Hypnotherapy as an alternative approach in reducing anxiety in the elderly

Dona Fitri Annisa,Afdal Afdal,Daharnis Daharnis,Soeci Izzati Adlya

doi:10.24036/0201874102696-0-00

Abstract

Old age is a natural process experienced by every human being who will reach old age. Old age is not a disease, but a normal process that cannot be avoided. In incomplete sentence old age many problems faced by the elderly both physical problems that have decreased and mental problems such as depression, stress and anxiety. Problems that occur in the elderly are important things that require attention and care. Hypnotherapy is one way that can be done in the elderly to reduce the problems that occur, especially regarding mental health such as anxiety. Hypnotherapy is a therapeutic method that uses hypnosis. Hypnotherapy is a direct response to the causes or roots of a problem, and what makes people enter hypnosis is the verbal suggestion. This paper tries to explain the concept of hypnotherapy and aspects related to hypnotherapy, which are aimed at reducing mental problems such as anxiety that occurs in the elderly.

Highlights

Is the final stage of the human life cycle (Zulfitri, 2011)
According to Annisa & Ifdil (2016) that elderly is the final stage of development in the human life cycle which is a natural process every individual can avoid that
It can be concluded that anxiety is emerged a sense of discomfort in a person caused by something that is not clear. Another variable that may be important in designing policies to reduce anxiety about aging is contact with elderly people (Allan & Johnson, 2008). He results of this study show that fostering a sense has a supportive social and familial network is important in decreasing death and dying anxiety among elderly people (Azaiza, Ron, Shoham & Gigini, 2010)

Summary

Introduction

Is the final stage of the human life cycle (Zulfitri, 2011). According to Annisa & Ifdil (2016) that elderly is the final stage of development in the human life cycle which is a natural process every individual can avoid that. Hypnotherapy is healing of mental disorders by bringing the sufferer to a trance condition so that the individuals can tell their feelings (Wardani, 2016; Alizamar, etc., 2018) This is one branch of psychology that studies the benefits of suggestions to overcome problems of mind, feeling and behavior (Rakhmawati, Putra, & Perdana, 2015). From the 57 studies analyzed, the success rate reached 64% This success is hypnotherapy deal with psychosomatic disorders that are macro or micro (e.g. anxiety, stress, depression, emotional instability, conflict, etc.), anxiety tests, helping clients stop smoking, and controlling pain in some patients with chronic diseases (Prihantanto, 2009). He results of this study show that fostering a sense has a supportive social and familial network is important in decreasing death and dying anxiety among elderly people (Azaiza, Ron, Shoham & Gigini, 2010)

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