DIRECTED REVERIE THERAPIES
\da͡ɪɹˈɛktɪd ɹˈɛvəɹˌi θˈɛɹəpɪz], \daɪɹˈɛktɪd ɹˈɛvəɹˌi θˈɛɹəpɪz], \d_aɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_d ɹ_ˈɛ_v_ə_ɹ_ˌi θ_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_p_ɪ_z]\
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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)
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