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Remembrance of Hypnosis Past

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Pages 171-178 | Published online: 21 Sep 2011
 

Abstract

The history of the most enduring experimental design in hypnosis research is reviewed. More than 75 years of research converge to indicate that: 1) all of the phenomena produced in hypnosis by suggestion also can be produced by suggestion without the induction of hypnosis, 2) the induction of hypnosis produces a relatively small increase in responsiveness to suggestion, and 3) hypnotic and waking suggestion are highly correlated, in many cases rivalling the reliability of the suggestibility measure. The importance of these data to both clinical and experimental hypnosis is emphasized.

Se souvenir des racines de l'hypnose

L'histoire est passée en revue. Plus de 75 années de recherche confirment que 1) tous les phénomènes produits en hypnose peuvent être également produits par la suggestion sans induction hypnotique, 2) l'induction hypnotique produit une légère augmentation de la réceptivité à la suggestion, et 3) la suggestion hypnotique et la suggestion d'éveil sont fortement corrélées, dans de nombreux cas qui mettent en doute l'exactitude de la mesure de la suggestibilité. L'accent est particulièrement mis sur l'importance de ces données pour à la fois pour les travaux sur l'hypnose clinique et pour l'hypnose expérimentale.

Em busca do passado da hipnose

O texto revê a história do design experimental na investigação sobre hipnose nos últimos 75 anos. A maior parte da investigação converge no sentido de indicar que (1) todos os fenómenos produzidos sob hipnose pela sugestão podem também ser produzidos pela sugestão sem indução de hipnose, (2) a indução da hipnose produz um modesto aumento na capacidade de resposta à sugestão e (3) existe uma correlação significativa entre as respostas à sugestão hipnótica e as respostas à sugestão em estado de vigília, em muitos casos rivalizando com a fiabilidade da medida de sugestibilidade hipnótica. A importância destes dados quer para hipnose clínica quer para a hipnose experimental é enfatizada.

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