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Counseling for Pain Control
Author(s) -
ESPIN OLIVA M.,
GANIKOS MARY L.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.1975.tb00985.x
Subject(s) - psychology , psychogenic disease , control (management) , psychotherapist , applied psychology , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , computer science
New techniques are being developed that enhance the effectiveness of psychological forces in controlling bodily reactions. Old oriental techniques of the same kind are being rediscovered by the Western world. All of them are powerful tools for the psychological control of pain. This article reviews such techniques and addresses itself to the contributions that counselors—as behavioral scientists and human relations experts—can make to alleviate physical pain, be it of organic or psychogenic origin