IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY)
\ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹˌi sˈa͡ɪkə͡ʊθˌɛɹəpi], \ˈɪmɪdʒɹˌi sˈaɪkəʊθˌɛɹəpi], \ˈɪ_m_ɪ_dʒ_ɹ_ˌi__ s_ˈaɪ_k_əʊ_θ_ˌɛ_ɹ_ə_p_i]\
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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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