smoothly. Careful orientation resolved most questions about the nature and intent of the tapes. Some did see the tapes as similar to hypnosis; one person feared a conflict with personal Christian beliefs. These concerns arose despite the careful orientation, which will be repeated at succeeding seminars. The technology is demon- strating its value and will see continued use with those interested in improving their personal performance and satisfaction. REFERENCES Coulson, Louis T., & Strickland, Alison. 1990. Journeys into Creative Problem Solving: Inviting Insights and Inventing Ideas through Imagery. Seminole, Fla.: Applied Creative Learning Systems, Inc. @ rr USE OF THE HEMI-SYNC SUPER SLEEP TAPE WITHA PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILD by Leanne Rhodes, PhD Leanne Rhodes is an educational consultant in private practice in Modesto, California. In addition to her work with individual client fami- lies, Dr. Rhodes trains other professionals in infant and young child ‘assessment techniques and offers workshops. Ske has been a professional member of The Monroe Institute since July of 1987. Here, Dr. Rhodes describes her use of Super Sleep to modify a youngster’s disturbed and disruptive sleep cycle. George was born two months preterm with hyaline membrane disease and a variety of additional conditions of lesser severity. Between the ages of ten months and approximately three years, he participated in a home-based, parent-implemented infant education
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program designed and supervised by me. At two years and nine months, he was also receiving speech and language therapy services, was experiencing feeding difficulties, and was exhibiting considerable upset in response to even minor changes in his routine. Intelligence- test data indicated a preponderance of performance within the nor- mal range. However, areas of clear deficit continued to exist. Although it was possible to complete an evaluation in one sitting (which had not been true in the past), it was also true that behav- iorally George continued to be the human equivalent of a horse that Recent reports indicated that George’s sleeping behavior no longer represented a problem to himself or anyone else. needs blinders to function. As described by his caregivers, George’s need for attention and supervision did not cease with the advent of sleep, a characteristic that interfered with all aspects of functioning, both his and that of those who cared for him. In an effort to influence Georges sleeping behavior positively, it was decided to introduce the Hemi-Syne Super Sleep tape into his nighttime environment following a suitable period for collection of baseline data. Super Sleep, which is played continuously throughout the night, entrains the brain through successive, normal sleep cycles. In other words, it is designed to guide an individual into sleep iv --- PAGE 5 (OCR) --- Fall 1993 and maintain the sleep state.
Data was collected on the number of wakings per night and the severity of wakings. The number of wakings represented a straight- forward count of the number of times the adult was awakened by George in any one night. The severity of wakings was judged by the action that was or was not required to assist George to return to sleep. Possible ratings were (1) the adult was awakened, George was disturbed and restless, but it was unnecessary to do anything with him; (2) the adult was awakened and had to get something for George in order for him to go back to sleep, but actual physical comforting was not necessary; and (3) George was extremely upset and the adult had to comfort him until he calmed down enough to sleep. The severity rating equaled the sum of the ratings for any given night. ‘The baseline period consisted of thirty-two contiguous nights fol- lowed by sixty-eight nights of continuous use of Super Sleep. A sum- mary of salient information follows: During the baseline period, the total number of wakings was 46, or an average of 1.44 per night or 10 per week. Following the introduction of the Super Sleep tape, the number of wakings was 41, or 0.6 wakings per night, for an average of 4.2 per week. Had there been no effect from the tape (and it repre- sented the only detectable change in George’s life and routine during this period), interpolating from baseline data, one would expect to see approximately 98 wakings during the intervention period. The