1. cancer, 1
   1. breast, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
   2. sleep disorders and, 1
2. Cannon, Walter, 1
3. carbon dioxide, 1
4. cardiomyopathy, octopus trap, 1
   1. see also heart
5. cardiovascular deaths, sudden, 1
6. care (healthcare)
   1. crisis, 1
   2. delivery, 1
   3. external demands, 1
   4. quality, 1
7. Cartesian dualism, 1, 2, 3
9. causal words, 1
10. cause and origin (and causality), 1
    1. and effect, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    2. of symptoms/problems, 1
11. cerebral hemispheric lateralization see hemispheric lateralization
12. cerebrovascular deaths, sudden, 1
13. change, 1, 2, 3
    1. algorithms/stepwise-approaches for, 1, 2
    2. glyphs and, 1
    3. making and maintaining, 1
    4. measuring for, 1
    5. permanent, 1
    6. potential for, 1
    7. process, 1
    8. qualities of, 1
    9. requirements, 1
    10. resistance to, in drug prescribing, 1
    11. small, and big returns, 1
    12. speed of (with an intervention), 1
14. chaos and disorder, 1, 2, 3, 4
    1. order and, 1, 2, 3
15. chaplains (hospital), burnout, 1
16. Chartrand, Tanya, 1, 2
17. Chater, Nick, 1
18. chemical (biochemical/neurochemical) imbalance in brain, 1, 2, 3
    1. depression and, 1, 2
19. childhood
    1. abuse, 1
    2. obesity, 1
    3. trance, 1
20. chronic disorders, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    1. differential diagnosis, 1
    2. hemispheric lateralization and, 1, 2
    3. patient experiences and responses to, 1
    4. stress and, 1
    5. time and, 1
    6. see also functional disorders
21. chronopathic problems, 1, 2
22. chunking, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    1. chunking across, 1, 2
    2. chunking down, 1, 2, 3
    3. chunking up, 1, 2, 3
    4. conflict resolution and, 1
    5. intention and, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
23. cigarette packaging, 1
24. cingulate cortex, anterior, 1, 2
    1. trance states and, 1
25. circadian rhythms and cancer, 1
26. Clarke’s (Arthur C.) Third Law, 1, 2
27. clinical questioning matrix, 1
28. clinicians see practitioners
29. closed questions, 1, 2, 3
30. cognitive bias see bias
31. cognitive closure, premature, 1, 2
32. coherence
    1. (neurophysiological), 1, 2
33. comfort (and discomfort)
    1. chronic disorders and time and, 1
    2. with not-knowing, 1
    3. pain and acknowledgement of discomfort, 1
    4. quantifying level of, 1, 2
34. commands, embedded, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
35. communication, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    1. challenges, 1
    2. influence in see influence
    3. metaphor in see metaphor
    4. rapport, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    5. vocal qualities and excellence in, 1
    6. see also language; speech; words
36. compassion fatigue and burnout, 1, 2
    1. hospital chaplains, 1
37. complementary techniques, 1, 2, 3
38. compliance (adherence), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
39. conceptual priming, 1
40. concordance, 1, 2, 3, 4
    1. trance and, 1
    2. see also acceptance
41. conditioning, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    1. classical, 1
    2. future-pacing as form of, 1
42. confirmation, closed questions to obtain, 1, 2
43. confirmation bias, 1
44. conflict (internal)
    1. resolution, 1, 2
    2. trances, 1
45. congruence, 1, 2
46. consciousness, continuum, 1
47. consultation, 1, 2
    1. culture and, 1
    2. engagement, 1, 2, 3
    3. keeping it on track, 1, 2, 3, 4
48. 1. outcomes see outcomes questioning see questioning respectfully ending, 1
    2. speeding up and simplifying, 1
    3. three phases, 1, 2
    4. time, 1
    5. words in, 1
49. content reframing, 1
50. context, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    1. reframing, 1
    2. text and, 1, 2, 3, 4
51. control, sense of, 1
    1. eliciting outcomes and, 1
52. coping with stress, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    1. broken heart syndrome and, 1
53. corps (Descartes’), 1
54. cortical columns (skin), 1
55. cortisol, 1, 2
56. cost (economic), 1, 2
57. couple trance, 1
58. credibility (physician’s), 1, 2
59. cross-lateralization, brain–body, 1, 2
    1. exercises, 1
60. cross-marching exercise, 1
61. Csíkszentmihályi, Mihály, 1, 2
62. culture
    1. consultation and, 1
    2. time lines and, 1
    3. trance and, 1