A field guide 

to

NLP
B Y A S K H AT M E R U Y E RT A N D A K N U R A L P Y S S O VA
 1 Concept of Neuro-
linguistic
programming (NLP)

2 History of NLP
AGENDA
3 How NLP works

4 What health
problems can be
solved with NLP
 NEURO-
LINGUISTIC
PROGRAMMING
(NLP)
Neuro-linguisti c programming
(NLP) is a psychological
approach that involves analyzing
strategies used by successful
individuals and applying them to
reach a personal goal. It relates
thoughts, language, and patterns
of behavior learned through
experience to specifi c
outcomes.
HISTORY OF NLP

Neuro-linguisti c programming
was developed in the 1970s at
the University of California,
Santa Cruz. Its primary
founders are John Grinder, a
linguist, and Richard Bandler,
an informati on scienti st and
mathemati cian. Judith DeLozier
and Leslie Cameron-Bandler
also contributed signifi cantly to
the field, as did David Gordon
and Robert Dilts.
 KEY ELEMENTS OF NEURO-
LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING

Modeling acti on

communication
 Modeling
“Let’s say someone wants to understand the magic of being
Oprah, Barack Obama, or someone else they know, admire, or look
up to,” “Your task is to imagine you are them, fully embody
their presence, then ask yourself a set of questions.”

“For example, as I embody Kamala Harris, I ask myself ‘what

are my skills and capabilities?’ I will go in depth in describing
them and so on.”

As you speak about their core beliefs, values, and capabilities

in your own voice, Mosaner says you might begin to “install” a
new set of beliefs and values.
 Next steps
Neurolinguistic Programming, or NLP, is a set of
specific processes and techniques said to help you
improve the way you communicate with yourself and
others, and how this impacts your personal
development.

Some anecdotal benefits of NLP include positively

shifting your perceptions, improving
communication skills, becoming more aware of
your internal processes, and establishing new
habits.
THE SIX LOGICAL LEVELS
OF CHANGE ARE:

• Purpose and spirituality:

• Identity
• Beliefs and values
• Capabilities and skills
• Behaviors
• Environment
 Environment: Where do I need to
change?

This level refers to the physical and emotional environment around

us such as the community, our living arrangements, the people
around us, the tools and resources available to us, the culture
of which we are part. To access this level, ask yourself:
How does my environment affect my goal? What are my
external opportunities or constraints? What kind of people
do I like to have around me? Where do I gain support from?
Where are my resources? How does my working environment
make me feel?
Behavior: What do I need to
change?

The second level refers to the action and

behavior of a person.
How does a person act or react in a given
situation? What are the physical signs in terms
of body language and voice? What are the
habits? What is the current lifestyle? Are they
any patterns?
Capability: How do I make these
changes?

This level is about the abilities, skills, talents,

knowledge, and competencies that we have and
which lead to a series of action and behaviors.
What are the skills and abilities that we currently
possess that will help us get the changes we
want? Which skills we need, but have not yet
learned in order to make the needed changes?
Beliefs and values: Why do I make
these changes?

Beliefs and values drive behaviors. They provide the primary

motivating force behind our actions and capabilities and
have, therefore, a massive impact on our outcomes. They
define who we are and direct our lives. Yet often we are not
even aware of them. Useful questions to access this logical
level are:
What is important to me? What do I believe and value? Why
do I believe and value that? What do I believe to be right and
wrong? What beliefs might help me you get better results?
Identity: Who am I and do I reflect
that in the way I live?

Identity is our sense of self, our core beliefs and values.

This level can be summed up by the questions: Who
am I? How do I think about myself? What I stand for?
What is my vision of life? How is what I am
experiencing an expression of who I am? How would
others describe me?
 Spirituality or connectedness:
Whom do I serve and for what
purpose?
The highest logical level deals with the big picture
of life, when we begin to question our own purpose,
ethics, mission, or meaning in life. Asking the following
questions helps us to get a glimpse of your purpose
in life:
What is my meaning in life? For what reason am I
here? How would I like to be remembered when I
am gone? What greater good do I believe in?
 • Anxiety, phobias, and
panic
• Communication issues
• Posttraumatic stress
• Depression
• Attenti on-deficit
hyperactivity
• Addicti on
WHAT HEALTH • Schizophrenia
• Obsessions and
PROBLEMS CAN
compulsions
BE SOLVED • Borderline personality
WITH NLP
Communication issue example:
Teaching communication skills in therapy: Malita, 32, comes to therapy
because she feels overwhelmed and anxious in her new relationship. She
really likes her new boyfriend, but she finds herself giving in to his desires
more often than she really wants to. She tells the therapist that he does
not pressure or force her, but is firm about what he wants to eat,
where to go to play, and when they should go out or stay home.
Malita says she doesn't mind in general, but sometimes when she
really wants something different from what her boyfriend wants, she finds
herself being talked out of it. Although her boyfriend has never abused her
with words or actions or mistreated her in any way, Malita still finds it
difficult to express what she wants without feeling that it will cause conflict
with her boyfriend.
How therapist helped to solve a
problem?
The therapist first works with Malita to develop her communication
skills and outline what she wants to change about the communication
patterns in her relationship. They practice communication during her
sessions, and as she begins to feel more able to express her thoughts
and feelings, the therapist also works with her to explore the root
of her communication problems: childhood with a domineering father
and a passive mother gave her an unconscious the belief that women
should be completely subservient to their husbands. and to men in general.
Through her work with a psychotherapist, Malita is eventually
able to reject this belief and is able to stand up for her desires to
herself, her boyfriend, and in other areas of life.
 In conclusion:
1 Due in part to its eclectic nature, neuro-
linguistic programming is difficult to define as
a treatment modality.

2 The most significant limitation of neuro-linguistic

programming is arguably a lack of empirical
evidence to support the many major claims made
by proponents.

3 the lack of regulation in training and certification has

resulted in many individuals becoming NLP
practitioners despite lacking credible experience or a
background in mental health.
Questions for reflection:

1.Would you ever like to try this method for

yourself to achieve your goals?
2.Do you think many people practice NLP?
3.Would you go to a psychologist who practices
this approach in his methodology
 Test
questions
When neuro-linguistic
programming
was
1)in the developed?
1960s
2)in the 1970s
3)in the 1950s
4)in the 1980s
Right answear is in the 1970s
 NLP relates to _____
1) thoughts, language, and patterns of
behavior
2)memory,creativity,problem solving
3)humans grow, change, and adapt across
the course of their lives.
4)investigations, research studies,
assessments, consultation
 Right answear is thoughts,
language, and patterns of behavior
 Key elements of neuro-linguistic
programming are _______
1)balance ,awareness , and personal
responsibility.
2)conditioning and interaction
3)modeling, action, and effective
communication
4)concept formation, reasoning, judgment
Right answear is modeling, action,
and effective communication
Neuro-linguistic programming has been used to
treat a wide range of issues like

1)Lung cancer,alcohol abuse,skin cancer

2)Anxiety, phobias, and panic
3)Asthma,heat stroke,rhabdomyolysis
4)Flu,diabetes,AIDS
Right answear is Anxiety, phobias,
and panic
What stategies NLP uses?

1)competitivin
g
2)corporating
3)analyzing
4)operating
Right answear is analyzing
The purpose of six logical levels of change is

1)to organize and direct the information

below it
2)to know where to start changing yourself
3)to start the change from the right level for
you
4)to create a hierarchy in your mind
Right answear is to organize and
direct the information below it
 A core concept of NLP is _______

1) “Becoming is better than being.”

2)“We know what we are but not what we
may be”
3)"Be motivated, not manipulated"
4)“The map is not the territory”
Right answear is “The map is not
the territory”
THANK YOU!