Frogs into Princes

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| author = John Grinder; Richard Bandler

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| language = English

| subject = Communication

| publisher = Real People Press

| pub_date = 1979

| pages = 194

| isbn = 0-911226-19-2

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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.{{Cite book |title=Science and Pseudoscience in Social Work Practice |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nE9FCQAAQBAJ&q=nlp&pg=PA166 |publisher=Springer Publishing Company |date=2015 |isbn=978-0-8261-7769-8 |first1=Bruce A. |last1=Thyer |first2=Monica G. |last2=Pignotti |pages=56–57, 165–167 |quote=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.}}{{cite journal | last=Sharpley | first=Christopher F. | title=Research findings on neurolinguistic programming: Nonsupportive data or an untestable theory? | journal=Journal of Counseling Psychology | volume=34 | issue=1 | date=1987 | issn=1939-2168 | doi=10.1037/0022-0167.34.1.103 | pages=103–107}}{{cite journal |last=Witkowski |first=Tomasz |title=Thirty-Five Years of Research on Neuro-Linguistic Programming. NLP Research Data Base. State of the Art or Pseudoscientific Decoration? |journal=Polish Psychological Bulletin |date=1 January 2010 |volume=41 |issue=2 |doi=10.2478/v10059-010-0008-0|quote=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|doi-access=free }} The book is one of several produced from transcripts of their seminars from the late 1970s, and has sold more than 270,000 copies.{{cite journal |last1=Clancy |first1=Frank |last2=Yorkshire |first2=Heidi |year=1989 |title=The Bandler Method |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DOcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22 |journal=Mother Jones |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=22–28 |issn=0362-8841 |access-date=26 April 2024 |via=Google Books}} The book offers examples of Bandler and Grinder employing various NLP techniques, representational systems, rapport-building, anchoring, and reframing.

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.{{cite book |last1=Bandler |first1=Richard |last2=Grinder |first2=John |year=1979 |title=Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming |place=Moab, UT |publisher=Real People Press |isbn=0-911226-19-2 |page=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.

Rewinding

Rewinding of traumatic memories was a concept first described by Bandler and Grinder in Frogs into Princes{{cite report | last=Rattel | first=Julina A. | last2=Danböck | first2=Sarah K. | last3=Miedl | first3=Stephan F. | last4=Liedlgruber | first4=Michael | last5=Wilhelm | first5=Frank H. | title=Hitting the Rewind Button: Imagining Analogue Trauma Memories in Reverse Reduces Distressing Intrusions | date=2023-10-18 | doi=10.31219/osf.io/y9drb |page=4}} and further defined in Richard Bandler's book Using your brain—for a change.{{cite book | last=Bandler | first=Richard | title=Using Your Brain—for a Change | editor1-last=Andreas | editor1-first=Connirae | editor2-last=Andreas | editor2-first=Steve | publisher=Real People Press | publication-place=Moab, Utah | date=1985 | isbn=978-0-911226-27-0 | page=}} 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.{{cite journal | last=Astill Wright | first=Laurence | last2=Barawi | first2=Kali | last3=Simon | first3=Natalie | last4=Lewis | first4=Catrin | last5=Muss | first5=David | last6=Roberts | first6=Neil P. | last7=Kitchiner | first7=Neil J | last8=Bisson | first8=Jonathan I | title=The reconsolidation using rewind study (RETURN): trial protocol | journal=European Journal of Psychotraumatology | volume=12 | issue=1 | date=2021 | issn=2000-8066 | pmid=34377356 | pmc=8330760 | doi=10.1080/20008198.2020.1844439 | page=}}{{cite journal | last=Astill Wright | first=Laurence | last2=Barawi | first2=Kali | last3=Kitchiner | first3=Neil | last4=Kitney | first4=Danielle | last5=Lewis | first5=Catrin | last6=Roberts | first6=Alice | last7=Roberts | first7=Neil P. | last8=Simon | first8=Natalie | last9=Ariti | first9=Cono | last10=Nussey | first10=Ian | last11=Muss | first11=David | last12=Bisson | first12=Jonathan I. | title=Rewind for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomised Controlled Trial | journal=Depression and Anxiety | volume=2023 | date=2023-10-12 | issn=1520-6394 | doi=10.1155/2023/6279649 | doi-access=free | pages=1–11| pmc=11921860 }}{{cite journal | last=Hartford | first=Lisa | last2=Horrocks | first2=Matthew | title=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 | journal=Counselling and Psychotherapy Research | volume=24 | issue=1 | date=2024 | issn=1473-3145 | doi=10.1002/capr.12644 | pages=258–274}}

Frogs into Princes

Preferred Representational Systems (PRS)

Rewinding

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