Directed
  • Therapies, Directed Reverie
  • Therapy, Directed Reverie

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a psychotherapy technique; do not confuse with the imagery or mental images produced by the imagination ( = IMAGINATION)

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2020 (1996); was IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY) 1996-2019

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  • Relaxation Techniques (1980-1995)

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  1. E02w.190.525w.249w
  2. F04.754w.462w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Psychotherapy Imagery. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019018. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019018
  2. Psychotherapy Imagery. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided_imagery
  3. Psychotherapy Imagery. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1727182