Eniko Kasos, Krisztian Kasos, Emese Józsa, Katalin Varga, Éva Bányai, András Költő, Attila Szabó
{"title":"Altered States of Consciousness during Exercise, Active-Alert Hypnosis, and Everyday Waking State.","authors":"Eniko Kasos, Krisztian Kasos, Emese Józsa, Katalin Varga, Éva Bányai, András Költő, Attila Szabó","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2022.2093644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2022.2093644","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This retrospective study was a nonrandomized comparison of exercisers' (runners and participants of a spinning class) states of consciousness with subjects of active-alert hypnosis (AAH) and students in a class (control). Three hundred and seventy-five participants completed the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI). Runners, spinners, and participants of AAH scored higher on the <i>altered experience</i> and <i>altered state of awareness</i> dimensions of the PCI than the control group. Runners scored higher than participants of AAH and the control condition on the <i>rationality</i> dimension, and spinners scored higher than participants in the AAH condition. The AAH group scored lowest on the <i>self-awareness</i> dimension. On the <i>volitional control</i> dimension, the spinning and control groups scored significantly higher than the runner and AAH groups. The results suggest that exercise may lead to states of consciousness similar to AAH and thus increase responsiveness to a coach's training suggestions.</p>","PeriodicalId":185230,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"300-313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40481170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zoltan Kekecs, Donald Moss, Gary Elkins, Giuseppe De Benedittis, Olafur S Palsson, Philip D Shenefelt, Devin B Terhune, Katalin Varga, Peter J Whorwell
{"title":"Guidelines for the Assessment of Efficacy of Clinical Hypnosis Applications.","authors":"Zoltan Kekecs, Donald Moss, Gary Elkins, Giuseppe De Benedittis, Olafur S Palsson, Philip D Shenefelt, Devin B Terhune, Katalin Varga, Peter J Whorwell","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2022.2049446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2022.2049446","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research on the efficacy of hypnosis applications continues to grow, but there remain major gaps between the science and clinical practice. One challenge has been a lack of consensus on which applications of hypnosis are efficacious based on research evidence. In 2018, 6 major hypnosis organizations collaborated to form the Task Force for Establishing Efficacy Standards for Clinical Hypnosis. This paper describes a Guideline for the Assessment of Efficacy of Clinical Hypnosis Applications developed by the Task Force, which makes 10 specific recommendations. The guideline is intended to be a tool for those who want to assess the quality of existing evidence on the efficacy of clinical hypnosis for any particular indication. The paper also discusses methodological issues in the interpretation and implementation of these guidelines. Future papers will report on the other products of the Hypnosis Efficacy Task Force, such as best practice recommendations for outcomes research in hypnosis and an international survey of researchers and clinicians on current practice and attitudes about hypnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":185230,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"104-122"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40313720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"God Locus of Health Control, Paranormal Beliefs, and Hypnotizability.","authors":"Joseph P Green, Spencer R Hina","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2022.2049445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2022.2049445","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Belief in the paranormal (e.g., spirits, extrasensory perception, fortune telling, extraterrestrials) is common. Extraordinary and magical beliefs have been linked with hypnotizability. A total of 167 undergraduates completed measures of paranormal and magical beliefs, locus of control, absorption, fantasy proneness, expectancy about being hypnotized, and the God Locus of Health Control scale (GLHC) and were hypnotized with the HGSHS:A. High and medium hypnotizable participants more strongly agreed with statements reflecting paranormal and magical beliefs and the assertion that God directly controls their health, relative to those less responsive to hypnosis. Using stepwise regression, we found that expectations about hypnosis along with scores on the GLHC scale accounted for 26% and 30% of the variance in behavioral and subjective scores on the HGSHS:A, respectively. The authors discuss paranormal beliefs and the link between the GLHC and hypnotizability.</p>","PeriodicalId":185230,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"174-195"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40313724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gary R Elkins, Joshua R Rhodes, Mattie L Biggs, Kimberly Zimmerman, Whitney Williams, Noël Arring, Debra Barton
{"title":"Feasibility of Attention Restoration Theory-Driven Hypnotherapy for Fatigue in Cancer Survivors.","authors":"Gary R Elkins, Joshua R Rhodes, Mattie L Biggs, Kimberly Zimmerman, Whitney Williams, Noël Arring, Debra Barton","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2021.1877088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2021.1877088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to assess the feasibility of Attention Restoration Theory (ART)-driven hypnotherapy to address cancer-related fatigue (CRF). Six participants with CRF completed the study. Participants completed measures of fatigue and pain pre- and posttreatment of 5 sessions of ART-driven hypnotherapy, each of which followed a treatment manual. Results indicate that participants experienced reductions in fatigue, fatigue bothersomeness, and pain following the intervention. Additionally, participants reported high levels of treatment satisfaction. This innovative intervention of ART-driven hypnotherapy appears to be feasible and warrants further study in a controlled trial with a larger sample.</p>","PeriodicalId":185230,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"203-214"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00207144.2021.1877088","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25424412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David R Patterson, Hunter G Hoffman, Gloria Chambers, Devon Bennetts, Harley H Hunner, Shelley A Wiechman, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Mark P Jensen
{"title":"Hypnotic Enhancement of Virtual Reality Distraction Analgesia during Thermal Pain: <i>A Randomized Trial</i>.","authors":"David R Patterson, Hunter G Hoffman, Gloria Chambers, Devon Bennetts, Harley H Hunner, Shelley A Wiechman, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Mark P Jensen","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2021.1882259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2021.1882259","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Excessive pain during medical procedures is a pervasive health challenge. This study tested the (additive) analgesic efficacy of combining hypnotic analgesia and virtual reality (VR) pain distraction. A single blind, randomized, and controlled trial was used to study 205 undergraduate volunteers aged 18 to 20. The individual and combined effects of hypnotic analgesia (H) and VR distraction on experimentally induced acute thermal pain were examined using a 2 X 2, between-groups parallel design (4 groups total). Participants in groups that received hypnosis remained hypnotized during the test phase pain stimulus. The main outcome measure was \"worst pain\" ratings. Hypnosis reduced acute pain even for people who scored low on hypnotizability. As predicted, H+ VR was significantly more effective than VR distraction alone. However, H+ VR was not significantly more effective than hypnotic analgesia alone. Being hypnotized during thermal pain enhanced VR distraction analgesia.</p>","PeriodicalId":185230,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"225-245"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00207144.2021.1882259","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25484338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clutch-Based Hypnotic Intervention to Improve Golf Performance: A Case Study.","authors":"John Pates","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2021.1839901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2021.1839901","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This case study examined the effects of a clutch-based hypnotic intervention on the performance and experience of a senior PGA tour golfer. The intervention encompassed hypnosis, regression imagery, a trigger control technique, and a preshot routine. Golf performance data were analyzed using a single-subject design. The results indicated that the player's mean stroke average decreased from baseline to postintervention. The qualitative data suggests that the hypnotic intervention may help golfers regulate emotions, thoughts, feelings, and perceptions associated with a clutch state experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":185230,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"246-252"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00207144.2021.1839901","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38670143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicolino Ramondo, Gilles E Gignac, Carmela F Pestell, Susan M Byrne
{"title":"Clinical Hypnosis as an Adjunct to Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Updated Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Nicolino Ramondo, Gilles E Gignac, Carmela F Pestell, Susan M Byrne","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2021.1877549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2021.1877549","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 1995, Kirsch and colleagues published an influential meta-analysis (k = 20, <i>N</i> = 577) which found that CBT enhanced with hypnosis (CBTH) was superior to CBT alone by at least <i>d</i> = .53. However, a lack of full replication and the emergence of new empirical studies prompted this updated analysis. A total of 48 post- (<i>N</i> = 1,928) and 25 follow-up treatments (<i>N</i> = 1,165) were meta-analyzed. CBTH achieved small to medium but statistically significant advantages over CBT at posttreatment (<i>d<sub>IGPP</sub>/d</i> = .25 to .41), and specifically in the management of depressed mood and pain. At follow-up, there was a medium sized advantage for CBTH (<i>d<sub>IGPP</sub>/d</i> = .54 to .59), and specifically for the treatment of obesity. These results further support the adjunctive use of hypnosis as an enhancer of CBT's efficaciousness and endurance as a treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":185230,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"169-202"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00207144.2021.1877549","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25423887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessandro Mioli, Francesca Diolaiuti, Andrea Zangrandi, Paolo Orsini, Laura Sebastiani, Enrica L Santarcangelo
{"title":"Multisensory Integration Is Modulated by Hypnotizability.","authors":"Alessandro Mioli, Francesca Diolaiuti, Andrea Zangrandi, Paolo Orsini, Laura Sebastiani, Enrica L Santarcangelo","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2021.1877089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2021.1877089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated multisensory integration in 29 medium-to-high (mid-highs) and 24 low-to-medium (mid-lows) hypnotizable individuals, classified according to the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form A. Participants completed a simultaneity judgment (SJ) task, where an auditory and a visual stimulus were presented in close proximity to their body in a range of 11 stimulus onset asynchronies. Results show that mid-highs were prone to judge audiovisual stimuli as simultaneous over a wider range of time intervals between sensory stimuli, as expressed by a broader temporal binding window, when the visual stimulus precedes the auditory one. No significant difference was observed for response times. Findings indicate a role of hypnotizability in multisensory integration likely due to the highs' cerebellar peculiarities and/or sensory modality preference.</p>","PeriodicalId":185230,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"215-224"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00207144.2021.1877089","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25347088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charlotte Grégoire, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Vanessa Charland-Verville, Guy Jerusalem, Sylvie Willems, Isabelle Bragard
{"title":"Exploratory Controlled Study of the Impact of a Hypnosis-Based Intervention on the Couple's Communication and Coping in the Context of Cancer.","authors":"Charlotte Grégoire, Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, Vanessa Charland-Verville, Guy Jerusalem, Sylvie Willems, Isabelle Bragard","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2021.1878897","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2021.1878897","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emotional distress, communication, and dyadic coping difficulties are common among cancer patients and their partners. Hypnosis-based interventions can improve emotional distress in patients. We designed a group intervention combining self-hypnosis and self-care techniques. We hypothesized an effect of the intervention on emotional distress, conjugal communication, and dyadic coping, considered in patients and their partners. Our exploratory controlled study included 55 women with cancer and 55 partners. Participants completed questionnaires before and after the intervention, which was delivered to patients only. No significant effect of the intervention was revealed for patients or partners. Positive correlations between patients' and partners' communication and dyadic coping were revealed. However, to address couples' or partners' difficulties, interventions specifically designed for couples or partners must be tested.</p>","PeriodicalId":185230,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"261-276"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00207144.2021.1878897","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25356358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad Soukhtanlou, Ali Purabbas, Ali Sharifi, Masoud Gholamali Lavasani, Enayatollah Shahidi, Hamid Reza Rajabifar
{"title":"Persian Norms for The Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form C (SHSS:C).","authors":"Mohammad Soukhtanlou, Ali Purabbas, Ali Sharifi, Masoud Gholamali Lavasani, Enayatollah Shahidi, Hamid Reza Rajabifar","doi":"10.1080/00207144.2021.1876503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2021.1876503","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form C (SHSS:C), is the most commonly used measure of hypnotizability. In Persian (Farsi), there was a lack of a valid test for hypnotizability. The norms for different language versions of the SHSS:C are important for evaluating the cross-language validity of the measure and determining the ability to compare research findings using the SHSS:C samples of different languages. In this study, a Persian translation of SHSS:C was administered to 321 Farsi-speaking individuals from the cities Tehran and Mashhad. Then, different parameters of the measure, including the distribution, normality, internal consistency, difficulty, and comparison with other SHSS:C norms, have been evaluated and presented. The results indicated that the Persian SHSS:C has good reliability, which is in line with the other language versions of the scale, and the scores from the Persian SHSS:C are comparable to those of the other language versions.</p>","PeriodicalId":185230,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis","volume":" ","pages":"253-260"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00207144.2021.1876503","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"25372213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}