The effects of absorption and reduced critical thought on suggestibility in an hypnotic context

摘要: The suggestibility-enhancing effects of hypnosis are widely accepted, although poorly understood. In the present study, an attempt was made to address effect absorption and reduced critical thought on suggestibility change occurring in hypnotic context. Study participants were presented with a waking assessment followed by induction consisting instructions for progressive relaxation manipulation designed establish context expectation increased suggestibility. They then either further instructions, become absorbed or reduce thought, second assessment. Groups compared objective subjective score change, controlling first test. Results indicate that addition procedures created significantly larger increase than alone. Moreover, alone insufficient produce suggestibility, despite presence positive expectations. These findings cast doubt notion only non-state factors responsible increases observed context, raise possibility important components hypnosis. Copyright © 2001 British Society Experimental Clinical Hypnosis