International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
April 1993
S J Lynn, V Neufeld, C Maré
The article reviews the literature on the effects of direct versus indirect hypnotic suggestions. A conceptual and methodological analysis of direct versus indirect suggestions is also provided. Three conclusions follow from the review: (a) Contrary to views of Ericksonian hypnotists, suggestion style has little effect on objective responding to hypnotic test items; (b) studies of clinical- and...
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
October 1990
E Hoencamp
In The Netherlands, individuals charged with rape may be prosecuted only in instances in which the suspect could have known that the victim was unconscious or in a state of powerlessness. Hypnosis might be looked upon as a method by which an unscrupulous person could sustain such a state of powerlessness in a victim. As an expert witness, the present author participated in a court case against...
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
April 1990
J R Weekes, S J Lynn
In a replication and extension of Field, Evans, and Orne's (1965) research, no support was found for the hypothesis that suggestion order is related to hypnotic responding. Confirming earlier findings, Ss were no more responsive to suggestions ordered from easy-to-difficult than they were to suggestions ordered from difficult-to-easy. Measures of subjective involvement in suggestions,...
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
October 1989
D A Soskis, E C Orne, M T Orne et al.
In a 6-month follow-up study, telephone interviews were conducted with 31 male executives who were taught either a self-hypnosis or meditation exercise as part of a stress-management program. Use of and problems with the 2 exercises were similar, with the percentage of Ss using the techniques falling over 6 months from 90% to 42%. The exercises were used primarily for physical relaxation,...
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
October 1, 1977
Erika Fromm
39 citations
Abstract In this paper a new ego-psychological thmry is proposed for the understanding of altered stah of consciousness. The diehob mies of primary and secondary process, ego activity and ego receptivity, and automatization and de-automatization of ego functions in daydreaming, in the inspirational phase of creativity, in hypnosis, in psychedelic stabs, and in meditation are discussed; so are...
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
October 1, 1977
Abstract The author explains why it is important at this juncture in time to acquaint researchers and clinicians in the field of hypnosis with the current serious research in altered states of consciousness, and vice versa. In a 1975 SCEH symposium, the author brought together both well-established and young researchers coming from orientations as widely differing as neurophysiology, cognitive...
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
1972
David Whitman van Nuys
4 citations
Abstract 47 undergraduate male volunteers were asked 2 questions relating to their use of marijuana and/or psychedelic drugs (e.g., LSD, mescaline, psilocybin) and were administered the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHS:A). The HGSHS:A scores of Ss who had, at some time, taken any of these drugs averaged 2 points higher than scores of Ss who had not. Further research...
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
April 1, 1967
The state of consciousness during recall of dreams is an important variable that has not been sufficiently studied, as it might throw light on the recovery process itself. Data from 3 related experiments are presented in which the recall of natural dreams of the previous night is compared for hypnosis and the waking state. The findings support the hypothesis that dreams are more readily...
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
July 1, 1961
Seymour Lionel Halpern
15 citations
(1961). On the similarity between hypnotic and mescaline hallucinations. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis: Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 139-149.