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'''Neuro-Lnguistic programming''', or '''NLP''' is the empirical study of, and modelling of, human excellence. It was begun by ] and ] in the 1970s as a theory of cognitive interaction and became a commercial mass movement ] with seminars and counselling services. It looks at precisely how we do what we do, and how highly successful individuals do what they do. The purpose is to enable portability and replication of those skills. | ||
| NLP concentrates on ] and ]. Practitioners may use NLP techniques such as suggestion or forms of ] to (for example) cure ]s and ]s. | |||
| Critics of NLP assert that the majority of methods taught as part of NLP have not been scientifically verified. The manner in which NLP has been promoted has also frequently come in for criticism. Practitioners of NLP are sometimes accused of being secretive about techniques and only making them available through expensive courses, making it hard to assess the validity of the techniques. | Critics of NLP assert that the majority of methods taught as part of NLP have not been scientifically verified. The manner in which NLP has been promoted has also frequently come in for criticism. Practitioners of NLP are sometimes accused of being secretive about techniques and only making them available through expensive courses, making it hard to assess the validity of the techniques. | ||
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Neuro-Lnguistic programming, or NLP is the empirical study of, and modelling of, human excellence. It was begun by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in the 1970s as a theory of cognitive interaction and became a commercial mass movement LGAT with seminars and counselling services. It looks at precisely how we do what we do, and how highly successful individuals do what they do. The purpose is to enable portability and replication of those skills.
NLP concentrates on body language and self-improvement. Practitioners may use NLP techniques such as suggestion or forms of hypnosis to (for example) cure phobias and addictions.
Critics of NLP assert that the majority of methods taught as part of NLP have not been scientifically verified. The manner in which NLP has been promoted has also frequently come in for criticism. Practitioners of NLP are sometimes accused of being secretive about techniques and only making them available through expensive courses, making it hard to assess the validity of the techniques.
see also: pseudoscience, the works of Carlos Castaneda