DeCS

Descriptor English:

Imagery, Psychotherapy

Descriptor Spanish:

Imágenes en Psicoterapia

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	imaginería en psicoterapia
Entry term(s)	imaginería (psicoterapia) imaginería guiada imaginería psicoterapéutica imágenes en psicoterapia imágenes guiadas terapia de ensoñación dirigida tratamiento dirigido por ensoñaciones
Scope note:	Empleo de imágenes mentales producidas por la imaginación como forma de psicoterapia. Pueden clasificarse por la modalidad de su contenido: visual, verbal, auditiva, olfatoria, táctil, gustativa, o cinestética. Los temas comunes derivan de imágenes de la naturaleza (ejemplo, bosques y montañas), imágenes de agua (ejemplo, arroyos y océanos), imágenes de viajes, etc. Estas imágenes se utilizan en el tratamiento de trastornos mentales y para ayudar a los pacientes a afrontar otras enfermedades. Las imágenes a menudo forman parte de la HIPNOSIS, del ENTRENAMIENTO AUTÓGENO, de las TÉCNICAS DE RELAJACIÓN, y de la TERAPIA CONDUCTUAL. (Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, vol. 4, pp29-30, 1994)

Descriptor Portuguese:

Imagens, Psicoterapia

Descriptor French:

Without translation

Entry term(s):

Directed Reverie Therapies
Directed Reverie Therapy
Guided Imagery
Imagery (Psychotherapy)
Imagery Psychotherapy
Imagery, Guided
Imagery, Psychotherapeutic
Psychotherapeutic Imagery
Psychotherapy Imagery
Psychotherapy, Imagery
Reverie Therapies, Directed
Reverie Therapy, Directed
Therapies, Directed Reverie
Therapy, Directed Reverie

Tree number(s):

E02.190.525.249
F04.754.462

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019018

Scope note:

The use of mental images produced by the imagination as a form of psychotherapy. It can be classified by the modality of its content: visual, verbal, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, or kinesthetic. Common themes derive from nature imagery (e.g., forests and mountains), water imagery (e.g., brooks and oceans), travel imagery, etc. Imagery is used in the treatment of mental disorders and in helping patients cope with other diseases. Imagery often forms a part of HYPNOSIS, of AUTOGENIC TRAINING, of RELAXATION TECHNIQUES, and of BEHAVIOR THERAPY. (From Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, vol. 4, pp29-30, 1994)

Annotation:

a psychotherapy technique; do not confuse with the imagery or mental images produced by the imagination ( = IMAGINATION)

Allowable Qualifiers:

CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends

Concept UI	M0028397
Scope note	The use of mental images produced by the imagination as a form of psychotherapy. It can be classified by the modality of its content: visual, verbal, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, or kinesthetic. Common themes derive from nature imagery (e.g., forests and mountains), water imagery (e.g., brooks and oceans), travel imagery, etc. Imagery is used in the treatment of mental disorders and in helping patients cope with other diseases. Imagery often forms a part of HYPNOSIS, of AUTOGENIC TRAINING, of RELAXATION TECHNIQUES, and of BEHAVIOR THERAPY. (From Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, vol. 4, pp29-30, 1994)
Preferred term	Imagery, Psychotherapy
Entry term(s)	Guided Imagery Imagery (Psychotherapy) Imagery Psychotherapy Imagery, Guided Imagery, Psychotherapeutic Psychotherapeutic Imagery Psychotherapy Imagery Psychotherapy, Imagery

Concept UI	M0028398
Preferred term	Directed Reverie Therapy
Entry term(s)	Directed Reverie Therapies Reverie Therapies, Directed Reverie Therapy, Directed Therapies, Directed Reverie Therapy, Directed Reverie

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