Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming (1979) is a book by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, co-founders of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), which is considered a pseudoscience.[1][2][3] The book is one of several produced from transcripts of their seminars from the late 1970s, and has sold more than 270,000 copies.[4] The book offers examples of Bandler and Grinder employing various NLP techniques, representational systems, rapport-building, anchoring, and reframing.
| Author | John Grinder; Richard Bandler |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Communication |
| Publisher | Real People Press |
Publication date | 1979 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 194 |
| ISBN | 0-911226-19-2 |
Preferred Representational Systems (PRS)
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The authors emphasized the role of representational systems in how individuals process the world. They noted that people tend to rely on visual, auditory, kinesthetic (feeling), olfactory (smell), or gustatory (taste) systems to represent experiences. The book delves into how to identify someone's preferred system, the significance of eye-accessing cues and importance of matching sensory-based language to enhance rapport and communication.[5]
A review of research findings suggested many underlying principles presented in this book lacked rigorous scientific validation. Some of the underlying principles presented in this book, like the idea that people have preferred representation systems, the methods used to identify a client's preferred systems, or that therapists should match their clients' sensory predicates, are claimed to be crucial for effective communications and therapy. However, these principles lack solid support within the psychological research.[2]
Rewinding
editRewinding of traumatic memories was a concept first described by Bandler and Grinder in Frogs into Princes[6] and further defined in Richard Bandler's book Using your brain—for a change.[7] Limited studies have been performed based on the concept of rewinding, and they have not produced conclusive evidence towards the efficacy of rewinding as a therapeutic protocol.[8][6][9][10]
References
edit- ^ Thyer, Bruce A.; Pignotti, Monica G. (2015). Science and Pseudoscience in Social Work Practice. Springer Publishing Company. pp. 56–57, 165–167. ISBN 978-0-8261-7769-8.
As NLP became more popular, some research was conducted and reviews of such research have concluded that there is no scientific basis for its theories about representational systems and eye movements.
- ^ a b Sharpley, Christopher F. (1987). "Research findings on neurolinguistic programming: Nonsupportive data or an untestable theory?". Journal of Counseling Psychology. 34 (1): 103–107. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.34.1.103. ISSN 1939-2168.
- ^ Witkowski, Tomasz (1 January 2010). "Thirty-Five Years of Research on Neuro-Linguistic Programming. NLP Research Data Base. State of the Art or Pseudoscientific Decoration?". Polish Psychological Bulletin. 41 (2). doi:10.2478/v10059-010-0008-0.
All of this leaves me with an overwhelming impression that the analyzed base of scientific articles is treated just as theater decoration, being the background for the pseudoscientific farce which NLP appears to be. Using "scientific" attributes, which is so characteristic of pseudoscience, is manifested also in other aspects of NLP activities... My analysis leads undeniably to the statement that NLP represents pseudoscientific rubbish
- ^ Clancy, Frank; Yorkshire, Heidi (1989). "The Bandler Method". Mother Jones. 14 (2): 22–28. ISSN 0362-8841. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bandler, Richard; Grinder, John (1979). Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming. Moab, UT: Real People Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-911226-19-2.
- ^ a b Rattel, Julina A.; Danböck, Sarah K.; Miedl, Stephan F.; Liedlgruber, Michael; Wilhelm, Frank H. (2023-10-18). Hitting the Rewind Button: Imagining Analogue Trauma Memories in Reverse Reduces Distressing Intrusions (Report). p. 4. doi:10.31219/osf.io/y9drb.
- ^ Bandler, Richard (1985). Andreas, Connirae; Andreas, Steve (eds.). Using Your Brain—for a Change. Moab, Utah: Real People Press. ISBN 978-0-911226-27-0.
- ^ Astill Wright, Laurence; Barawi, Kali; Simon, Natalie; Lewis, Catrin; Muss, David; Roberts, Neil P.; Kitchiner, Neil J; Bisson, Jonathan I (2021). "The reconsolidation using rewind study (RETURN): trial protocol". European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 12 (1). doi:10.1080/20008198.2020.1844439. ISSN 2000-8066. PMC 8330760. PMID 34377356.
- ^ Astill Wright, Laurence; Barawi, Kali; Kitchiner, Neil; Kitney, Danielle; Lewis, Catrin; Roberts, Alice; Roberts, Neil P.; Simon, Natalie; Ariti, Cono; Nussey, Ian; Muss, David; Bisson, Jonathan I. (2023-10-12). "Rewind for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomised Controlled Trial". Depression and Anxiety. 2023: 1–11. doi:10.1155/2023/6279649. ISSN 1520-6394.
- ^ Hartford, Lisa; Horrocks, Matthew (2024). "Muss Rewind Therapy to alleviate symptoms related to some form of traumatic experience: A thematic analysis of participants' experiences and their perceived effectiveness of MRT". Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 24 (1): 258–274. doi:10.1002/capr.12644. ISSN 1473-3145.
Further reading
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- Gladfelter, John (1980). "Frogs into Princes". International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 30 (3): 373–374. doi:10.1080/00207284.1980.11491704. ISSN 0020-7284.
- Nations, Bailey (1985). "Bandler, Richard and Grinder, John, Frogs into Princes". TACD Journal. 13 (1): 68–69. doi:10.1080/1046171X.1985.12034240. ISSN 1046-171X.
- Rowan, John; Crippledini, James; Wilton, Susi; Milroy, Vivian; Matthews, Mark (1983). "Book Reviews". Self & Society. 11 (3): 166–175. doi:10.1080/03060497.1983.11084535. ISSN 0306-0497.
- Westwood, M. J. (2012). "Bandler, R., and Grinder, J. (1979). Frogs Into Princes: Neurolinguistic Programming". Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy. 14 (2).