Autogenic Switching
Autogenic switching is an individual technology of the approach named Role Switching, or simply switching. Its basic concept was formulated by the author in early 1980 in connection with development of so called acupuncture programming. This is a healing method combining multimodal psychotherapy and acupuncture. It was initially designed for treatment of psychosomatic pathology, but then it was used for psychotherapy assistance and in other disorders, where psychology factors play the main or substantial role in the origin. As far as the method includes physical influence on the body, its application assumes professional doctor's background. However, its wide application demonstrates that in many cases the same problem can be solved without any medical tool. It is virtually reduced to the psychological intervention. Corresponding technology has transformed into autogenic switching. Currently the method is successfully used in eating disorders, narcology addictions and some other psychogenies. This paper is intended for clinical psychologists to get acquainted with.