Calibration
The process of reading another person - being tuned in.
Capability
The ability to perform a specific behavior successfully.
Chunking
Viewing an event by moving up or down levels. Moving up leads to a more abstract view, moving down a more concrete view.
Complex Equivalence
A statement where someone links together two events as if they are related (usually cause and effect). i.e. He forgot my birthday. He doesn't love me.
Congruence
The opposite of Incongruence. Congruence occurs when a persons behaviors, beliefs, strategies and values are in alignment.
Conscious
Awareness of the current Moment.
Content
The details of an event, such as the what and where.
Content Reframing
Changing the meaning of an event. Often performed with the question - what else could this mean?
Context
Defines the framework within which a particular event occurs.
Conversational Postulate
A question that is interpretted as a command. For instance 'Can you close the door' doesn't usually get the response 'yes' it provokes the action of closing the door. This is an element of hypnotic language.
Criteria
The values a person uses to make a decision, or what is most important to them.
Critical Submodality
The submodality that has the strongest effect when changed. i.e. During a visual swish, it may be noticed that changing the brightness has the strongest effect on the feelings associated with the memory.
Cross-Over Mirroring
Matching anothers behavior indirectly. For instance, rather than matching their breathing, you could move your hand in time with their breathing.
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