how to perhapses this?
(How Does Neuro Linguistic Programming Work?
NLP uses self image and attitude towards illness to effect change and to promote healing. Hope is our greatest asset. It is one of the main reason why placebos (sugar pills used in clinical studies) work. We also know how effective prayer can be when it is combined with faith and hope. When a person loses hope and feels helpless in the face of a chronic disease such as AIDS or cancer, it is very easy to lose the hope; the body may just “quit trying.” If the patient is made aware of his or her unique abilities and possibilities, he or she may see things differently. Now, the body’s natural healing power can be harnessed to do the job.
NLP is based on several useful presuppositions. NLP places great emphasis on concepts that work as opposed to concepts that should work. )
So, in order to paraphrase something, you generally want to rephrase it in a shorter way while keeping the main points. In the example above, we have a lot of detail (stuff about prayer helping AIDS, etc.), and, in a paraphrase, we can cut out many of those details.
An example of a paraphrase might be:
When an individual suffers from a chronic illness, he often becomes dispirited and loses hope. NLP believes that hope, however, is one of the greatest strengths and individual can have in the healing process. NLP is based on several presuppositions, including the idea that the body’s natural healing power can be harnessed to help an individual deal with chronic disease and distress. These techniques seem intuitive, but they are also effective.
Presuppositions in NLP
