Milton model - Hypnotic Language Patterns Flashcards

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1 Knowing the thoughts or feelings of others without specifying how you know what they are feeling

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1 Mind Reading - “I know that you are wondering … “

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2. This is the name given to a statement that makes a judgement but does not specify who made the judgement in the first place.

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  1. Lost Performative: “Learning is easy…”
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  1. The name of a statement that implies that one thing causes another: “…causes…”; “If… then…”; “As you… then you…”; “Whilst…then…”; “…makes…”
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  1. Cause & Effect: “Because you’re listening; understanding will follow.”
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  1. Where two things are stated as being the same or having the same meaning.
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  1. Complex Equivalence: “The more you listen to the CDs; means the more you will learn.”
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  1. These are the equivalent of ‘assumptions’ in language.
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  1. Linguistic Presuppositions: “You are learning many things…”
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  1. Words that have the following characteristics: a) Universal generalization and b) No referential index. c) E.g. All; every; never; nobody; always.
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  1. Universal Quantifiers: “Nobody tells me anything!”
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  1. Words which imply Possibility/Impossibility or Necessity/Negative Necessity or Desirability. They tend to form the rules we have in life and include words like: will; can; can’t; may; must; should; need.
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  1. Modal Operators: “I can’t get it right.”
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  1. These are where process words; the verbs; have been ‘frozen in time’ by making it into a name of something; a noun.
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  1. Nominalizations: “There’s a lack of communication in this place.”
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  1. The listener is forced to supply the meaning of the sentence. Words like: do; move; change; remember; think; know; understand etc.
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  1. Unspecified Verbs: “…and you can;”
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  1. This is the addition of a closed question added to the end of a statement; to displace resistance.
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  1. Tag Questions: “You can; can’t you?”
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  1. A statement in which it is not clear to whom; specifically; the statement is referring.
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  1. Lack of Referential Index: “You can; you know; learn language patterns easily.”
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  1. Recovering the awareness of experience or sensory input.
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  1. Simple Deletions: “I’m confused.” About what exactly?
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  1. (Unspecified Comparison) Where a comparison is made and it is not specified as to what; or to whom; the comparison was made.
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  1. Comparative Deletions: “That’s the major difference between learning this way.”
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  1. Pacing Current Experience: Describing the client’s experience; either internal or external; in a way that is undeniable and verifiable to them.
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  1. Pacing Current Experience: “and as you sit there; looking at me; listening to me; (etc.)…”
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  1. Double Binds: A paradox; where an illusion of choice is created but no matter which option is taken; the outcome is the same.
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  1. Double Binds: “Will you have your bath before; or after; your goodnight story?”
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  1. Conversational Postulate: The communication has the form of a closed question to which the response is either a yes or a no; which creates the Internal Representation of something you want the client to do.
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  1. Conversational Postulate: “Will you feel more comfortable doing this without your jacket on?”
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  1. Extended Quotes: Because it is not possible to discern where one quotation leaves off and the next one begins; it distracts the conscious mind by the use of many referential indices.
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  1. Extended Quotes: “Last month I bumped into my friend John; who told me that Doug had gone on a training with Richard who said…”
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  1. Selectional Restriction Violation: A sentence; which is not well formed; in that it gives human characteristics; such as feelings; to inanimate objects.
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  1. Selectional Restriction Violation: “The budget dictated that they had to complete it in a single day.”
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  1. Where two words sound the same yet have different meanings. Here/Hear/Ear
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  1. Ambiguities - a) Phonological: “I know the rite Wright uses to write right; but no; I don’t know the right rite for you to write right!”
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  1. Where the function (syntactic) of a word cannot be immediately determined from the immediate context.
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  1. Ambiguities: b) Syntactic: “They are visiting relatives.” (Have ‘they’ gone out to visit their relatives; or are they the relatives visiting here?)
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  1. Where it is difficult to work out which portion of a sentence a word applies.
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  1. Ambiguities: c) Scope: “Speaking to you as a parent…” (Am I the parent referred to; or is it you; or both of us?)
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  1. Run on sentences
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  1. Ambiguities: d) Punctuation: “It’s time to look at your watch how quickly you can change.”
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  1. Incomplete sentences - The sentence is left unfinished
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  1. Ambiguities: d) Punctuation: “I know that you are wondering…”
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  1. Utilise everything that happens or is said; by mentioning what is verifiable and using the speaker’s language.
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  1. Utilisation: Person says: “I’m not convinced.” Response: “That’s right; you’re not convinced yet and that’s because you haven’t yet done the one exercise that will have you totally and absolutely convinced.”
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  1. These are orders/directives; that are ‘embedded’ within the sentence that instruct or direct a person to do something.
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  1. Embedded Commands: “You will absorb all the learnings.”
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  1. This is a sentence with a question included to which an overt reply is neither required nor expected.
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  1. Embedded Questions: “I wonder whether you know which hand will rise first.”
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  1. Marking out a part of a sentence verbally with pauses or emphasis; or non-verbally with gestures.
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  1. Analogue Marking: “You can… go into trance… nowww!”
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2. This is the name given to a statement that makes a judgement but does not specify who made the judgement in the first place.

A
  1. Lost Performative: “Learning is easy…”
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  1. The name of a statement that implies that one thing causes another: “…causes…”; “If… then…”; “As you… then you…”; “Whilst…then…”; “…makes…”
A
  1. Cause & Effect: “Because you’re listening; understanding will follow.”
30
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  1. Where two things are stated as being the same or having the same meaning.
A
  1. Complex Equivalence: “The more you listen to the CDs; means the more you will learn.”
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  1. These are the equivalent of ‘assumptions’ in language.
A
  1. Linguistic Presuppositions: “You are learning many things…”
32
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  1. Words that have the following characteristics: a) Universal generalization and b) No referential index. c) E.g. All; every; never; nobody; always.
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  1. Universal Quantifiers: “Nobody tells me anything!”
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  1. Words which imply Possibility/Impossibility or Necessity/Negative Necessity or Desirability. They tend to form the rules we have in life and include words like: will; can; can’t; may; must; should; need.
A
  1. Modal Operators: “I can’t get it right.”
34
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  1. These are where process words; the verbs; have been ‘frozen in time’ by making it into a name of something; a noun.
A
  1. Nominalizations: “There’s a lack of communication in this place.”
35
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  1. The listener is forced to supply the meaning of the sentence. Words like: do; move; change; remember; think; know; understand etc.
A
  1. Unspecified Verbs: “…and you can;”
36
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  1. This is the addition of a closed question added to the end of a statement; to displace resistance.
A
  1. Tag Questions: “You can; can’t you?”
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  1. A statement in which it is not clear to whom; specifically; the statement is referring.
A
  1. Lack of Referential Index: “You can; you know; learn language patterns easily.”
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  1. Recovering the awareness of experience or sensory input.
A
  1. Simple Deletions: “I’m confused.” About what exactly?
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  1. (Unspecified Comparison) Where a comparison is made and it is not specified as to what; or to whom; the comparison was made.
A
  1. Comparative Deletions: “That’s the major difference between learning this way.”
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  1. Pacing Current Experience: Describing the client’s experience; either internal or external; in a way that is undeniable and verifiable to them.
A
  1. Pacing Current Experience: “and as you sit there; looking at me; listening to me; (etc.)…”
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  1. Double Binds: A paradox; where an illusion of choice is created but no matter which option is taken; the outcome is the same.
A
  1. Double Binds: “Will you have your bath before; or after; your goodnight story?”
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  1. Conversational Postulate: The communication has the form of a closed question to which the response is either a yes or a no; which creates the Internal Representation of something you want the client to do.
A
  1. Conversational Postulate: “Will you feel more comfortable doing this without your jacket on?”
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  1. Extended Quotes: Because it is not possible to discern where one quotation leaves off and the next one begins; it distracts the conscious mind by the use of many referential indices.
A
  1. Extended Quotes: “Last month I bumped into my friend John; who told me that Doug had gone on a training with Richard who said…”
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  1. Selectional Restriction Violation: A sentence; which is not well formed; in that it gives human characteristics; such as feelings; to inanimate objects.
A
  1. Selectional Restriction Violation: “The budget dictated that they had to complete it in a single day.”
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  1. Where two words sound the same yet have different meanings. Here/Hear/Ear
A
  1. Ambiguities - a) Phonological: “I know the rite Wright uses to write right; but no; I don’t know the right rite for you to write right!”
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  1. Where the function (syntactic) of a word cannot be immediately determined from the immediate context.
A
  1. Ambiguities: b) Syntactic: “They are visiting relatives.” (Have ‘they’ gone out to visit their relatives; or are they the relatives visiting here?)
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  1. Where it is difficult to work out which portion of a sentence a word applies.
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  1. Ambiguities: c) Scope: “Speaking to you as a parent…” (Am I the parent referred to; or is it you; or both of us?)
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  1. Run on sentences
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  1. Ambiguities: d) Punctuation: “It’s time to look at your watch how quickly you can change.”
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  1. Incomplete sentences - The sentence is left unfinished
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  1. Ambiguities: d) Punctuation: “I know that you are wondering…”
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  1. Utilise everything that happens or is said; by mentioning what is verifiable and using the speaker’s language.
A
  1. Utilisation: Person says: “I’m not convinced.” Response: “That’s right; you’re not convinced yet and that’s because you haven’t yet done the one exercise that will have you totally and absolutely convinced.”
51
Q
  1. These are orders/directives; that are ‘embedded’ within the sentence that instruct or direct a person to do something.
A
  1. Embedded Commands: “You will absorb all the learnings.”
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  1. This is a sentence with a question included to which an overt reply is neither required nor expected.
A
  1. Embedded Questions: “I wonder whether you know which hand will rise first.”
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  1. Marking out a part of a sentence verbally with pauses or emphasis; or non-verbally with gestures.
A
  1. Analogue Marking: “You can… go into trance… nowww!”
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