| Effects of weight-related literal and metaphorical suggestions about the forearms during hypnosis. | |
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PMID: 20509074 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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During hypnosis, the authors tested repeated weight-related, literal and metaphorical suggestions about the heaviness of the subjects' arms. The purpose was to determine if linguistically varied hypnotic suggestions produced significantly different motor reactions--involuntary pressure forces of the forearms--as assessed by a linguistic biomechanical system. Classic, literal (L) suggestions such as "your right arm is heavy" were used, as well as metaphorical (M) suggestions, such as "your right arm is made of lead." A specific effect on the progressive increase of pressure forces only in the temporal sequence L-M for each forearm (literal suggestions followed by metaphorical suggestions) was found. This effect, termed crescendo image metaphor effect, conceptualized within context-limited simulation theory, explains the findings. |
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Authors:
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Alfonso Santarpia; Alain Blanchet; Giuseppe Mininni; Frank Andrasik; Fabrice Kwiatkowski; Jean François Lambert |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis Volume: 58 ISSN: 1744-5183 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Clin Exp Hypn Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-28 Completed Date: 2010-09-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376166 Medline TA: Int J Clin Exp Hypn Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 350-65 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Laboratoire de psychopathologie et de neuropsychologie (EA 2027), University of Paris 8, Saint-Denis, Cedex, France. asantarpia@yahoo.it |
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Adult Biomechanics Female Forearm* / physiology Humans Hypnosis* Linguistics Male Models, Psychological Pressure Suggestion Young Adult |
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