Hypnotic Response Paper

My thoughts on hypnosis are that its a good way to shows how powerful our brains are; it's all a matter of concentration to make it happen. I support it, and it should be continued to be used. It it used in a positive way to help others with in their mental area such as, phobias, anxiety, and anything that has to do with the mind. Hypnosis' definition is being in a stage of focusing only in what the person is told to; that's what Keith Barry did. With the two males and female, he asked them to put undivided attention to what he ask. Example with the female, she was told to put all negative thoughts into a broken piece of glass using focus,but consciousness; when she put all negative thoughts inside bottle, the bottle cracked. The mind was able

Hypnosis, as a term and as a practice, is shrouded in centuries of mystery and surrounded by misconception. Even the word itself, derived from the Greek ‘hypnos’, meaning sleep, is misleading; most people today, even if they hadn’t experienced it themselves, would recognise that being in a hypnotic state is not the same as being asleep. In order to reach a satisfactory definition of hypnosis, it is necessary therefore to explore its origins,

What is hypnosis? Hypnosis has amazing benefits and can enhance people lives in many ways. In modern times, it is unfortunate that Hypnosis is seen as a method of entertaining people instead of it being respected for its true aspects. In reality, hypnosis bears little resemblance to these stereotyped images, as it can improve focus and general well-being mentally and physically. It is a cooperative interaction in which the participant responds to the suggestions of the hypnotist. It can also be described as a sleep like trance state or better expressed as a relaxed creative mind, focused by the individual. Despite stories about people being hypnotised out of their consent hypnosis requires voluntary participation on the part of the

Given the innate personal nature of the processes of hypnotherapy it would perhaps seem logical at the outset that the above statement may in fact be true. However, given the complexities of the human organism could it possibly be true that an hypnotic induction tailored to suit a specific individual would always be most effective? In this essay I will look at the methods and techniques employed in hypnotherapy to personalise inductions within the screed, and the reasons why, and consider when and how these techniques may, or may not, be effective.

At some point in our life we may be faced with the question, “Is hypnosis real?” The question can be presented anytime and anywhere. Whether it takes place before your eyes at the county fair or in the office of a psychiatrist, hypnotherapy is sure to raise some interest. The issue at hand, for most individuals, is trying to debunk as to whether or not one can actually rely on hypnotherapy. Does hypnotherapy truly resolve a problem or is the whole act just a placebo effect to suppress memories or habits?

Its first important to understand how important words are for the hypnotherapist. Its claimed by studies from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) that 90 percent

He claims that hypnosis in general should be discontinued, for it does not allow satisfactory safeguard. Gruzelier explains that even entertainment hypnosis can cause seizures, dissociative episodes, and recreation of traumatic events. On his research paper he talks about two groups of patients, both suffering form schizophrenia, one was treated with hypnotherapy and the other one with hypnosis. He claims that many effects of hypnosis are not reported because they might go unobserved because they maybe happened outside the experimental stage. On his experiment he observed that the person hypnotized suffered of cognitive confusion attached with tiredness and automatics signs. Another person in the experiment was confused and anxious; moreover, the patient tried to remember events that at the moment were impossible to remember. As a result of it the patient was having vivid dreams of the hypnosis. Gruzelier, did several different investigation and experiments and in conclusion the majority of people that were hypnotize suffered from loss of memory, their mind went blank, re-living previous traumatic experiences, and nausea. 44.1% of patients experiment some kind of unwanted reaction during or after the hypnosis process (John Gruzelier, 17.) Researcher Gruzelier talks about a particular case of first episode schizophrenia that was treated with hypnosis. In was in the UK in 1998 a 25-year-old male became schizophrenic for the first time within a week of stage hypnosis. The person was hypnotized for 2 hours, after being hypnotized he suffered from severe headache, foggy memory, and blank eyes. The next day he suffered from personality change. Gruzelier claims that hypnosis was the trigger of the schizophrenia on the 25-year-old

Human Subjects: Studies show that the majority of individuals define their hypnotic experience as relaxing and positive and a minority occasionally report unanticipated side effects during and after hypnosis. The spectrum of reported negative effects has encompassed minor transient complains like headaches, dizziness, or nausea and confusion in experimental situations to the less frequent complaints of anxiety, unexpected reactions to an inadvertently given suggestion and difficulties in awakening from hypnosis in clinical situations. Any adverse events that may appear during the study amongst participants will be monitored, reported and treated appropriately.

For a number of years, the research on this field of study was limited. Although hypnosis has been around for nearly two centuries, it has only recently received attention and recognition from the medical community. As research is gradually being completed, it shows the amazing effects of hypnosis. Individuals who learned self-hypnosis were able to lose twice as much as the control group. In one particular study, they were able to keep this weight off for two years after the treatment finished.

Hypnotic induction is a major technique in hypnosis where the therapist puts their client into a trance or a state of relaxation to proceed with the hypnotizing. When in a trance the client is very receptive to suggestions and so direct suggestions, which are usually posed as questions or statements, can result in more specific changes to behavior and/or perceptions. These suggestions, can do as much as make foods taste bad, cigarettes taste bad, delay impulses, restrain hunger, or eliminate pain. Indirect suggestions take a more subtle approach and are less obvious. Indirect suggestion refers to what the listener seeks without directly suggesting it to them. Affirmation is very crucial during hypnotherapy, when they do something you wanted

However, the memory is calling or recovered, people still can’t believe about it because the memory might be the false memory. The way to recall the the memory from brain is using hypnosis. During the hypnosis, people might be recovered the false memories and people will think the false memories are right. So, the process of the hypnosis have to be very serious and accurate. The result would be difference if there is something change during the hypnosis. The hypnosis can recall the recovered memories, but the process need to be accurate without any mistake not the whole memories will totally

He believed that only patients who were overly emotional could be looked at and fully hypnotized. Two other physicians found out and tried to challenge him. Hippolyte Bernheim and A.A. Liebault believed that they could put most people under hypnosis no matter what. Bernheim believed that the quality of being inclined to accept and act on suggestions of others. After something was repeated so much, you would jump on the “bandwagon” and join them. Gabriel Tarde believes that the truth is that every man walks in their sleep or under hypnosis. The psychologists did studies and experiments on college students. When observing them they would ask them to state their opinion on certain social issues. They would give their answer then later tell them how larger groups and superiors felt on the same social issue. The students would most likely change their stance on the social issue to match their superiors. Many people questioned the study’s results. They do not know if they are being truthful or if they just wrote down that because that is what they believe in and want to be true. Psychologists did another study with seven to nine male college students anonymously. They gave them cards with lines on them and

A dependent variable is what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment. The dependent variable responds to the independent variable. It is called dependent because it "depends" on the independent variable. In a scientific experiment, you cannot have a dependent variable without an independent variable. In the first study, the response of the second person to order the drink and take part in the ongoing conversation is the dependent variable. In the second study, the dependent variable is the mannerisms with which the customer responds to the seller. In the third study, the dependent variables are the response of the people in the “in-group”, and the response of the people in the “out-group”. You can have more than one dependent variable, but you can only have one independent variable; in the

First and foremost, the hypnotizability could be a good predictive index for the responding effect of the hypnotic suggestion. Hence, there were some questionnaires be built to measure the hypnotizability in each participant (seeing in Table 1). The HGSHS:A (Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A; Shor & Orne, 1963) was revised from the SHSS:A for group testing, and was a widely used scale. However, the SHSS:A and the SHSS:B (Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form A and Form B; Weitzenhoffer & Hilgard, 1959) mainly contained motor items which was not sensitive to find the differences between the most participants. The SHSS:C (Weitzenhoffer & Hilgard, 1962) contained more cognitive suggestions, including hallucination and

Sheehan, Donovan and MacLeod (1988) sought to find out if hypnosis affected Stroop test performance. Participants were sorted into two groups, those highly susceptible to hypnosis, and those not really susceptible to hypnosis. The subjects were tested three times, waking, under hypnosis with no strategy manipulation and hypnosis with strategy manipulation. This study found that reaction times and accuracy were not significantly different between those highly susceptible to hypnosis and those not susceptible, however, both groups of participants had significantly slower reaction times when hypnotized. This study shows that hypnosis slows down reaction time, and does not increase accuracy.