SUBLIMINAL TREATMENT PROCEDURES
A CLINICIAN'S GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

1.  THE CONCEPT OF SUBLIMINALITY

• The Stimulus
• The Response
• Causality
• Technical Requirements
• Procedure
• Threshold Determination
• Dichotomous Procedures

2.  RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS OF AUDITORY SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES

• Subliminal Intrusions Into Thought Processes
• Subliminal Influences on Problem Solving and Memory
• Subliminal Influences on Aesthetic Judgments
• The Effects of Auditory Subliminal Messages on Performance
• The Effects of Auditory Subliminal Messages on Interpersonal Behavior
• Subliminal Processing

3.  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• Ethical Considerations
• The Role of Decisions and Expectations
• Control Groups and Contrast Groups
• Cumulated Single-N Research Designs
• Patient Modulated Treatment Procedure: The Treatment-Choice Design
• Combining Treatments

4.  CLINICAL TREATMENT PROCEDURES

• Stimulus Energy Levels
• The Embedding Medium
• The Subliminal Psychodynamic Activation Method (SPA)
• Subliminal Treatment Procedures for the Modification of Affect and Arousal
• Subliminal Treatment Procedures for the Modification of Appetitive Behaviors
• The Effects of Subliminal Messages on Dreams and Images
• The Effects of Subliminal Messages on Physiological Processes
• Concluding Remarks

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