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The Relationship between Mystical Experience and Spiritual Well-Being in Women Who Have Had or Have Cancer 曾患或正在患癌症的妇女的神秘体验与精神健康之间的关系

Energy Psychology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.9769/epj.2018.10.2.dr

D. Rossi

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Emerging from the Mystical: Rethinking Muscle Response Testing as an Ideomotor Effect 从神秘中浮现:重新思考肌肉反应测试作为一种观念运动效应

Energy Psychology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.9769/epj.2018.10.2.aj

A. Jensen

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Changes in Psychological Symptoms after Treatment with a Novel Therapy, the Phoenix Protocol: A Case Series 新疗法凤凰方案治疗后心理症状的变化:一个病例系列

Energy Psychology Pub Date : 2018-11-01 DOI: 10.9769/epj.2018.10.2.rm

R. E. Masters, Kara K. Baertsch, Jess Troxel

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Dismantling an Energy Psychology Technique for Communication Apprehension: A Randomized Mixed Methods Trial 解除能量心理学技术对沟通理解的影响:一项随机混合方法试验

Energy Psychology Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.9769/epj.2019.11.2.jf

John C. Fitch, Krista M. Kimmel, Jennifer L. Fairchild

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EcoMeditation and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Produce Elevated Brain-wave Patterns and States of Consciousness 冥想和情绪释放技巧(EFT)产生更高的脑电波模式和意识状态

Energy Psychology Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.9769/epj.2019.11.1.jp

J. Pennington, D. Sabot, Dawson Church

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