16 Journal of Heart-Centered Therapies, 2010, Vol. 13, No. 1 Brown, Noelene. (Nov 1998), Hypnosis in the Treatment of Severe Anxiety. Australian Journal of Clinical & Experimental Hypnosis, Vol 26(2), 138-145. This case report demonstrates the use of self-hypnosis for the treatment of severe anxiety in a 50 year-old woman. It highlights the benefits of hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive behavior therapy, particularly illustrating how much can be achieved at an unconscious level without the therapist knowing the content. Gearan, Paul; Schoenberg, Nancy E. (1994, August). Hypnotic Enhancement of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Anxiety-- ‘Treatment Strategies. [Paper] Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles. Forbes, E. J., Pekala, R. J. (1993), Psychophysiological Effects of Several Stress Management Techniques. Psychological Reports, Vol. 72, 19-27, The purpose of this study was to assess the psychophysiological stress-reducing properties of progressive relaxation compared with hypnosis, and deep abdominal breathing compared with a baseline condition, while controlling for hypnotizability. 231 nursing students experienced the baseline procedure and progressive relaxation in Session | and deep abdominal breathing and hypnosis in Session 2 about a weck later. Before and afier each technique peripheral skin temperature and pulse rate were assessed. Separate analyses of variance, computed for the first and second sets, of techniques, indicated that progressive relaxation and hypnosis both increased skin temperature and reduced pulse rate, suggesting reduced psychophysiological responsivity. Deep abdominal breathing was associated with a significant reduction in physiological responsivity (skin temperature) relative to baseline, Hypnotic susceptibility had no effect on the psychophysiological measures. Smith, W. H. (1990). Hypnosis in the Treatment of Anxiety. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, Vol 54, 209-16. Hypnotherapy and training in self-hypnosis ean help persons achieve remarkable success in alleviating anxiety, not only in anxiety disorders, but also in any problem involving anxiety. The author describes the role of hypnosis in the treatment of several disorders and provides clinical examples illustrating treatment of generalized anxiety, phobias, and posttraumatic stress disorders, He concludes that because hypnosis exploits the intimate connection between mind and body, it provides relict through improved self-regulation and also. beneficially affects cognition and the experience of self-mastery Zimmer, E. Z., Peretz, B. A., Eyal, E., Fuchs, K. (1988). The Influence of Maternal Hypnosis on Fetal Movements in Anxious Pregnant Women. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Vol 27, 133-137. The influence of maternal hypnotherapy on fetal body movements in anxious parturients was studied in 25 patients at 35-37 weeks of gestation. There were two $ of patients. Group A consisted of 16 parturients who performed self= Group B consisted of 9 parturients in whom hypnosis was induced by a physician, When compared to a control period of 30 min there was a significant