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Myth #10: HYPNOSIS IS A UNIQUE "TRANCE" STATE
THAT DIFFERS IN KIND FROM WAKEFULNESS
States of Consciousness
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1. Hypnosis is NOT:
a) Mysterious and creepyb) A mystical or supernatural forcec) Giving up your control over your own actionsd) Being dominated by the power of the hypnotiste) Being put to sleep or sleepwalkingf) Brainwashingg) Very difficulth) A means of giving your abilities that you didn’t
already possess
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2. Hypnosis IS:
a) A natural state of mind that is different from your normal waking state and different from being asleep
b) Giving the hypnotist your cooperationc) A state of deep relaxation in which you are highly
suggestibled) An avenue to plant suggestions into your mind in a
powerful waye) Possible (and easy) to do yourself to harness its
power for improved performancef) A means of unlocking abilities that you have always
had
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Defined: A state of heightened suggestibility
4. Have you been hypnotized?
3. Hypnosis
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Concentrate…
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7. How suggestible are you?
Creative Imagination Scale
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Want to be Believe it can help Fantasy-prone personality
8. Who is More Likely to be Hypnotized?
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40% low 30% medium 30% high
Want to be Believe it can help Fantasy-prone personality
Can You Be Hypnotized?
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Establish relationship
FIXATION: Concentrate on an object or voice
RELAXATION: Deep state (techniques to induce)
REPETITIVE SUGGESTION: Suggest behaviors that are occurring
(heavy eyes, feeling “sleepy”)
How Do You hypnotize?
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NO!
Can You Be Hypnotized Against Your Will?
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Altered state of consciousness
Ernst Hilgard
Divided (Dissociated) consciousness
#1: Hypnotized part (carries out instructions) #2: “Hidden Observer” Discovering Psychology: The Mind Hidden & Divided (begin 11:52) http://www.learner.org/resources/series138.html?pop=yes&pid=1511
Theories: Trance Theory
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Ice bath experiments
#1: Hypnotized part: Feels no pain Report pain as ‘1’ on scale of 1 - 10
#2: Hidden observer Pushes the button (reports feeling pain)
Evidence?
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Authoritative person in a legitimate context
Motivated by social pressure to perform: role playing
“I want to be a ‘good subject.’” “I don’t want to embarrass myself.”
They are awake (not a special “trance”)
Social Influence Theory
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Can resist hypnotic suggestions
Just as responsive to suggestions as when wide awake & exercising on an exercise bike as when hypnotized.
Can produce all phenomena associated with hypnosis (hallucinations & insensitivity to pain) with no hypnosis
12. What do YOU think?
Evidence?
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Imagined perception – fixation/feel or believe something You feel no pain
Post-hypnotic suggestion You will no longer feel pain after this session
Post-hypnotic amnesia You won’t remember what happened during hypnosis No evidence to support
Pain control Dental/anesthesia Same results with exercise/meditation
Age regression Used to retrieve memories from the past No clear evidence to support accuracy of these memories Not admissible in court
What Do People Do “Under” Hypnosis?
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One Case1969 crime, George Franklin convicted of murdering Susan Nason based on “eyewitness testimony” of daughter Eileen Franklin; sentenced to life (1990)
Exonerated 1996http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QtEZYJRq7s
Hypnotherapy: Repressed Memory
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Entertainment
Treating pain, medical conditions, depression, anxiety, obesity (in conjunction with other therapy)
Primary benefit is relaxation!
Applications
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Similar to self-hypnosis Mind has power over the body Use that power to produce a relaxation
response ACTIVE thinking
YOU actively REPEAT certain thoughts in your mind.
Relaxation: Autogenic Training
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FOCUS on each sensation Repeat them IMAGINE them occurring in your body YOUR BODY makes them real
Autogenic training
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Heaviness in limbs Warmth in limbs Slower heart beat Slower and deeper rhythm of breathing AND Coolness on forehead
Physical sensations association with relaxation response