Hypnotizabilty
The issue of hypnotizability invariably comes up. The classic studies done by Hilgard (1965) at Stanford University, put forward a suggestibility scale where, according to their findings, only a certain number of people could be hypnotized. It must be realized that Hilgard based his findings on works done with volunteer students in an university setting, and with a fixed standardizes induction. Milton Erickson could put anyone in trance, since he entered the client’s world view and worked from there in his characteristic permissive style. Hynotizability is more a measure of the level of skills of the hypnotist rather than that of the client. Depth of trance varies from moment to moment, and also with motivation and need.
When a person enters an altrered state the brain’s language processing logic is altered. Words, in trance, are interpreted literally focusing on the meaning of the words themselves rather that the ideas.This is an important distinction to make.There is a difference in the language patterns you use to induce trance and those you use for therapeutic purposes.
The issue of hypnotizability invariably comes up. The classic studies done by Hilgard (1965) at Stanford University, put forward a suggestibility scale where, according to their findings, only a certain number of people could be hypnotized. It must be realized that Hilgard based his findings on works done with volunteer students in an university setting, and with a fixed standardizes induction. Milton Erickson could put anyone in trance, since he entered the client’s world view and worked from there in his characteristic permissive style. Hynotizability is more a measure of the level of skills of the hypnotist rather than that of the client. Depth of trance varies from moment to moment, and also with motivation and need.
When a person enters an altrered state the brain’s language processing logic is altered. Words, in trance, are interpreted literally focusing on the meaning of the words themselves rather that the ideas.This is an important distinction to make.There is a difference in the language patterns you use to induce trance and those you use for therapeutic purposes.
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