Doctor: Picking Up Attributes in the Hospital-Chapter 403 - 353: A Long-Awaited Pickup – Perfect-Level Psychological Counseling

Chapter 403: Chapter 353: A Long-Awaited Pickup – Perfect-Level Psychological Counseling

"The academic issues can be discussed later. Is this the patient?"

Gao Qilan nodded. However, upon seeing the young man wearing hospital attire and looking very nervous, Gao Qilan remembered that Zhao Heng had brought the patient for a consultation.

"What examinations have already been conducted?"

Gao Qilan asked Zhao Heng.

"Apart from severe fluctuations in neuroelectrophysiological activity, no organic problems have been detected."

Zhao Heng replied.

"Next, I’ll conduct a consultation. You all please leave, I will record it."

Gao Qilan said, glancing at Zhao Heng and Liu Meng.

The psychologist’s consultation is very private, after all, it involves topics people are most reluctant to discuss.

"Dr. Zhao, can you stay with me inside?"

Upon hearing this from Gao Qilan and recalling the strange fearful looks from other psychiatric patients towards Gao Qilan since entering the hospital, the young man couldn’t help but plead with Zhao Heng.

Seeing the young man’s demeanor, Gao Qilan also said to Zhao Heng, "Normally, no one other than the patient is allowed to be present in my consultations, but I’ll make an exception for you, you can stay."

Zhao Heng hadn’t said anything yet, but Gao Qilan had already made the statement, making Zhao Heng feel that Gao Qilan was indeed very assertive.

Subsequently, Liu Meng, who wanted to witness Gao Qilan’s consultation the most, went outside, leaving only Zhao Heng with the young man inside.

Soon, the young man sat on a chair, and Gao Qilan began the consultation with him, while Zhao Heng listened and observed from the side.

Half an hour into the consultation, as expected, a long-missed glow ball fell from beside Gao Qilan. This glow ball was roughly the size of those Zhao Heng had collected from director-level doctors at the Eastern Hospital.

Zhao Heng focused his thoughts, and the glow ball transformed into a stream of light, entering Zhao Heng’s mind.

[Ding! Acquired perfected psychological consultation skills (including seven techniques: clarification, mirroring, dissociation judgment, analysis, silence, confrontation, and concretization)]

After integrating the perfected psychological consultation skills acquired from Gao Qilan, Zhao Heng immediately gained a very clear understanding of the psychological consultation currently being conducted by Gao Qilan.

This psychological consultation skill was vastly different from the surgical skills Zhao Heng had picked up before.

Other clinical skills can be honed and improved through practice, but psychological consultation inherently requires a strong heart, akin to a psychological resilience as stable as Mount Tai. Otherwise, one might be influenced before even extracting anything from others.

An hour later, the psychological consultation ended.

Seeing the young man’s vacant eyes, as if something had captured his soul, Zhao Heng couldn’t help but marvel at Gao Qilan’s ability to see through people’s minds. After talking to her for an hour and a half, the young man appeared to have been stripped bare, standing naked in the icy wilderness.

Upon noticing the consultation had ended, Zhao Heng opened the door, and Liu Meng walked in from the outside. However, she cast a resentful look at Zhao Heng. She had come because she really wanted to witness her most admired Teacher Gao’s consultation, but Zhao Heng got the opportunity.

Zhao Heng summoned the waiting driver outside to come in and help the dazed young man out.

When the driver supported the young man, seeing his expression as if possessed, combined with the impression given by other psychiatric patients’ fearful glances at Director Gao, the driver couldn’t help but shiver.

"Teacher Gao, what’s the patient’s condition?"

As soon as Liu Meng came in, she couldn’t wait to ask.

"The patient’s condition is quite clear. It’s a case of extreme inversion causing a sustained excitement syndrome. Although such a case hasn’t been clinically detected before, theoretically, it’s possible."

Gao Qilan adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses and spoke.

"Teacher Gao, how should it be treated then?"

Liu Meng asked again.

"Given this patient’s condition, ordinary psychotherapy is entirely ineffective. This matter is deeply rooted in his subconscious, so deep hypnosis is required to alter his cognition. Simply put, it’s about releasing this extremely repressed idea of inversion from his subconscious into his conscious awareness. Once the patient can face this idea, the treatment can be considered successful. Subsequently, only some guidance and conditioning are needed."

Gao Qilan explained methodically.

Without Zhao Heng seeking out Gao Qilan, such an almost cognition-altering deep hypnosis could scarcely be accomplished, not just domestically, but worldwide, only a handful of psychologists could achieve it.

"Hypnosis?"

Upon hearing the word hypnosis, Liu Meng’s eyes widened. When she had chosen to take Gao Qilan’s elective psychology class at school, her admiration for Gao Qilan largely stemmed from his extraordinary hypnotism skills.

To the average person, Gao Qilan’s level of hypnosis was akin to sorcery or magic.

"Yes, this patient’s problem penetrates to the level of subconscious cognition, and no conventional therapy or other regular psychotherapy is useful for this condition."

Gao Qilan stated.

Hearing the word hypnosis, Zhao Heng was also very intrigued.

Although hypnosis was widely used in modern times, its use was evident in ancient times.

Ancient medical classics like the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor recorded Healing Techniques, where spells were used to treat diseases, widely regarded as a form of hypnosis.

Another practical instance was the legendary Body Fixation Technique from ancient martial arts, where the executor stared at the opponent, reciting incantations, and gestured with their fingers to immobilize the opponent and make them follow commands, a state similar to post-hypnotic suggestion.

There was also a folk game called Inviting the Fan God.

In the scorching summer, people used this game to seek coolness and amusement. The method involved concentrating on an old fan while listening to the executor’s incantations. Before long, the subject would start feeling sleepy, drowsy and dazed, suddenly experiencing coolness and might even visualize the fairyland described by the hypnotist, like seeing fairy dances or hearing music.

When the executor gave the command to wake up, the subject would revive and recall the delightful fairyland experience, thereby feeling joyful.

"Speaking of hypnosis, what’s this patient’s susceptibility to hypnosis? Is he suitable for deep hypnosis?"

Zhao Heng pondered and asked.

Hypnosis susceptibility is the measure of how receptive a person is to deep hypnosis. Some people with strong self-willpower generally cannot be hypnotized, let alone undergo deep hypnosis.

"Based on the results of the creative imagination scale I conducted on the patient earlier, scoring at least 35, it’s very suitable for hypnosis."

Gao Qilan nodded appreciatively.

With Zhao Heng’s question, it was evident that he had some profound understanding of hypnosis, perhaps not on par with Gao Qilan but quite notable among clinical physicians.

The creative imagination scale is a modern assessment tool for hypnosis susceptibility, essentially testing the subject’s suitability for hypnosis.

Scores range from 0 to 40, the higher the score, the more suitable for hypnosis.

A score of 35 is already a very high adaptability for hypnosis, qualifying for extremely deep hypnosis.

In deep hypnosis, the subject enters a numb and rigid state, with bodily functions inhibited, attention highly focused, consciousness significantly narrowed, and almost absolute obedience to the hypnotist’s instructions, though not being fully conscious, immersed in a highly subjective personal world where hallucinations and transformations of age or personality can occur, faithfully executing hypnotic suggestions.

In such a hypnotic state, even things like "past life regression" may be possible.

"However, to conduct deep hypnosis, besides obtaining consent from the patient and family and recording the entire hypnosis process, a psychological adjustment period of one to two weeks is required."

"If the patient’s health is generally stable, a transfer here is possible."

Gao Qilan mentioned calmly.

Clearly, she found the young man’s condition very intriguing.