The document discusses the integration of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for peace building. It outlines techniques such as swish and reframing to address undesirable behaviors and foster personal development. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of understanding the connection between personal and social peace to promote harmonious interactions.

1. NEURO LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING
(NLP) AND
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT)
IN
PEACE BUILDING
Nithiya Amirtham. S
Assistant Professor,
Mizoram University,
Aizawl,
Mizoram- 796004,
India.

2. Neruo-Linguistic Programming
(NLP)
 NLP- Richard
Bandler &
John Grinder
(1970)
 To enhance
effectiveness
of
communicatio
n and
facilitate
learning and
personal
development
 To achieve

3. Techniques Discussed In This Paper
 Swish
 Reframing
 Fast Phobia trauma
cure

4. Swish
 Works with two distinctive traits of brain; Direction
and Speed
 Enable brain to have a new direction for the stimulus
received
 To change a simple behavior or future state

5. Swish Can be Used for
Any response/behavior that we do not want to do
Being jealous
Feeling un-worthwhile
Afraid to do something
Times when we are hard on self or lack self-esteem
or self sabotage
Feel unable to be the best we can be
Anticipate something happening in future that
makes us feel helpless

6. ReframingReframing
• To work exclusively with the symptom (Behavior)
• Belief underlies behind reframing- Every behavior has a
positive intention and every communication is useful and
meaningful in some way
• Reframing makes the distinction between the intention and the
behavior

7. Reframing Can be Used for
 Almost any habit which we want to change
 Something we are doing that we do not want to
do
 Something we want to do and are not doing
 Impulse spending, Head aches, Freezing in-front
of group, talking too loudly, procrastination,
indecisiveness, laziness and self –criticism can be
dealt with through reframing

8.  Combination of Cognitive & Behavioral
Therapies
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

9. CBT

11. Steps in CBT
 Identifying Thoughts, Feelings & Behaviors
 Understanding the Links between Thoughts, Feelings &
Behaviors
 Making Changes – Behaviors
 Making Changes – Thoughts
 Challenging our Thoughts
 Distancing or Defusing from Thoughts


12. Role of NLP&CBTTechniques in
Peace Building
 Cultivating Inner Peace
 Becoming aware of the connection between
personal and social peace
 Removing unwanted behavior
 Realizing thinking and responses in one-one
relationship or among a group
 Teaches to handle the prevailing situation in a
peaceful manner