CLINICAL HYPNOSIS AND CHRONICLE PAIN: TOWARD A COMPLEX PERSPECTIVE

Authors

  • Mauricio da Silva Neubern Universidade de Brasília Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/psicolestud.v21i2.30820

Keywords:

Hypnosis, chronic pain, complexity.

Abstract

This paper seeks to build initial theoretical notions on complex thought of Edgar Morin as an alternative to understanding of the relationship between hypnosis and chronic pain. Starting with a critique of the dominant instrumentalist thinking in the field, which is often too simplistic, this paper will focuse on two main axes: a) subjectivity and animality as possible fields for qualifying chronic pain and b) the relationship between subject, unconscious processes and change during hypnosis. The work is completed highlighting the relevance of some complex concepts to the topic : the hologram, which highlights the multiple socio-cultural and biological influences, in contrast to the individualistic perspective on pain and hypnosis; the configurational organization, highlighting the singular aspect of the semiotic production of the subject and the particular logic of the fields subjectivity and animality ; and awareness that, as an emerging quality in trance, the subject is located in mediating condition and not chronic pain experience driver.

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Author Biography

  • Mauricio da Silva Neubern, Universidade de Brasília
    Prof Adjunto, Departamento de Psicologia Clínica, Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de Brasília

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Neubern, M. (2014). Subjetividade e complexidade na clínica psicológica: superando dicotomias. Fractal, Revista de Psicologia, (26), 3, 835 – 852.

Published

2016-09-22

Issue

Section

Artigos originais

How to Cite

CLINICAL HYPNOSIS AND CHRONICLE PAIN: TOWARD A COMPLEX PERSPECTIVE. (2016). Psicologia Em Estudo, 21(2), 303-312. https://doi.org/10.4025/psicolestud.v21i2.30820