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Stroud, Cynthia. "Stage Hypnosis in the Shadow of Svengali: Historical Influences, Public Perceptions, and Contemporary Practices." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1363090445.

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Fassler, Oliver. "Repeated hypnosis testing expectancies, boredom, and interpretive set /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2008.

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Cawood, Glenn N. (Glenn Nicolson). "Temporally Versus Non-Temporally Contiguous Administration of the Tellegen Absorption Scale and Assessment of Hypnotic Susceptibility." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501110/.

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The present study tested the hypothesis that contiguity, regarding time of administration of the Tellegen Absorption Scale (TAS), differentially influences hypnotic susceptibility. Forty-eight subjects were administered the TAS immediately prior to assessment of hypnotic susceptibility versus 43 subjects who received the TAS one to three days before assessment of hypnotic susceptibility. Absorption, when measured in the temporally versus nontemporally contiguous context did not appear to affect hypnotic susceptibility. Absorption did, however, correlate significantly with hypnotic susceptibility in the temporally contiguous group as compared to a non-significant correlation in the nontemporally contiguous group. This finding suggests is a relationship between differential administration of the TAS with regard to time of administration and hypnotic susceptibility.
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Glatt, Richard L. (Richard Lawrence) Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "Hypnotic deafness and the compliance hypothesis: a blind real-simulator design." Ottawa, 1992.

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Grotts, James B. (James Bruce). "The Influence of Hypnotic Susceptibility on Depth of Trance Using a Direct Induction and a Metaphorical Induction Technique." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1985. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331706/.

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To test the hypothesis that a metaphorical technique would be more effective than a direct technique to induce hypnosis, 60 volunteers from students at North Texas State University were divided into high- and low-susceptible subjects by the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility. They were randomly assigned to direct and metaphorical induction groups and to a control group, with 10 high- and 10 low-susceptible subjects in each group. After hypnosis they completed the Field Inventory of Hypnotic Depth, and their mean scores were subjected to an analysis of variance and a Newman-Keuls test. Neither method of hypnotic induction was found more effective than the other, although both were effective when compared to a control group. It was also found that subjects who expected to be able to experience hypnosis were no more likely to be hypnotized than those who expected not to be able to experience hypnosis. Finally, it was found that low-susceptible subjects were as likely to respond to a post-hypnotic suggestion as high-susceptible subjects.
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Lucas, Scott Gordon. "The Effect of Hypnotically-Induced Mood Elevation as an Adjunct to Cognitive Treatment of Depression." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1985. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331952/.

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Cognitive therapy for the treatment of depression has generated substantial research indicating its effectiveness and it is currently considered among the most viable conceptualizations of depression. However, it has remained controversial because its methods do not directly address emotional symptoms in depressed persons. Treatment of depressed emotions is a primary focus of hypnotic mood elevating techniques. These techniques enable depressed persons to experience positive emotions during hypnosis sessions and to re-experience them daily concurrent with performance of certain specified behaviors. This study evaluated the efficacy of a multicomponent treatment which combines the techniques of cognitive therapy and hypnotic mood elevation in the treatment of depressed persons. The three treatment conditions constructed for this investigation were cognitive therapy plus hypnotic mood elevation, cognitive therapy plus pseudo-biofeedback, and no treatment waiting list.
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Fassler, Oliver. "Repeated hypnosis testing and live versus taped administration attitudes, expectancies, motivation, and suggestibility /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2005.

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Gentry, Jonathan C. "Memory and hypnotism in Wagner's musical discourse." PDXScholar, 2007. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3660.

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A rich relationship unites the composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and the history of psychology, especially if one considers his attempt to make music speak with the clarity of verbal language. Wagner's musical discourse participated in the development of psychology in the nineteenth century in three distinct areas. First, Wagner shared in the non-reductive materialist discourse on mind that characterized many of the thinkers who made psychology into an autonomous intellectual pursuit. Second, Wagner's theories and theatrical productions directly influenced two important psychologists - Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and Christian von Ehrenfels (1859-1932). Finally, the experiences of music achieved by Wagner at his Bayreuth festivals created greater sensitivity toward psychology, especially among the more sympathetic participants. In tracing a narrative from Wagner's first conception of a festival in 1849 to the premiere of Parsifal in 1882, one can also see several arcs in the evolution of Wagner's musical discourse. These include the shift from mnemonic to hypnotic techniques for giving music a voice, as well as the transition from a socially critical festival to one of personal affirmation. Connected to both of these augmentations of musical discourse was the volatile relationship between music and text in Wagner's compositions. Important in facilitating these transformations was not only Wagner's discovery of Schopenhauer's philosophy, but also the larger contingencies of instituting a festival in the Griinderzeit. In looking at the reception side of theatrical productions, in addition to their staging, this thesis has been able to identify psychologically-related links important to the history of music, science, and culture.
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Chung, Cheuk-fai Bell. "The use of forensic hypnosis in criminal investigation." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2002. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31979300.

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Fusco, Samantha. "Understanding perceptions of hypnotically recovered memories in a civil sexual abuse case." View thesis online, 2009. http://docs.rwu.edu/psych_thesis/4/.

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Vasquez, Brian L. "The effects of hypnosis on flow and in the performance enhancement of basketball skills." Online access for everyone, 2005. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Fall2005/b%5Fvasquez%5F090805.pdf.

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Knox, Joshua Adam. "The role of the experimental context hypnotic suggestibility, sleep experiences, dissociation, absorption, and scizotypy /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2005.

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Robertson, Rachel Elizabeth. "Hypnosis for pain live versus audio recorded inductions /." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Fall2009/r_robertson_090909.pdf.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, December 2009.<br>Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 9, 2009). "Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology." Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-86).
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Munch, Rod J. "Hypnosis : an effective intervention for migraine headaches." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28183.

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The general distribution of the headache worldwide, its widespread occurrence, and its frequency of incidence is well documented. It is a disorder that often goes unreported with pharmaceutical intervention being the most commonly applied remedy. The National Migraine Foundation estimates that 42 million Americans suffer from headaches. Of these 8 to 12 million Americans are afflicted by the migraine headache. This study examined the effectiveness of hypnotherapy as an intervention for migraines. It was a single case holistic study in which a 23 year old female migraineur provided the single unit of analysis. Assessments of self concept; stress; headache frequency, duration, and intensity; and consumption of pharmacological substances were made prior to treatment, during treatment, and following treatment. The therapy consisted of eight sessions over 2 1/2 weeks and consisted of a relaxation induction and guided imagery of control of physiological responses. An audiotape of the hypnotherapy intervention was also used on a dally basis by the client. Results from post therapy and follow-up tests confirmed the treatment was effective. This was maintained at the one and two month follow-ups.<br>Education, Faculty of<br>Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of<br>Graduate
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Ahmad, Anis. "The hypnotic experience questionnaire." Ohio : Ohio University, 1989. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1182274163.

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Borruso, Anthony. "Hypnotic White Silk Skylights." Digital Commons @ Butler University, 2018. https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses/498.

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A poetic examination of the self as well as cycles of trauma and recovery. This manuscript explores poetry's ability to transform one's experiences by re-engaging with them in the realm of the imagination.
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Herber, Thomas John. "The effects of hypnotic ego strengthening on self-esteem." Online access for everyone, 2006. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2006/t%5Fherber%5F050306.pdf.

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Luna, Kristina J. "Physiological differences between self-hypnosis and hetero-hypnosis." Open access to IUP's electronic theses and dissertations, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2069/171.

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Bertrand, Lorne D. (Lorne David) Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "Priming effects during hypnotic amnesia." Ottawa, 1987.

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Drake, Stephen Douglas. "Imaginative Involvement and Hypnotic Susceptibility." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331851/.

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J. Hilgard (1970, 1972, 1974, 1979), utilizing an interview format, asserted that a personality variable, namely, an individual's capacity to become imaginatively involved in experiences outside of hypnosis, was significantly correlated with his or her hypnotic susceptibility. Tellegen and Atkinson (1974) operationalized the imaginative involvement variable in a 37-item questionnaire, the Tellegen Absorption Scale (TAS) that correlated significantly with hypnotic susceptibility (e.g., Crawford, 1982). However, Council, Kirsch, and Hafner (1986) suggested that the relationship between the TAS and hypnotic susceptibility is a context-mediated artifact in that the two correlate only when the TAS is administered within a context clearly identified as involving hypnosis. As the interviews conducted by J. Hilgard (1970, 1972, 1974, 1979) were done within a context clearly identified as involving hypnosis, the possibility exists that the relationship between imaginative involvement and hypnotic susceptibility is also a context-mediated artifact. In a test of this possibility, 86 subjects were interviewed concerning their imaginative involvements. Forty-three subjects were interviewed within a context defined as "research investigating hypnosis" and 43 subjects were interviewed within a context defined as "research investigating imagination." Hypnotic susceptibility was assessed in sessions separate from the interviews. In the present study, an individual's hypnotic susceptibility was not found to be significantly related to his or her imaginative involvement. It appears J. Hilgard's original finding may have been due to chance correlations compounded by subsequent experimenter expectancy effects. It is recommended that J. Hilgard's work be clarified through more extensive replications in which experimenter blindness is assured.
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Daniels, René Alice. "Ericksonian hypnosis and hypnotherapy : a case study of two primary school children experiencing emotional difficulties /." Link to the online version, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1003.

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Rickard, Julie Ann. "Effects of hypnosis in the treatment of residual stump pain and phantom limb pain." Online access for everyone, 2004. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Fall2004/J%5FRickard%5F100604.pdf.

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Dilworth, John Mark. "Goal-directed imagining : the effect of suggestions of warmth and coolness on blood flow to the hand." PDXScholar, 1990. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3981.

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Recent research was reviewed which claimed to demonstrate that hypnotic suggestions could be used to control blood flow. Numerous methodological and conceptual problems in these studies were identified and a rigid experimental design with tighter controls was employed to investigate the claimed effects on blood flow. Subjects listened to either a standardized hypnotic induction or a passage of relaxing music. Both groups then listened to the Creative Imagination Scale (Wilson & Barber, 1978) (CIS) which ended with an added item containing suggestions of coolness. Localized skin temperature of the right hand was monitored throughout as an indication of blood flow. No significant blood flow increases in response to suggestions of warmth nor decreases in response to suggestions of coolness were observed. The experience of suggested events did not differ significantly between those subjects who received the induction and those who received the passage of music. An increase in blood flow occurred in response to receiving either an induction or music. There was, however, no significant difference between these two groups on the magnitude of the increase. Neither was there a significant difference in this magnitude between high scorers on the CIS and low scorers on the CIS. Results of this and previous studies were discussed within the context of the effects of relaxation as an alternative explanation to the supposed effects of hypnotic suggestion.
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Glendening, James G. "The psychotherapeutic efficacy of hypnotherapy and cognitive experiential hypnotherapy in the treatment of non-institutionalized elderly /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487324944215205.

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Lewington, Philippa J. "Rational hypnotherapy : a therapeutic intervention for anxiety neurosis and panic attacks." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26866.

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The efficacy of a rational hypnotherapeutic intervention for anxiety states and panic attacks is the focus of this research. Based on a single subject research design, the co-researcher was asked to complete pre-therapy, during and post-therapy assessments of personality, self-concept, mood states, stress and physiological symptoms. The baseline period was two weeks and therapy lasted 13 weeks. There were two weeks of post-therapy measures and finally a six-month follow-up study. The intervention was comprised of progressive relaxation, guided imagery, a cognitive restructuring and behaviour rehearsal based on an A-B-C-D-E paradigm. The subject examined her self-defeating or irrational thoughts in critical incidents and her subjective emotional behavioural and physiological reactions. She was then asked to substitute her own new more rational thoughts in the same situation. Post-therapy results from the objective tests and self-reports demonstrated significant improvement in almost all areas. Following the rational hypnotherapeutic intervention the co-researcher showed a normal personality profile, increased self-concept, improvement in mood states and a significant reduction in stress and physiological symptoms. This improvement was maintained in the six-month follow-up. Rational hypnotherapy is effective, relatively short-term and encourages the client to play an active role in finding new ways to deal effectively with problems and accept control over his/her own life.<br>Education, Faculty of<br>Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of<br>Graduate
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Cox, Rochelle Evelyn Psychology Faculty of Science UNSW. "Autobiographical memory during hypnotic identity delusions." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Psychology, 2007. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/28047.

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The aim of this thesis was to examine the impact of an identity delusion on autobiographical memory and develop a model of deluded autobiographical memory to guide future research in this area. Given the difficulty of studying identity delusions in isolation from other clinical disorders, this thesis presents six experiments that used hypnosis as a laboratory model of identity delusions. Chapter 1 reviews literature from three distinct areas, including delusions, autobiographical memory, and hypnosis. Chapter 1 reviews a model of the self and autobiographical memory proposed by Conway (2005) and outlines the value of using hypnosis instrumentally to model delusions of self. Chapter 2 presents two experiments that established hypnosis as a suitable paradigm for investigating identity delusions. These experiments examined the parameters of the hypnotic delusion and tested the impact of the delusion on self and autobiographical memory. Chapter 3 presents two experiments that continued to examine the characteristics of autobiographical memory during a hypnotic identity delusion. These experiments indexed the specificity, source, perspective, and qualitative features of autobiographical memories elicited during a suggested identity delusion. Chapter 4 presents two experiments that investigated memory processing during a hypnotic identity delusion. These experiments illustrated the shifting accessibility of autobiographical memories during a hypnotic identity delusion. Finally, Chapter 5 draws the empirical findings together to discuss the value of hypnosis as a technique for modelling identity delusions and the ways in which a hypnotic identity delusion influences autobiographical memory. Importantly, Chapter 5 proposes a model of deluded autobiographical memory that integrates Conway???s (2005) self-memory system with relevant aspects of Langdon and Coltheart???s (2000) two-factor theory of delusions. Using this proposed model as a framework, Chapter 5 discusses the clinical and theoretical implications of the findings from this thesis and suggests future research directions.
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Hung, Lynette Faye Psychology Faculty of Science UNSW. "An analysis of hypnotic reading disruptions." Publisher:University of New South Wales. Psychology, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/42613.

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This thesis investigated hypnotic reading disruptions to identify parameters of hypnosis that may influence reading and to inform the broader issue of whether hypnotic suggestions impact phenomenal experience versus perceptual-cognitive processing. Chapter 1 reviews the relevant literature and identifies core issues addressed by this program. Chapter 2 presents two experiments and two case studies, which focused on establishing a paradigm for investigating hypnotic reading disruptions; in particular, modulation of the Stroop effect. Findings indicated that disruptions of reading experience and/or reading processing may be influenced by the complexity of the suggestion and the natural response strategies of individuals. Chapter 3 presents two experiments that examined the influence of test time and test demands, and explored the experiential factors underlying response to different suggestions. Findings indicated that both hypnotic and posthypnotic suggestions produced disruptions of reading experience but not reading processing. Also, individuals?? experiences and cognitive strategies varied depending on the suggestion they received. Chapter 4 presents two experiments that compared the impact of three suggestions on reading experience and reading processing. Findings indicated that highs were more likely to achieve disruptions of reading experience in response to a suggestion compatible with their natural strategies. Notably, some highs altered their reading processing and hypnotically modulated Stroop interference. Other highs and lows modified their reading processing, but independent of hypnosis, hypnotisability and a suggestion. Chapter 5 presents one experiment that examined the time course of hypnotic reading disruptions and the influence of test context. Findings indicated that highs could maintain disruptions of reading experience over time. They also modified their reading processing independent of hypnosis and a suggestion. Chapter 6 presents one experiment that examined implicit perception, and the impact of hypnosis and hypnotisability. Findings indicated that highs were influenced by information from reading processing despite their experiences of disrupted reading. Chapter 7 interprets the findings of this program within a proposed model of hypnotic disruptions of reading and Stroop performance. This model differentiates between the mechanisms that may underlie reading experiences, the mechanisms that may underlie reading processing and their interaction, and highlights the value of hypnotic models of cognitive processes.
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Roark, Jeremy Blair. "An investigation of Taiwanese norms for the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, form C (Mandarin Chinese Translation)--SHSS:C (MCT)." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Summer2009/j_roark_042409.pdf.

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Caban, Alisia Rose. "Effects of hypnosis on the academic self-efficacy of first-generation college students." Online access for everyone, 2004. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Summer2004/a%5Fcaban%5F072304.pdf.

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Solberg, Carole. "A case study of the use of hypnosis for school refusal." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28296.

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The intent of this research is to demonstrate the effectiveness of hypnosis as a treatment for school refusal. The research design is a single-case study employing an A-B Follow-up format. The 10 year old male subject completed measures of personality (The Children's Personality Questionnaire), self-concept (The Piers-Harris Children's Self-concept Scale), identified stressors, and anxiety. The baseline period was two weeks and therapy lasted four weeks. Follow-up data was collected on the same measures ten months later. All post-therapy results indicate change in a more adaptive direction. The subject showed increased self-concept, lessened anxiety, greater ability to cope and he returned to school with little or no of the previous psychosomatic complaints evident. The follow-up results show that the subject has maintained his gains. Hypnosis is seen as an effective, fast method of treatment for school refusal, a syndrome which needs to be dealt with quickly since consequences can be severe for the child.<br>Education, Faculty of<br>Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of<br>Graduate
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Boycheva, Elza. "A comparison of two standardized group hypnotic suggestibility scales." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2009.

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Mondoux, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph) Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "A Comparison of hypnotic, non-hypnotic and subliminal message placebo treatment conditions on the success of a smoking cessation program." Ottawa, 1992.

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Brown, Richard James. "An integrative cognitive theory of suggestion and hypnosis." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1999. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1318006/.

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On the basis of a critical review of the literature in chapter one, it is concluded that no existing theory of hypnosis is able to provide a satisfactory account of the entire set of behavioural, cognitive, social and physiological evidence pertaining to the phenomenon. In an attempt to rectify this situation, an integrative conceptual framework amalgamating existing theories of hypnosis into a single model on the basis of contemporary cognitive psychological theory is presented in chapters two and three. According to the model, successfully executed suggestions result from the automatic activation of perceptual and behavioural representations following the receipt of triggers by low level attentional systems. By this view, the process involved in hypnotic and non-hypnotic suggestions are essentially the same; however, it is argued that contextual features and state changes associated with the hypnotic situation are responsible for the increased responsivity to suggestions typically displayed therein. In the following chapters, four studies designed to assess predictions from the model are described. In the first two, the related predictions that suggestibility is positively related to a low level processing predisposition and negatively related to a high level processing predisposition were assessed. Both studies provided support for the first hypothesis although no evidence for the second hypothesis was obtained. the third and fourth studies examined the related hypotheses that hypnosis is associated with (i) a low level processing bias; and (ii) a high level processing inhibition. Neither hypothesis received any significant empirical support. In the final chapter, the results of these studies are discussed with reference to the theoretical framework outlined in the introductory chapters. It is concluded that the model provides a fairly good account of suggestion, although certain revisions are required before an adequate account of hypnosis can be offered. Avenues for future research are explored.
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Tataryn, Douglas Joseph. "Psychophysical and signal detection analyses of hypnotic anesthesia." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/185845.

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Two experiments designed to study the effects of hypnotic suggestions on tactile sensitivity are reported. Experiment 1 utilized 40 subjects selected and classified into four groups according to their scores on the Stanford Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility: Form C (SHSS:C). The effects of suggestions for anesthesia, as measured by both traditional psychophysical methods and signal detection procedures, were linearly related to hypnotic susceptibility. Experiment 2 employed the same methodologies in an application of the real-simulator paradigm, to examine the effects of suggestions for both anesthesia and hyperesthesia. A total of 19 undergraduate students were selected for their scores on the SHSS:C and classified into two groups: insusceptible simulators, who were given instructions to simulate the behavior of a highly hypnotizable person; and highly hypnotizable reals, who underwent a standard hypnotic procedure. Significant effects of hypnotic suggestion on both sensitivity and bias were found in the anesthesia condition, but not for the hyperesthesia condition. A new bias parameter, C', was derived which indicated that much of the bias found in the initial analyses was artifactual, a function of changes in sensitivity across conditions. There were no behavioral differences between reals and simulators in any of the conditions, though analyses of post-experimental interviews suggested the two groups had very different phenomenal experiences. Finally, a manipulation of response strategies induced different levels of sensitivity. The implications of these and other similar findings for signal detection theory are discussed in the context of implicit and explicit perception. Taken together, these results indicate that hypnotic suggestions can produce genuine decrements but not increments, in tactile sensitivity. The magnitude of these changes are partly a function of which perceptual system--the implicit or the explicit--is implicated in the assessment of sensitivity. Overall, these conclusions are consistent with 'neodissociation' accounts of hypnotic phenomena.
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Burgess, Melissa F. (Melissa Faith) Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "False memory reports in hypnotic and nonhypnotic subjects." Ottawa, 1994.

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Callahan, Theresa A. (Theresa Ann). "The Relationship Between Nightmare Frequency and Hypnotic Susceptibility: Valid Correlation or Context-Mediated Artifact?" Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500267/.

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The possibility that a positive correlation between nightmare frequency and hypnotic susceptibility reported by Belicki and Belicki (1986) was an artifact of administering a sleep questionnaire in the context of a hypnosis experiment was tested in the present study. Measures of vividness and absorption were also administered. Forty subjects, twenty of whom were told that the measures were related to hypnotic responding, completed the questionnaires immediately prior to hypnosis. Twenty other subjects, who completed the questionnaires in contexts unrelated to hypnosis, were later hypnotized. The hypothesis that context of administration of the questionnaires influenced the relationship between the measures and hypnotic susceptibility was not supported. Replication using a larger sample was recommended.
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Trochu, Thibaud. "William James et la psychologie des états seconds." Thesis, Paris 1, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA010577.

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William James (1842-1910) est une figure bien connue de l'histoire de la philosophie. L'édition récente de ses Oeuvres complètes et de sa Correspondance (1985-2004, 28 volumes) ouvre cependant de nouvelles voies d‟interprétation. De surcroît, l'examen des archives scientifiques de l'auteur conservées à l'université Harvard dévoile toute une « part cachée » de cette oeuvre. Une analyse historique de ces documents conduit à une hypothèse de lecture générale qui permet de dégager plusieurs lignes d‟interprétations neuves : 1) Du point de vue philosophique, la nécessité d'examiner l'inquiétude religieuse de ce savant qu'il hérite du milieu intellectuel singulier dont il est issu. 2) La centralité de la dimension « psychologique » de sa carrière ; doublée de l'importance de l'homme dans l'édification et l‟institutionnalisation la « psychologie scientifique » à la fin du XIXe siècle en Europe et aux Etats-Unis 3) L'idée d‟un « programme de recherche » souterrain consacré à la « psychologie des états seconds ». Depuis ces trois points de vue, James apparaît comme un acteur déterminant dans de l‟histoire collective de l‟exploration du « subconscient » qui se structure autour des problèmes de « l'hypnotisme » et du « somnambulisme provoqué ». Nous proposons de suivre l'évolution de ses réflexions concernant les « avancées les plus importantes faites en psychologie » sur la base de ses nombreux écrits et de ses correspondances savantes avec des psychologues et des médecins étrangers tels que Pierre Janet, Edmund Gurney, George Croom Robertson, Frederic W. H. Myers, Joseph Delboeuf, Théodule Ribot, Carl Stumpf, Charles Richet et Théodore Flournoy. Cette monographie est une histoire internationale de la « psychologie du subconscient » écrite du point de William James<br>William James (1842-1910) is a well-known figure in modern history of philosophy. Yet, the recently completed critical edition of his Complete Works and Correspondence (1985-2004, 28 volumes) has opened a path for fresh interpretations. In this respect, the author‟s archives housed at Harvard University unveil a "hidden part" of this figure. A historical analysis based on these sources enables us to draw novel hypotheses based on three main axes, namely: 1) The necessity to appraise this scientist‟s deep religious concerns which he partly inherited from his particular cultural and intellectual background; 2) The centrality of the “psychological” dimension of his early career, coupled with James‟s cardinal importance in the institutionalization of “scientific psychology” in late 19th-century Europe and America; 3) The idea of a subterranean "research program" which he put forth, dealing with the so-called “psychology of altered states of consciousness". From these three points of views, James emerges as a crucial actor within an international movement focused on the scientific study on "subconscious" phenomena centered on themes of “hypnotism", somnambulism" and trance phenomena. We suggest exploring his thinking about what he called the "most important discovery made by psychologists" throughout his career, while considering his numerous works as well as his voluminous correspondence with foreign scientists and physicians such as G. Stanley Hall, Pierre Janet, Edmund Gurney, George Croom Robertson, Frederic W. H. Myers, Joseph Delboeuf, Théodule Ribot, Carl Stumpf, Charles Richet and Théodore Flournoy. In other words, this monograph is an international history of the “psychology of the subconscious” written from William James's point of view
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Vermeeren, Annemiek. "Hypnotics and antihistamines effects on cognitive functions and driving performance /." Maastricht : Maastricht : Neuropsych Publishers ; University Library, Maastricht University [Host], 2003. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=5504.

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Nagy, Margaret E. "Musical aptitude and absorption as correlates of hypnotic susceptibility." Adelaide, 1985. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09P/09pn152.pdf.

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West, Victoria. "The experience of hypnosis : susceptibility and hypnotic skills training." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310472.

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Perlini, Arthur H. (Arthur Henry) Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "Multimethod convergence on the compliance hypothesis of hypnotic responding." Ottawa, 1991.

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鍾灼輝 and Cheuk-fai Bell Chung. "The use of forensic hypnosis in criminal investigation." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31979300.

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Whitehead, Susanne. "Interpersonal perceptions in hypnosis : an interactional perspective /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18004.pdf.

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Green, Seth A. "Experimental pain in hypnosis research ischemic vs transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) /." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2009. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Dissertations/Fall2009/S_Green_101509.pdf.

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Schai, Dominique. "Subjektive Beurteilung der Schlafmittelabhängigkeit im Alter : ein Vergleich der Aussagen von KonsumentInnen, Nicht-KonsumentInnen und ÄrztInnen /." [S.l. : s.n.], 2000. http://www.gbv.de/dms/bs/toc/331797259.pdf.

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Parmashwar, Patricia A. (Patricia Anne) Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "The Effect of hypnotic amnesia on recall and recognition memory." Ottawa, 1995.

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Zahedi, Anoushiravan. "Hypnotic Suggestions: Their Nature and Applicability in Studying Executive Functions." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/22949.

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Exekutive Funktionen (EF) sind eine Gruppe von Top-Down-Prozessen, die in neuartigen Situationen eingesetzt werden, um neue Trigger-Response-Assoziationen herzustellen oder vorhandene Handlungsoptionen an neue Situationen anzupassen. Obwohl EF erschöpfend untersucht wurden, bleiben wichtige Fragen offen. Beispiele dafür sind (a) Sind Exekutivfunktionen vollständig trennbar oder beruhen sie auf einem gemeinsamen neurokognitiven System? (b) Was messen verschiedene Versionen der Stroop-Aufgabe, einer der meist-verwendeten Aufgaben zur Prüfung der Inhibitionsfunktion? (c) Muss Inhibition immer Ressourcen-fordernd sein, oder gibt es eine Form der Inhibition, die mühelos implementiert werden kann? Zur Beantwortung dieser Fragen, habe ich neurokognitive Korrelate von EF und ihrer Verbesserung mithilfe posthypnotischer Suggestionen (PHS) und Ereigniskorrelierter Hirnpotentiale (EKP) untersucht. Zusammenfassend ergaben sich folgende Antworten: (a) Psychometrische und EKP-Daten aus den Studien zur Gedächtnisaktualisierung und Inhibition sowie deren Verbesserung anhand PHS zeigten sowohl funktionsspezifische als auch gemeinsame neurokognitive Prozesse der Inhibition und Aktualisierung. (b) Obwohl sowohl die vokale als auch die manuelle Version der Stroop-Aufgabe Inhibitionsfunktionen erfordern, ist die vokale Version Ressourcen-fordernder, da sie mindestens einen zusätzlichen Lokus der Interferenz im Antwort-Produktionsprozess aufweist, der nicht mit PHS beeinflussbar ist und der in der manuellen Version fehlt. (c) Unter Verwendung PHS zur Erhöhung der Präferenzen für kalorienarme Lebensmittel untersuchte ich die Auflösung von Konflikten. Die EKP-Ergebnisse zeigten, dass auch Konflikt-Auflösung, ähnlich wie Inhibition, Ressourcen konsumiert. Insgesamt zeigt dieses Projekt, dass die Verwendung Aufgaben-bezogener PHS in Kombination mit Neuroimaging-Techniken einen fruchtbaren Ansatz für die Untersuchung ungeklärter Fragen über Exekutivfunktionen darstellt.<br>Executive functions (EF) are a group of top-down processes used in novel situations to develop or adapt existing responses to the task at hand. Even though EFs are studied exhaustively, several important questions remain unanswered: (a) Are EFs entirely separated, or do they rely on a common system? (b) What do different versions of the Stroop task measure? (c) Does inhibition always need to be effortful? To address these questions, I investigated neurocognitive correlates of EFs and their enhancements by means of posthypnotic suggestions (PHS) and event-related potentials (ERP). However, before one can use PHSs, it must be elucidated whether and how they affect EFs. Although PHSs are used repeatedly for improving inhibition, it is unclear whether their effects are mediated by bottom-up or top-down processes. By using an updating task, I showed that effects of PHSs can be attributed to top-down processes. Accordingly, a new theory of hypnosis was proposed and empirically tested by modeling hypnotizability scores with structural equation modeling. In short, the simulation-adaption theory suggests that several top-down processes are employed for responding to suggestions. After elucidating the driving mechanism of PHSs is mentally practicing a novel strategy, PHSs were used for addressing the questions regarding EFs. Summarizing (a) the psychometric and ERP results from several studies indicated that different EFs rely on both function-specific and shared neurocognitive processes. (b) Even though different versions of the Stroop task are tapping into inhibition, the vocal compared to the manual version has at least an extra response-production-related locus of interference. (c) Using PHSs for increasing preferences for low-calorie food items, it is shown that resolve is effortful to implement, as indicated by increased P300 amplitudes. Together, this project shows how PHSs, along with neuroimaging techniques, can provide a novel approach for investigating EFs.
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Sturgis, Laura M. "Demand Characteristics in the Hypnotic Elicitation of Multiple Ego States." DigitalCommons@USU, 1986. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/5942.

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Hypnotic elicitation of multiple ego states was explored using Hilgard's "hidden observer" paradigm. Twenty subjects in two groups: hypnosis and simulation were utilized to examine the impact of experimental demand characteristics on the production of multiple ego states. Self-report and hypnotist-report measures were obtained in a test-retest design. Multiple t-tests and chi-square analyses were computed with significant differences on key multiple ego state items found between groups. Results demonstrated retest reliability, but not inter-rater reliability of this dissociative phenomena, since hypnotists failed to discriminate real from "faked" hypnotic involvement. Exploration of multiple ego states using non-hypnotic control conditions and multiple dependent measures is suggested for future research.
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Phillips-Moore, Julie. "Controlled trial of hypnotherapy as a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome." University of Sydney, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4983.

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Doctor of Philosophy<br>Nineteenth century philosophy and anatomy regarded the nervous system as the only pathway of communication between the brain and body but now, research in the field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) has provided evidence to prove the age-old belief that there is a connection between the mind (or mental/emotional states) and the body. Researchers in PNI have now shown that the communication between the nervous and immune systems is bi-directional – i.e. there is a psychological reaction to physical disease and a somatic presentation of psychological disorders - and that the immune system, the autonomic nervous system, the endocrine system and the neuropeptide systems all communicate with each other by means of chemicals called messenger molecules or ligands. This paper outlines research into the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with hypnotherapy, taking into account the mind-body connection and treating both the patient’s physiological and emotional/psychological symptoms rather than treating the physiological symptoms only. In other words, using a more holistic approach to the treatment of IBS. IBS is probably the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder encountered by both gastroenterologists and physicians in primary care. It is estimated that from 10% to 25% of the general population suffer from this condition and that it comprises about 30-50% of the gastroenterologists’ workload, yet the aetiology of IBS is unknown and, so far, there is no cure. Researchers are beginning to view IBS as a multi-faceted disorder in which there appears to be a disturbance in the interaction between the intestines, brain, and autonomic nervous system, resulting in an alteration in the regulation of bowel motility and/or sensory function. Most researchers agree that a subset of IBS sufferers have a visceral hypersensitivity of the gut or, more specifically, an increased perception of sensations in the gut. To date, studies of IBS have proposed previous gastroenteritis, small intestine bacterial overgrowth, psychosocial factors, a genetic contribution, and an imbalance of neurotransmitters as either possible causes or playing a part in the development of IBS. It is generally agreed that a patient’s emotional response to stress can exacerbate the condition. In section 1 of the thesis, the introduction, a detailed description and background appropriate to the study undertaken are provided, including aspects of epidemiology, diagnostic symptom criteria and clinical relevance of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Previous studies of various forms of treatment for IBS are discussed with the main emphasis being on treatment with hypnotherapy. All these therapies have concentrated on either mind or body treatments whereas this study demonstrates how hypnotherapy, and the use of imagery, addresses both mind and body. Finally, the rationale for the current study and the specific aims of the thesis are outlined. In section 2, the methodology and assessment instruments used in the clinical trial are discussed, as well as recruitment processes, research plan and timetable, and treatment schedule. Statistical analyses are provided and the main outcomes measures of the clinical trial, its limitations and scientific implications are addressed.
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Nilsson, Kayla Mae. "The effect of subject expectations of "hypnosis" upon the vividness of visual imagery." PDXScholar, 1985. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3566.

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There is no consensus of how hypnosis works. The two major theorists in hypnosis research, the Phenomenologists and the Behaviorists, disagree on this issue. The Phenomenologists consider individual talent and change of the state of consciousness the key to how hypnosis works. The Behaviorists consider the social situation and the roles taken by the experimenter and subject, especially the subject's expectations of hypnosis, the mainspring of the hypnotic process. Subject expectations of hypnosis have been found to affect the final results of hypnosis experiments. An experiment was conducted to gain further insight into subject expectations of hypnosis, and how these expectations affect the enhancement of visual imagery (a Behavioral issue) without remaining in the confines of Behavioral theory.
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