A short unobtrusive hypnotic induction for assessing hypnotizability: II. Clinical case reports.
The American journal of clinical hypnosis April 1995 DOI: 10.1080/00029157.1995.10403157 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 3 |
| Population | Three clients in a private-practice setting |
| Intervention | a short debriefing interview |
| Measures | Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI) |
| Key findings | The author proposes that the PCI-HAP, a brief hypnotic-assessment procedure combining a 20-minute induction, a debriefing interview, and the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory, can assess hypnotizability relatively unobtrusively and yield phenomenological data to help tailor hypnotic treatment. Across three clinical cases, the author reports finding the information about clients' hypnotizability levels helpful in treatment. |
Abstract
Three clinical cases illustrating the use of a brief hypnotic-assessment procedure (HAP) utilizing the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI) (Pekala, 1982, 1991c) are presented. The PCI-HAP consists of a 20-minute induction procedure, a short debriefing interview, and completion of the PCI by the client after the session. The procedure allows for the assessment of a client's hypnotizability level in a manner that is relatively unobtrusive and that generates phenomenological data to begin to help tailor a hypnotic intervention to the client. The use of the PCI-HAP for the three cases reviewed suggests that it can provide useful information about a client's hypnotizability level that I find helpful in treating the client in a private-practice setting.