Terms and Definitions

Ideas or beliefs that are presupposed, or taken for granted and acted upon.

The Representational System typically used by an individual to consciously thing and organize his or her experience.

Sensory-based words that indicate the use of a representational system

The positive purpose underpinning any action or belief.

Compulsive and inappropriate reframing, or reframing without regard for context.

Used in Milton model language, words that sound the same but the difference is "plane to sea".

Parts integration is an NLP intervention whereby conflicting parts of one's personality are brought into alignment through chunking up to a common purpose or intention.

Gaining and maintaining rapport with another person over time, by meeting them in their model of the reality.

A specific, sensory-based, desired goal. One knows what one will see, hear and feel once the outcome is achieved.

To do with the sense of smell.

Linguistic term for turning a verb into an abstract noun. E.g.relating is nominalized as "the relationship", turning the process into a subject or an object.

Short for Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Hierarchical levels of experience consisting of: Environment, Behavior, Capability, Beliefs, Identity, and Spirituality.These levels interface with each other, and we experience different levels in different contexts.

The study of excellence, or modeling how individuals structure their experience and the study of the structures of subjective experience.

The wisdom of having different points of view surrounding an event, consisting of all of First Person, Second Person and Third Person perspectives.

The process of discerning the sequence of ideas and behavior that enables another person to accomplish a task. Modeling is the basis of all NLP. What one person can do can be modeled by others.

A mode of operating in the world, revealed in linguistics in connection with another verb, such as "have to ___", "want to ___", "must ___", "need to ___", "should ___", or "supposed to ___".

Using patterns of behavior different from the other person to deliberately redirect, interrupt or bring an end to an interpersonal interaction.

Presuming to know the intentions or inner state of another person without stating whereby one came by that knowledge.

Named after Milton Erickson. The inverse of the Meta Model. Using artfully vague language patterns to pace another person's experience and access unconscious resources.

Indirect communication by story or figure of speech, implying a comparison.In NLP a metaphor includes similes, stories, parables and allegories.

State about a state, e.g.anger about cowardice, joy in revenge, indifference about empowerment.

Mental and perceptual programs that that govern attention, filtering, and prioritization of stimuli in our inner and outer awareness.

A language model based on universal modelling principles.A set of language patterns and questions that link one's language with one's experience.

The skill to resolve a dispute between other parties.

A framework out of which something develops. Literally means "womb".

Adopting parts of another's behavior, skills, beliefs or values to intentionally enhance rapport.

Each individual's unique representation of the world, constructed of their individual perceptions and experiences, filtered by their beliefs.
 

Causing another person to follow your behavior, based on having established rapport.

The representational system one uses to access stored information.E.g.a picture of a childhood acquaintance will evoke many memories of past times together.