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6. Deconditioning and Vipassana Meditation

One method which combines the mentioned elements of the individual forms of therapy - an effect down into the subconscious, emphasis on the patient's autonomy and use of an efficient technique to modify harmful behaviour and avoid future difficulties - is presented by Vipassana Meditation.

Before we introduce Vipassana Meditation, we will elucidate the concepts of conditioning and deconditioning and their physiological background, as these concepts will prove to be helpful in understanding the method.

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