Abstract
Cybernation Therapy, founded by Hitoshi Ishikawa, is a wholistic approach to psychosomatic medicine that promotes a gradual shift from regulation by the therapist to self-regulation by patients themselves. Cybernation Therapy is based on five principles adopted from Wiener's Cybernetics and Bertalanffy's general system theory. They are ; 1. The black box principle, 2. The feedback principle, 3. The open and closed system principle, 4. The information and energy principle, and 5. The symbol and signal principle. We have conducted Cybernation Therapy groups experimenting with Yoga, body work and Gestalt Therapy. In the groups many patients were cured. We think Cybernation Thcrapy is effective, but it is very difiicult to measure results objectively. We compared Egograms (TEG) taken before participation in the groups with ones after participation. Among the seventeen patients studied, six improved substantially enough to be considered cured, another six showed marked improvement, and in five patients there was no apparent change. In fourteen patients the points of CP became lower, even though the symptoms did not change. This means that simply by participating in the group the patients became more relaxed and free from rigid self-expectations. The points of FC of nine patients were higher than before receiving treatment. Among this group, five finished up with satisfactory outcomes and three improved. The points of AC of ten patients who showed self-growth and self-support became lower. As for the TEG of the patients who were getting well and maturing, Iow points of FC became high, and high ponts of AC became low. From these results, we can conclude that symptoms are symbols of the suppressed feelings and sensations of the body. In the Cybernation groups, patients become aware of their experience of bodily sensations as well as their emotions. In addition, they learned to focus on what they want. This indicates a focus on the ego state of FC. So we think focusing on FC is related to healing and maturing.
