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"How deeply hypnotized did i get?" Predicting self-reported hypnotic depth from a phenomenological assessment instrument.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16858905     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Procedures for estimating hypnotic depth have been used for more than 70 years. This study predicted self-reported hypnotic depth from the phenomenological and behavioral variables of the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory-Hypnotic Assessment Procedure (PCI-HAP). Participants were divided into 2 groups; 1 was used to generate regression equations, and the other group was used for cross-validation. Both imagery vividness during hypnosis (imagoic suggestibility) and the PCI pHGS measure of hypnotic depth (hypnoidal state) accounted for most of the variance in self-reported hypnotic depth. The above results, further supported by correlational and 3-D visual analyses, are consistent with other researchers' observations that ratings of hypnotic depth are a function of: (a) alterations in subjective experience, and (b) the perception of responsiveness to suggestions. The findings are also congruent with J. Holroyd's hypothesis that suggestibility and altered-state effects interact to produce hypnotic effects.
Authors:
Ronald J Pekala; V K Kumar; Ronald Maurer; Nancy C Elliott-Carter; Edward Moon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis     Volume:  54     ISSN:  0020-7144     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Clin Exp Hypn     Publication Date:  2006 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-07-21     Completed Date:  2006-08-16     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376166     Medline TA:  Int J Clin Exp Hypn     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  316-39     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Coatesville Veterans Administration Medical Center, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA. Ronald.Pekala@med.va.gov
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Consciousness Disorders
Humans
Hypnosis*
Imagination
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires
Suggestion

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