The theory of hypnosis and the concept of persons

摘要: There is, currently, very little in the way of a theory hypnosis. We briefly review literature exploring or challenging its distinction and argue that such salient features as those suggestibility dissociation support viewing hypnosis within wider range phenomena. suggest model functionally unified persons subjects distinguish between dissociative traits ascribable to dissociated persons. show no conceptual empirical difficul ties need arise applying standard data, we advantage over current accounts dissociation. is This due partly apparent absence neurophysiological unique (Orne, 1977) not unreasonable skepticism regarding uniquely distinctive phe nomenological behavioral characterizations (Barber, 1969). was time, it may be said, when great deal reliable evidence needed order establish merely genuine phenomenon (Bernheim, 1964; Janet, 1924); there undoubtedly still certain facts central are enough, for instance, concerning extreme processes (Hilgard, 1977a). But much greater need, now, adequate data already hand than more data. do know quite what make theoretically, but phenomena usually collected hardly thought faked. What require have discovered, repeated demonstrations anomalies awareness control personal behavior. The hypnotic states appear mimic wide manifested non-hypnotic states; fairly viewed continuous with, readily distinguished from, alternative induction (or surrogate) generally yield comparable That findings 97