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Hypnosis has been used successfully in treating cancer patients at all stages of disease and for degrees of pain. The experience of pain is influenced not only by physiological factors stemming from disease progression and oncological treatment, but also from psychosocial factors including social support and mood. Each of these influences must be considered in the successful treatment of pain. The successful use of hypnosis also depends upon the hypnotizability of patients, their particular cognitive style, their specific motivation, and level of cognitive functioning. While most patients can benefit from the use of hypnosis, less hypnotizable patients or patients with low cognitive functioning need to receive special consideration. The exercises described in this chapter can be successfully used in groups, individual sessions, and for hospice patients confined to bed. Both self-hypnosis and therapist guided hypnosis exercises are offered.
催眠已成功用于治疗处于疾病各个阶段及不同疼痛程度的癌症患者。疼痛体验不仅受疾病进展和肿瘤治疗所产生的生理因素影响，还受包括社会支持和情绪在内的心理社会因素影响。在成功治疗疼痛时，必须考虑到这些影响因素中的每一个。催眠的成功使用还取决于患者的催眠易感性、其特定的认知风格、特定的动机以及认知功能水平。虽然大多数患者都能从催眠的使用中受益，但催眠易感性较低的患者或认知功能较低的患者需要得到特别考虑。本章所述的练习可成功用于团体、个体治疗以及卧床不起的临终关怀患者。同时提供自我催眠和治疗师指导的催眠练习。
