Surgery – Sleep or relaxation inducing therapy
Reexamination Certificate
1999-01-15
2001-07-10
Hindenburg, Max (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Sleep or relaxation inducing therapy
C600S027000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06258022
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to behaviour modification in human subjects, and particularly, but not exclusively, to performance enhancement.
There are many situations in which the enhancement of human performance is important or desirable. For instance, many sportsmen wish to be able to enhance their performance in order to achieve greater success, but without making use of performance-enhancing drugs or other artificial aids which would infringe rules applicable to their sport or activity. Other desirable types of behaviour modification include overcoming phobias, fear, stress, road rage, insomnia, hypochondria and the like.
The present invention provides a method of behaviour modification of a human subject, in which a visualisation programme is undertaken by the subject under hypnosis and in association with a perceptible stimulation provided by stimulation means, the visualisation programme being so arranged as to enable the subject thereafter, in response to the perceptible stimulation, to visualise modified behaviour.
Preferably the method enhances performance.
The stimulation means is preferably adapted to be activated by the subject, and may be portable. Preferably the stimulation means may be carried or worn by the subject. The stimulation means may provide a stimulation which is perceptible by a part of the subject's body against which the stimulation means is worn or by which the stimulation means is carried or activated. The stimulation means may provide tactile or audible stimulation, such as noise, vibration, mechanical pulses or heat, or any other form of perceptible stimulation, such as trans-dermal, visual, smell, inhalation etc.
The hypnosis may be self-induced or induced externally.
Preferably the visualisation programme includes an induction phase to induce hypnosis, and one or more of the following components:
an ego boosting phase in which the subject is motivated;
a visualisation phase in which modified behaviour is visualised;
an anchoring phase in which a visualisation is anchored to the aforesaid perceptible stimulation; and
a trial phase in which the stimulation means is activated while under hypnosis to recreate a visualisation previously imparted.
Preferably the visualisation programme is pre-recorded, such as by audio or video recording.
The invention also provides stimulation apparatus for use in a method of modifying the behaviour of a human subject, comprising attachment means by which the apparatus may be attached to the body of the subject, and stimulation means operable to provide a stimulation which is perceptible to the subject.
The stimulation means is preferably adapted to be activated by the subject, and may be portable. Preferably the stimulation means may be carried or worn by the subject. The stimulation means may provide a stimulation which is perceptible by a part of the subject's body against which the stimulation means is worn or by which the stimulation means is carried or activated. The stimulation means may provide tactile or audible stimulation, such as noise, vibration, mechanical pulses or heat.
Preferably the stimulation means are mechanical or electrical and may be powered by electrical, mechanical, chemical or solar power means.
The attachment means may comprise a strap and/or adhesive means.
The invention also provides apparatus for behaviour modification, such as performance enhancement, comprising a pre-recorded visualisation programme which, in use, induces hypnosis in a human subject, and stimulation means operable to provide a perceptible stimulation to the human subject, the visualisation programme being so arranged as to enable the subject thereafter, in response to the perceptible stimulation, to visualise modified behaviour.
Preferably the stimulation means is in accordance with one or more definitions of the preceding aspects of the invention.
Preferably the visualisation programme includes an induction phase to induce hypnosis, and one or more of the following components:
an ego boosting phase in which the subject is motivated;
a visualisation phase in which modified behaviour is visualised;
an anchoring phase in which a visualisation is anchored to the aforesaid perceptible stimulation; and
a trial phase in which the stimulation means is activated while under hypnosis to recreate a visualisation previously imparted.
In a further aspect, the invention provides a method of using the apparatus of any of the definitions of the previous aspect of the invention, in which a subject plays back the pre-recorded visualisation programme while exposed to operation of the stimulation means, and wherein the stimulation means is operated by choice by the subject after the visualisation programme has been completed, to re-create, in response to the perceptible stimulation, a visualisation of modified behaviour.
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Hindenburg Max
Smith-Hill and Bedell
Szmal Brian
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