Storytelling, Hypnosis and the Treatment of Sexually Abused Children

The present article describes an assessment and therapy program for sexually abused children using hypnotherapeutic techniques which center on storytelling. Storytelling presents the therapist with an opportunity to use comforting suggestions, symbolism, and metaphor to provide the emotional distanc...

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Published in:International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis 1991-10, Vol.39 (4), p.198-214
Main Authors: Rhue, Judith W., Lynn, Steven Jay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Abuse, Sexual - legislation & jurisprudence
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child Abuse, Sexual - rehabilitation
Defense Mechanisms
Fantasy
Female
Humans
Hypnosis - methods
Imagination
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Recall
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Suggestion
Victimology
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Summary:The present article describes an assessment and therapy program for sexually abused children using hypnotherapeutic techniques which center on storytelling. Storytelling presents the therapist with an opportunity to use comforting suggestions, symbolism, and metaphor to provide the emotional distance necessary to deal with the trauma of abuse. Hypnotherapy proceeds in a stepwise fashion from the building of a sense of safety and security; to imaginative sharing; to the introduction of reality events; to the final step of addressing complex emotional issues of loss, trust, love, and guilt brought about by the abuse.
ISSN:0020-7144
1744-5183
DOI:10.1080/00207149108409636