Psychology 2011A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Hypnotic Induction, Hypnotic Susceptibility, Guided Imagery

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2011A/B
• Professor: Imants Baruss

Document Summary

The word had apparently been derived from the greek word for sleep. Takes on beliefs and characteristics of the particular experimenter or lab in which it is being studied. Self-hypnosis: is possible, person listens to a taped induction or actively plays the role of both the hypnotist and subject. Point of induction: do whatever it takes to try to get a person in a state of trance. Following an induction, a hypnotic subject would normally be given suggestions. Hypnotic susceptibility: degree to which a subject is responsive to suggestion. Posthypnotic suggestion: sex change suggestion is also a cognitive suggestion. Positive hallucination: suggesting to a hypnotic subject the presence of something that is not objectively real. Perceptions derived from reality with those that stem from imagination. Negative hallucination: absence of something that is objectively real. Use mesmerism: suggest a negative hallucination of the absence of pain during major surgery.