An Introduction to Energy-Based Psychotherapy

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THE FUTURE OFENERGY PSYCHOLOGY
David Feinstein, Ph.D.
OBJECTIVES - YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

• Name 3 areas where energy psychology
• will be applied.
• Describe one explanatory model in EP
• you believe will persist.
• Describe an ethical issue that will emerge.

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THE FUTURE OFENERGY PSYCHOLOGY

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THE FUTURE OFENERGY PSYCHOLOGY
To understand your future . . .

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THE FUTURE OFENERGY PSYCHOLOGY
To understand your future . . .

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THE FUTURE OFENERGY PSYCHOLOGY
To understand your future . . .

it helps to understand
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THE FUTURE OFENERGY PSYCHOLOGY
To understand your future . . .

Your Past
it helps to understand
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THE FUTURE OFENERGY PSYCHOLOGY
To understand your future . . .

Your Past
it helps to understand
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OUR ANCESTORS
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature)
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature)
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature) from all over the world
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature) from all over the world
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature) from all over the world and
extending back to ancient times
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature) from all over the world and
extending back to ancient times had
language
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature) from all over the world and
extending back to ancient times had
language
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature) from all over the world and
extending back to ancient times had
language, concepts, and methods
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature) from all over the world and
extending back to ancient times had
language, concepts, and methods that
were attuned
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature) from all over the world and
extending back to ancient times had
language, concepts, and methods that
were attuned to the subtle energies
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OUR ANCESTORS
Non-technological cultures (i.e., closer to
nature) from all over the world and
extending back to ancient times had
language, concepts, and methods that
were attuned to the subtle energies that
influence body, mind, and spirit.
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OUR ANCESTORS
Not only recognized these energies
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OUR ANCESTORS
Not only recognized these energies
?
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OUR ANCESTORS
Not only recognized these energies they
found ways to influence them.
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OUR ANCESTORS
Not only recognized these energies they
found ways to influence them.
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THE FIELDS MORE IMMEDIATE FAMILY
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THE FIELDS MORE IMMEDIATE FAMILY
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THE FIELDS MORE IMMEDIATE FAMILY
is
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THE FIELDS MORE IMMEDIATE FAMILY
is
Clinical Psychology
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THE FIELDS MORE IMMEDIATE FAMILY
is
Clinical Psychology
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100 years of psychotherapy
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100 years of psychotherapy
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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us
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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us

• A relationship can be established

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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us

• A relationship can be established between
• two people

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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us

• A relationship can be established between
• two people where purposeful interventions
• on the part of one

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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us

• A relationship can be established between
• two people where purposeful interventions
• on the part of one can produce desired changes
  in the others

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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us

• A relationship can be established between
• two people where purposeful interventions
• on the part of one can produce desired changes
  in the others emotions

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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us

• A relationship can be established between
• two people where purposeful interventions
• on the part of one can produce desired changes
  in the others emotions, thought

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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us

• A relationship can be established between
• two people where purposeful interventions
• on the part of one can produce desired changes
  in the others emotions, thought, and behavioral
  patterns.

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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us

• A relationship can be established between
• two people where purposeful interventions
• on the part of one can produce desired changes
  in the others emotions, thought, and behavioral
  patterns.
• Insight often isnt enough to produce these
  changes.

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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us

• A relationship can be established between
• two people where purposeful interventions
• on the part of one can produce desired changes
  in the others emotions, thought, and behavioral
  patterns.
• Insight often isnt enough to produce these
  changes.
• There is a neurological component to most
  psych-
• ological problems

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100 years of psychotherapy has taught us

• A relationship can be established between
• two people where purposeful interventions
• on the part of one can produce desired changes
  in the others emotions, thought, and behavioral
  patterns.
• Insight often isnt enough to produce these
  changes.
• 3. There is a neurological component to most
  psych- ological problems and to treatments that
  result in overcoming these problems.

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But even after 100 years of psychotherapy
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But even after 100 years of psychotherapy
30-minute permanent cures of long-standing phobias
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But even after 100 years of psychotherapy
30-minute permanent cures of long-standing phobias
are still outside the box !
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But even after 100 years of psychotherapy
30-minute permanent cures of long-standing phobias
are still outside the box !
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Frequently within Energy Psychology
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Frequently within Energy Psychology a
longstanding emotional problem
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Frequently within Energy Psychology a
longstanding emotional problem
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Frequently within Energy Psychology a
longstanding emotional problem has been
permanently cured
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Frequently within Energy Psychology a
longstanding emotional problem has been
permanently cured
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Frequently within Energy Psychology a
longstanding emotional problem has been
permanently cured with a largely physical
intervention
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Frequently within Energy Psychology a
longstanding emotional problem has been
permanently cured with a largely physical
intervention that required less than 30
minutes
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Seasoned therapists
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Seasoned therapists
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Seasoned therapists are skeptical point out

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Seasoned therapists are skeptical point out
Therapy is not that rapid
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Seasoned therapists are skeptical point out
Therapy is not that rapid Time is needed
to build rapport
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Seasoned therapists are skeptical point out
Therapy is not that rapid Time is needed
to build rapport to examine antecedents of
problem
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Seasoned therapists are skeptical point out
Therapy is not that rapid Time is needed
to build rapport to examine antecedents of
problem to explore meaning of symptoms

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Seasoned therapists are skeptical point out
Therapy is not that rapid Time is needed
to build rapport to examine antecedents of
problem to explore meaning of symptoms
to assess appropriate treatments
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Seasoned therapists are skeptical point out
Therapy is not that rapid Time is needed
to build rapport to examine antecedents of
problem to explore meaning of symptoms
to assess appropriate treatments to apply
them, observe, revise
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The treatment outcomes make no sense if we try to
understand them in terms of
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The treatment outcomes make no sense if we try to
understand them in terms of insight
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The treatment outcomes make no sense if we try to
understand them in terms of insight
cognitive restructuring
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The treatment outcomes make no sense if we try to
understand them in terms of insight
cognitive restructuring reward
punishment
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The treatment outcomes make no sense if we try to
understand them in terms of insight
cognitive restructuring reward and
punishment curative powers of the
relationship
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WHEN A THEORY CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR
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WHEN A THEORY CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR significant
observed phenomena
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WHEN A THEORY CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR significant
observed phenomena, it is time to either form a
professional organization around the theory to
protect it
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WHEN A THEORY CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR significant
observed phenomena, it is time to either form a
professional organization around the theory to
protect it or . . .
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WHEN A THEORY CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR significant
observed phenomena, it is time to either form a
professional organization around the theory to
protect it or . . . expand the theory.
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THE FUTURE OF ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY
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THE FUTURE OF ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY New
Explanatory Models
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THE FUTURE OF ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY New
Explanatory Models New Applications / New
Settings
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THE FUTURE OF ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY New
Explanatory Models New Applications / New
Settings New Ethical Issues
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THE FUTURE OF ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY New
Explanatory Models New Applications / New
Settings New Ethical Issues A Jagged
Path to Acceptance
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS . . .
. . . are not just for the ivory tower.
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS . . .
. . . are not just for the ivory tower.
The I T
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS . . .
. . . they will change how we view our world.
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS
. . . they will change how we view our world.
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS based on
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS based on 1. Clinical
Observations
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS based on 1. Clinical
Observations 2. Efficacy Research
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS based on 1. Clinical
Observations 2. Efficacy Research 3.
Studies of Specific Protocols
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS based on 1. Clinical
Observations 2. Efficacy Research 3.
Studies of Specific Protocols 4. New Knowledge
in Related Areas
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS based on 1. Clinical
Observations
In the history of psychotherapy, there has
probably never been a greater number of clinical
reports about the effectiveness of a new
treatment coming from a wider range of clinical
settings and therapist orientations.
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS based on 2. Efficacy
Research
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Efficacy Research
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Efficacy Research
IS IT JUST RELAXATION?
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Efficacy Research
IS IT JUST RELAXATION?
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Efficacy Research
IS IT JUST RELAXATION?
Comparing a relaxation method with the
stimulation of acupressure points in the
single-session treatment of phobias of small
animals, the acupressure treatment was
significantly more effective
? Journal of Clinical Psychology
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Efficacy Research
First Large Scale Study

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Efficacy Research
First Large Scale Study

• 11 Allied Clinics in Argentina and Uruguay

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Efficacy Research
First Large Scale Study

• 11 Allied Clinics in Argentina and Uruguay
• 14 Year Period

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Efficacy Research
First Large Scale Study

• 11 Allied Clinics in Argentina and Uruguay
• 14 Year Period
• 31,400 Patients Received Energy Therapy

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Efficacy Research
First Large Scale Study

• 11 Allied Clinics in Argentina and Uruguay
• 14 Year Period
• 31,400 Patients Received Energy Therapy
• 36 Clinicians (23 MDs, 2 RNs, 11 MAs)

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Efficacy Research
First Large Scale Study

• 11 Allied Clinics in Argentina and Uruguay
• 14 Year Period
• 31,400 Patients Received Energy Therapy
• 36 Clinicians (23 MDs, 2 RNs, 11 MAs)
• 70 Improvement Rate

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Efficacy Research
First Large Scale Study

• 11 Allied Clinics in Argentina and Uruguay
• 14 Year Period
• 31,400 Patients Received Energy Therapy
• 36 Clinicians (23 MDs, 2 RNs, 11 MAs)
• 70 Improvement Rate
• Prin. Investigator Joaquín Andrade, M.D.

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1

• 5,000 Patients with Anxiety Disorders

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1

• 5,000 Patients with Anxiety Disorders
• 5-1/2 Year Period

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1

• 5,000 Patients with Anxiety Disorders
• 5-1/2 Year Period
• 2,500 Received Energy Therapy (randomized)

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1

• 5,000 Patients with Anxiety Disorders
• 5-1/2 Year Period
• 2,500 Received Energy Therapy (randomized)
• 2,500 Received CBT/Medication (control group)

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1

• 5,000 Patients with Anxiety Disorders
• 5-1/2 Year Period
• 2,500 Received Energy Therapy (randomized)
• 2,500 Received CBT/Medication (control group)
• Followed at 1, 3, 6, 12 Months After Treatment

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1

• 5,000 Patients with Anxiety Disorders
• 5-1/2 Year Period
• 2,500 Received Energy Therapy (randomized)
• 2,500 Received CBT/Medication (control group)
• Followed at 1, 3, 6, 12 Months After Treatment
• Raters Did Not Know Treatment Approach

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1 Outcomes

• CBT GROUP ENERGY GROUP
• Positive
• Clinical
• Response
• Complete
• Freedom From
• Symptoms

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1 Outcomes

• CBT GROUP ENERGY GROUP
• Positive
• Clinical 63
• Response
• Complete
• Freedom From
• Symptoms

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1 Outcomes

• CBT GROUP ENERGY GROUP
• Positive
• Clinical 63
• Response
• Complete
• Freedom From 51
• Symptoms

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1 Outcomes

• CBT GROUP ENERGY GROUP
• Positive
• Clinical 63 90
• Response
• Complete
• Freedom From 51
• Symptoms

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 1 Outcomes

• CBT GROUP ENERGY GROUP
• Positive
• Clinical 63 90
• Response
• Complete
• Freedom From 51 76
• Symptoms

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 2
Average Number of Sessions with Patients Showing
Positive Results (N190) CBT GROUP ENERGY
GROUP Number of Sessions
Mean of Sessions

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 2
Average Number of Sessions with Patients Showing
Positive Results (N190) CBT GROUP ENERGY
GROUP Number of 9 to 20
Sessions Mean of
Sessions

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 2
Average Number of Sessions with Patients Showing
Positive Results (N190) CBT GROUP ENERGY
GROUP Number of 9 to 20
Sessions Mean of 15
Sessions

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 2
Average Number of Sessions with Patients Showing
Positive Results (N190) CBT GROUP ENERGY
GROUP Number of 9 to 20 1 to
7 Sessions Mean of 15
Sessions

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 2
Average Number of Sessions with Patients Showing
Positive Results (N190) CBT GROUP ENERGY
GROUP Number of 9 to 20 1 to
7 Sessions Mean of 15 3
Sessions

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 3

• Comparing Tapping with Needles on Same
  Acupuncture Points with Panic Patients
• TAPPING NEEDLES
• (N40) (N38)
• Positive
• Response

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 3

• Comparing Tapping with Needles on Same
  Acupuncture Points with Panic Patients
• TAPPING NEEDLES
• (N40) (N38)
• Positive 77.5
• Response

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 3

• Comparing Tapping with Needles on Same
  Acupuncture Points with Panic Patients
• TAPPING NEEDLES
• (N40) (N38)
• Positive 77.5 50
• Response

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 4
Comparing Energy Treatment with Medication for
Generalized Anxiety Disorder TAPPING
MEDICATION (N34) (N30)
Positive Response

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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 4
Comparing Energy Treatment with Medication for
Generalized Anxiety Disorder TAPPING
MEDICATION (N34) (N30)
Positive 79.4 Response


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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 4
Comparing Energy Treatment with Medication for
Generalized Anxiety Disorder TAPPING
MEDICATION (N34) (N30)
Positive 79.4 70 Response


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Efficacy Research
Sub-Study 4
Comparing Energy Treatment with Medication for
Generalized Anxiety Disorder TAPPING
MEDICATION (N34) (N30)
Positive 79.4 70 Response
About 1/2 the medication group suffered
from side effects and from rebounds after
discontinuing medication. No side effects were
found in the tapping group.

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Efficacy Research
South America Study
. . . a large n, controlled, randomized design
with statistically impressive results.

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Efficacy Research
South America Study
. . . a large n, controlled, randomized design
with statistically impressive results. Does
this mean that the efficacy of energy psychology
been proven?

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Efficacy Research
South America Study
Not replicated.

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Efficacy Research
South America Study
Not replicated. Always conceived of as a
preliminary investigation.

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Efficacy Research
South America Study
Not replicated. Always conceived of as a
preliminary investigation. Some of the variables
were not strictly monitored.

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Efficacy Research
South America Study
Not replicated. Always conceived of as a
preliminary investigation. Some of the variables
were not strictly monitored. Record keeping was
relatively informal.

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Efficacy Research
South America Study
Not replicated. Always conceived of as a
preliminary investigation. Some of the variables
were not strictly monitored. Record keeping was
relatively informal. Outcome assessments were
subjective ratings.

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Efficacy Research
South America Study
Not replicated. Always conceived of as a
preliminary investigation. Some of the variables
were not strictly monitored. Record keeping was
relatively informal. Outcome assessments were
subjective ratings. Source data was not always
retained.

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Efficacy Research
South America Study
Not replicated. Always conceived of as a
preliminary investigation. Some of the variables
were not strictly monitored. Record keeping was
relatively informal. Outcome assessments were
subjective ratings. Source data was not always
retained. Never published in a scientific
journal or even submitted to one for all these
reasons.

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Efficacy Research
THE STATE OF EFFICACY RESEARCH


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Efficacy Research
THE STATE OF EFFICACY RESEARCH

• Still in its adolescence.

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Efficacy Research
THE STATE OF EFFICACY RESEARCH

• Still in its adolescence.
• No replicated controlled studies in scientific
  journals.

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Efficacy Research
THE STATE OF EFFICACY RESEARCH

• Still in its adolescence.
• No replicated controlled studies in scientific
  journals.
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Efficacy Research
WHAT WE DO HAVE

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A mass of anecdotal evidence.
Efficacy Research
WHAT WE DO HAVE

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A mass of anecdotal evidence. Numerous small
or preliminary studies.
Efficacy Research
WHAT WE DO HAVE

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A mass of anecdotal evidence. Numerous small
or preliminary studies. Solid research in related
areas such as Acupuncture and Therapeutic
Touch.
Efficacy Research
WHAT WE DO HAVE

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A mass of anecdotal evidence. Numerous small
or preliminary studies. Solid research in related
areas such as Acupuncture and Therapeutic
Touch. For instance, acupuncture anesthesia can
allow painless surgery while the patient is
awake.
Efficacy Research
WHAT WE DO HAVE

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A mass of anecdotal evidence. Numerous small
or preliminary studies. Solid research in related
areas such as Acupuncture and Therapeutic
Touch. For instance, acupuncture anesthesia can
allow painless surgery while the patient is
awake. That anxiety can be reduced using similar
methods may not be such a great leap.
Efficacy Research
WHAT WE DO HAVE

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Acupuncture Brain Images
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Acupuncture Brain Images
WITH modern brain imaging techniques, we know a
greatdeal about the brain as an electrical
system. . .
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The Brain as an Electrical System
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THE BRAIN CONSISTS OF SOME 100 Billion
Neurons
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THE BRAIN CONSISTS OF SOME 100 Billion
Neurons Each is electrochemically connected with
up to 10,000 other neurons
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HOW TO ASSESS THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLY COMPLEX
ELECTRICAL NETWORK?
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HOW TO ASSESS THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLY COMPLEX
ELECTRICAL NETWORK? The brain generates
electrical charges known as Alpha, Beta, Delta,
and Theta waves
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HOW TO ASSESS THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLY COMPLEX
ELECTRICAL NETWORK? The brain generates
electrical charges known as Alpha, Beta, Delta,
and Theta waves Correlate with various
psychological states
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HOW TO ASSESS THIS INCOMPREHENSIBLY COMPLEX
ELECTRICAL NETWORK? The brain generates
electrical charges known as Alpha, Beta, Delta,
and Theta waves Correlate with various
psychological states Various psychological
disorders exhibit high or low levels of specific
brain waves
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ANXIETY
 
                                                                                       
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ANXIETY Diminished signals in the prefrontal and
temporal regions
 
                                                                                       
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ANXIETY Diminished signals in the prefrontal and
temporal regions
 
                                                                                       
PTSD Elevated signals in the limbic system,
particularly the amygdala
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When a person thinks about an emotional problem
 
                                                                                       
 
                                                                                       
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When a person thinks about an emotional problem,
activation signals
 
                                                                                       
 
                                                                                       
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When a person thinks about an emotional problem,
activation signals can be registered by various
brain-imaging techniques
 
                                                                                       
 
                                                                                       
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When a person thinks about an emotional problem,
activation signals can be registered by various
brain-imaging techniques
 
                                                                                       
 
                                                                                       
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When a person thinks about an emotional problem,
activation signals can be registered by various
brain-imaging techniques at the
 
                                                                                       
 
                                                                                       

• Amygdala

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When a person thinks about an emotional problem,
activation signals can be registered by various
brain-imaging techniques at the
 
                                                                                       

• Amygdala
• Hippocampus

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When a person thinks about an emotional problem,
activation signals can be registered by various
brain-imaging techniques at the
 
                                                                                       
 
                                                                                       

• Amygdala
• Hippocampus
• Orbital frontal cortex

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When a person thinks about an emotional problem,
activation signals can be registered by various
brain-imaging techniques at the
 
                                                                                       
 
                                                                                       

• Amygdala
• Hippocampus
• Orbital frontal cortex
• Other CNS structures

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SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH
ACUPRESSURE
 
                                                                                       
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SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH
ACUPRESSURE
 
                                                                                       
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SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH ACUPRESSURE
Tapping an ACUPOINT sends signals that may
reach the cortex, the amygdala, the
hippocampus, or other areas of the brain.
 
                                                                                       
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• SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH ACUPRESSURE
• These SIGNALS, as shown via brain imaging

 
                                                                                       
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• SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH ACUPRESSURE
• These SIGNALS, as shown via brain imaging
• Reduce elevated limbic activation (anxiety)

 
                                                                                       
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• SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH ACUPRESSURE
• These SIGNALS, as shown via brain imaging
• Reduce elevated limbic activation (anxiety)
• Increase prefrontal signals (relaxed control)

 
                                                                                       
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• SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH ACUPRESSURE
• These SIGNALS, as shown via brain imaging
• Reduce elevated limbic activation (anxiety)
• Increase prefrontal signals (relaxed control)
• Stabilize activity in the limbic system (PTSD)

 
                                                                                       
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• SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH ACUPRESSURE
• By tapping these multiple
• points

 
                                                                                       
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• SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH ACUPRESSURE
• By tapping these multiple
• points multiple times

 
                                                                                       
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• SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH ACUPRESSURE
• By tapping these multiple
• points multiple times, an
• anxiety-free state

 
                                                                                       
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• SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH ACUPRESSURE
• By tapping these multiple
• points multiple times, an
• anxiety-free state seems to
• rapidly become conditioned

 
                                                                                       
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• SELF-MODULATION OF AROUSAL THROUGH ACUPRESSURE
• By tapping these multiple
• points multiple times, an
• anxiety-free state seems to
• rapidly become conditioned to the
• original anxiety-provoking image or thought.

 
                                                                                       
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BRAIN SCANS OVER 12 SESSIONS Acupoint Stimulation
for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
After 4 Sessions
Before Treatment
After 12 Sessions
After 8 Sessions
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Normal (Ideal) Profile
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BRAIN SCANS OVER 12 SESSIONS Acupoint Stimulation
for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
After 4 Sessions
Before Treatment
After 12 Sessions
After 8 Sessions
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BRAIN SCAN NOTES The profile shown for this
patient is typical of generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD) patients in the South America
study who responded positively to the
stimulation of acupoints.
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BRAIN SCAN NOTES The profile shown for this
patient is typical of generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD) patients in the South America
study who responded positively to the
stimulation of acupoints.
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BRAIN SCAN NOTES The profile shown for this
patient is typical of generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD) patients in the South America
study who responded positively to the
stimulation of acupoints.
Shifts toward normal levels of wave frequency
ratios in the cortex correlated with a decrease
in the intensity and frequency of GAD symptoms.
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GAD patients treated with Cognitive Behavior
Therapy showed a similar progression, but

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GAD patients treated with Cognitive Behavior
Therapy showed a similar progression, but It
required a longer period of time for the frontal
cortex to get to near-normal ratios of wave
frequencies
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GAD patients treated with Cognitive Behavior
Therapy showed a similar progression, but It
required a longer period of time for the frontal
cortex to get to near-normal ratios of wave
frequencies, and the normalization of the ratios
tended to revert toward pre-treatment levels a
year after the end of the psychotherapy much more
frequently than they did for the energy treatment
group.
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MEDICATION vs. TAPPING Generalized anxiety
disorder patients treated with anti-anxiety
medications tended to show little or no cortex
normalization
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MEDICATION vs. TAPPING Generalized anxiety
disorder patients treated with anti-anxiety
medications tended to show little or no cortex
normalization
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MEDICATION vs. TAPPING Generalized anxiety
disorder patients treated with anti-anxiety
medications tended to show little or no cortex
normalization
even though symptoms were reduced while the drug
was being taken.
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MEDICATION vs. TAPPING Generalized anxiety
disorder patients treated with anti-anxiety
medications tended to show little or no cortex
normalization
even though symptoms were reduced while the drug
was being taken.
This suggests that the medication is suppressing
the symptoms without addressing the wave
frequency imbalances.
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In short, stimulating specific acupoints
sends signals to brain regions . . .

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In short, stimulating specific acupoints
sends signals to brain regions . . . . . . so
an anxiety-evoking image can be quickly
neutralized and tends to remain so.
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THREE NEUROLOGICAL FACTS
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THREE NEUROLOGICAL FACTS 1. Remembering
a past event can weaken (or strengthen) the
connections to and from the amygdala that trigger
fear. Research program by Joseph LeDoux at
NYU.
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THREE NEUROLOGICAL FACTS 2. Brain wave
patterns that are markers of anxiety have been
identified.
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THREE NEUROLOGICAL FACTS 2. Brain wave
patterns that are markers of anxiety have been
identified.
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THREE NEUROLOGICAL FACTS 3. The
stimulation of specific acupuncture points sends
signals to given parts of the brain that can
shift brain wave patterns.
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THREE NEUROLOGICAL FACTS 3. The
stimulation of specific acupuncture points sends
signals to given parts of the brain that can
shift brain wave patterns.
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THREE NEUROLOGICAL FACTS 1.
Remembering a past event can make the connections
to and from the amygdala amenable to change.2.
Brain wave patterns that are markers of anxiety
have been identified.3. Stimulating specific
acupuncture points can shift brain wave
patterns.
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TWO HYPOTHESES
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HYPOTHESIS 1

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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to

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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety

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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety

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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping while

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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping while Holding
the Image
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping while Holding
the Image
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping while Holding
the Image Changes the
Neurochemistry
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping while Holding
the Image Changes the Neurochemistry

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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping while Holding
the Image Changes the reducing
Neurochemistry the
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping while Holding
the Image Changes the reducing
anxious response Neurochemistry the
to that image
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping while Holding
the Image Changes the reducing
anxious response Neurochemistry the
to that image
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping while Holding
the Image Changes the reducing
anxious response Neurochemistry the
to that image
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HYPOTHESIS 1
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HYPOTHESIS 1
Stimulating specific electrically inductive
points on the skin
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HYPOTHESIS 1
Stimulating specific electrically inductive
points on the skin while simultaneously
activating an anxiety-provoking image
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HYPOTHESIS 1
Stimulating specific electrically inductive
points on the skin while simultaneously
activating an anxiety-provoking image reduces
neurological connections in the amygdala and
other brain structures
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HYPOTHESIS 1
Stimulating specific electrically inductive
points on the skin while simultaneously
activating an anxiety-provoking image reduces
neurological connections in the amygdala and
other brain structures that trigger the anxious
response to that image.
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HYPOTHESIS 1 When an
Image leads to Fear or Anxiety
Tapping while Holding
the Image Changes the reducing
anxious response Neurochemistry the
to that image
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HYPOTHESIS 2
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HYPOTHESIS 2
Stimulating other electrically inductive points
on the skin
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HYPOTHESIS 2
Stimulating other electrically inductive points
on the skin while simultaneously activating
positive images or affirmations
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HYPOTHESIS 2
Stimulating other electrically inductive points
on the skin while simultaneously activating
positive images or affirmations facilitates the
formation of neural connections
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HYPOTHESIS 2
Stimulating other electrically inductive points
on the skin while simultaneously activating
positive images or affirmations facilitates the
formation of neural connections that strengthen
those images and affirmations.
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IN BRIEF
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IN BRIEF
Stimulating a set of electrically inductive
points on the skin
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IN BRIEF
Stimulating a set of electrically inductive
points on the skin while simultaneously
activating an image
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IN BRIEF
Stimulating a set of electrically inductive
points on the skin while simultaneously
activating an imagefacilitates a shift in
neural connections
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IN BRIEF
Stimulating a set of electrically inductive
points on the skin while simultaneously
activating an imagefacilitates a shift in
neural connections that change the persons
response to that image.
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IN BRIEF
Stimulating a set of electrically inductive
points on the skin while simultaneously
activating an imagefacilitates a shift in
neural connections that change the persons
response to that image. Reducing negative
responses (Hypothesis 1)
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IN BRIEF
Stimulating a set of electrically inductive
points on the skin while simultaneously
activating an imagefacilitates a shift in
neural connections that change the persons
response to that image. Reducing negative
responses (Hypothesis 1) Enhancing desired
responses (Hypothesis 2)
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Efficacy Research
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Efficacy Research
PREDICTION 1
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Efficacy Research
PREDICTION 1 Empirical investigation will
demonstrate decisively
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Efficacy Research
PREDICTION 1 Empirical investigation will
demonstrate decisively that the methods of energy
psychology
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Efficacy Research
PREDICTION 1 Empirical investigation will
demonstrate decisively that the methods of energy
psychology provide a neurologically potent
intervention
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Efficacy Research
PREDICTION 1 Empirical investigation will
demonstrate decisively that the methods of energy
psychology provide a neurologically potent
intervention for strengthening the mental habits
and attitudes
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Efficacy Research
PREDICTION 1 Empirical investigation will
demonstrate decisively that the methods of energy
psychology provide a neurologically potent
intervention for strengthening the mental habits
and attitudes that promote psychological well
being
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Efficacy Research
PREDICTION 1 Empirical investigation will
demonstrate decisively that the methods of energy
psychology provide a neurologically potent
intervention for strengthening the mental habits
and attitudes that promote psychological well
being and for weakening the mental habits and
attitudes that interfere with it.
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Efficacy Research
PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT . . .

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Efficacy Research
PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT . . .
Early indications suggest

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Efficacy Research
PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT . . .
Early indications suggest these methods can be
effectively applied

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Efficacy Research
PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT . . .
Early indications suggest these methods can be
effectively applied to a wide range of conditions


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Efficacy Research
PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT . . .
Early indications suggest these methods can be
effectively applied to a wide range of conditions
and with a surprising degree of flexibility.

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This flexibility is important because

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This flexibility is important because
If your only tool is medication

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This flexibility is important because
If your only tool is medication, you tend to
treat everything as a biological problem.

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This flexibility is important because
If your only tool is medication, you tend to
treat everything as a biological problem. If
your only tool is talk therapy

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This flexibility is important because
If your only tool is medication, you tend to
treat everything as a biological problem. If
your only tool is talk therapy, you tend to treat
everything as needing relationship and insight.

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This flexibility is important because
If your only tool is medication, you tend to
treat everything as a biological problem. If
your only tool is talk therapy, you tend to treat
everything as needing relationship and
insight. If your only tool is a hammer,

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This flexibility is important because
If your only tool is medication, you tend to
treat everything as a biological problem. If
your only tool is talk therapy, you tend to treat
everything as needing relationship and
insight. If your only tool is a hammer, you
tend to treat everything like

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This flexibility is important because
If your only tool is medication, you tend to
treat everything as a biological problem. If
your only tool is talk therapy, you tend to treat
everything as needing relationship and
insight. If your only tool is a hammer, you
tend to treat everything like a nail.

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With energy psychology it appears that

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With energy psychology it appears that
Were not JUST tapping

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And its not JUST the same old nail.

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Studies of Specific Protocols
NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS based on 1. Clinical
Observations 2. Efficacy Research 3.
Studies of Specific Protocols 4. New
Knowledge in Related Areas
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Studies of Specific Protocols
WILL ANY POINTS DO?
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Studies of Specific Protocols
WILL ANY POINTS DO?Acupressure
treatment applied by the paramedic team after a
minor injury
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Studies of Specific Protocols
WILL ANY POINTS DO?Acupressure
treatment applied by the paramedic team after a
minor injury resulted in a significantly greater
reduction of
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Studies of Specific Protocols
WILL ANY POINTS DO?Acupressure
treatment applied by the paramedic team after a
minor injury resulted in a significantly greater
reduction of anxiety
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Studies of Specific Protocols
WILL ANY POINTS DO?Acupressure
treatment applied by the paramedic team after a
minor injury resulted in a significantly greater
reduction of anxiety, pain
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Studies of Specific Protocols
WILL ANY POINTS DO?Acupressure
treatment applied by the paramedic team after a
minor injury resulted in a significantly greater
reduction of anxiety, pain, and elevated heart
rate
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Studies of Specific Protocols
WILL ANY POINTS DO?Acupressure
treatment applied by the paramedic team after a
minor injury resulted in a significantly greater
reduction of anxiety, pain, and elevated heart
rate than using no pressure points
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Studies of Specific Protocols
WILL ANY POINTS DO?Acupressure
treatment applied by the paramedic team after a
minor injury resulted in a significantly greater
reduction of anxiety, pain, and elevated heart
rate than using no pressure points or stimulating
sham points.
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Studies of Specific Protocols
WILL ANY POINTS DO?Acupressure
treatment applied by the paramedic team after a
minor injury resulted in a significantly greater
reduction of anxiety, pain, and elevated heart
rate than using no pressure points or stimulating
sham points. -
Anesthesia Analgesia
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NEW EXPLANATORY MODELS based on 1. Clinical
Observations 2. Efficacy Research 3.
Studies of Specific Protocols 4. New Knowledge
in Related Areas
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New Knowledge from Related Areas
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New Knowledge from Related Areas
Shakespeare to Psychology
"There are more things in heaven and earth,
Psychology, than are dreamt of in your
philosophy."
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Antarctic Ice
Spring Water
Polluted River
Fountain at Lourdes
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Beethovens Pastorale
Distilled Water
Kawachi Folk Dance
Heavy Metal Music
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Water from Fujiwara Dam
Before offering a prayer
After offering a prayer
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?Distilled Water
You make me sick. I will kill you.
Thank you.
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New Knowledge from Related Areas

• When groups of meditators

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• When groups of meditators

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• When groups of meditators have been
• brought into areas of war and ethnic
• tension

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• When groups of meditators have been
• brought into areas of war and ethnic
• tension, a significant reduction of
• violence has followed.

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So significant, in fact, that the odds of this
happening by chance was 1 in 19 billion, or
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p lt .00000000000000000009 p lt .01
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New Knowledge from Related Areas
THE IMPACT OF MEDITATORS ON A LOCAL COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN CALLED
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THE IMPACT OF MEDITATORS ON A LOCAL COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN CALLED the most thoroughly tested and
rigorously established phenomenon in the history
of social science.
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THE IMPACT OF MEDITATORS ON A LOCAL COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN CALLED the most thoroughly tested and
rigorously established phenomenon in the history
of social science. -- John Hagelin, Ph.D.
(Physicist) Manual for a Perfect Government
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New Knowledge from Related Areas

• INTENTION AND PRAYER CAN

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New Knowledge from Related Areas

• INTENTION AND PRAYER CAN
• Impact electronic instruments

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New Knowledge from Related Areas

• INTENTION AND PRAYER CAN
• Impact electronic instruments

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New Knowledge from Related Areas

• INTENTION AND PRAYER CAN
• Impact electronic instruments
• Increase enzyme production

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New Knowledge from Related Areas

• INTENTION