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Algorithmic Hypnosis
This thesis is about futures which are inscribed in the present. It is about the past determining the future and the future determining the present. It is also about artificial intelligence, algorithmic learning and the politics of mediums as they curate our sense of time. Today’s landscape is …
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Resolving conflict in hypnosis
… conflict between reality and suggestion during hypnosis. The eight experiments conducted for this thesis investigated the social, motivational, and cognitive factors that mediate participants? response to conflict during a negative visual hallucination. Chapter 1 reviews the relevant literature …
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Hypnosis and Verbal Learning
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Hypnosis, hypnotizability, memory and involvement in films
… (Snodgrass and Lynn, 1989) tasks during hypnosis. We predicted a similar effect for film viewing of greater absorption and involvement in an emotional (<em>The Champ</em>) versus a non-emotional (<em> Scenes of Toronto</em>) film clip. We also examined the effects of hypnosis and film …
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Hypnosis as an Analgesia in Labor and Delivery
… the act of hypnotizing a patient. Undoubtedly, hypnosis was used by the priest in charge of the Egyptian "Sleep Temples" when they gave curative suggestions to sufferers who sought their aid. | In Asia and India, Holy men and Fakirs have used it for centuries to induce trance-like states and …
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The Effects of Sensory Restriction of Susceptibility to Hypnosis
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Effect of Hypnosis and Suggestions of Reduced Defensiveness on Creativitytest Performance
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The analgesic effectiveness of hypnosis in the treatment of migraine and aura
… this research was to test the effectiveness of hypnosis as a natural treatment for migraine and aura. The assumption that hypnosis is primarily psychological in nature whereas migraine and aura are psycho-neurological phenomena, determined the adoption of a psycho-neurological model for this …
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Uses of Hypnosis in Pediatric Anesthesia and Pediatric Headaches: A Literature Review
… approaches. Hypnotherapy, or the use of hypnosis to achieve a therapeutic outcome, has a long history of providing some degree of somatic analgesia and anxiolysis. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to critically review the literature dealing with hypnosis as a therapeutic tool in …
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Investigation of the relationships between hypnotizability, psychological mindedness, attitudes toward hypnosis and expectancy.
… moderates the experience and effectiveness of hypnosis. However, the psychological components of hypnotizability are not yet fully known. Consequently the current study sought to increase what is known about psychological characteristics that may relate to hypnotizability. This study examined …
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Investigation of the relationships between hypnotizability, psychological mindedness, attitudes toward hypnosis and expectancy.
… moderates the experience and effectiveness of hypnosis. However, the psychological components of hypnotizability are not yet fully known. Consequently the current study sought to increase what is known about psychological characteristics that may relate to hypnotizability. This study examined …
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Fear of hypnosis: the role of labeling in patients' acceptance of behavioral interventions
… dentists, and health-care professionals employ hypnosis and relaxation techniques to control pain and reduce anxiety, clinicians have reported that many lay people are reluctant to engage in such procedures (Redd, Rosenberger, & Hendler, 1982). This reluctance may be, in part, due to negative …
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The Effects of Hypnosis on Acute Pain Among Adolescents Undergoing Surgical Pectus Excavatum Repair
… effects of children and adolescents learning hypnosis prior to undergoing painful procedures, research that assesses the effectiveness of hypnosis for this population is lacking. Addressing these challenges will provide health professionals with evidence based data and a process to address …
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Stage Hypnosis in the Shadow of Svengali: Historical Influences, Public Perceptions, and Contemporary Practices
<p>This dissertation examines stage hypnosis as a contemporary popular entertainment form and investigates the relationship between public perceptions of stage hypnosis and the ways in which it is experienced and practiced. Heretofore, little scholarly attention has been paid to stage hypnosis as a …
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A Comparison of Hypnosis and Behavioral Treatments for Obesity with One Year Follow-Up
… discussion in the behavioral group and using hypnosis in the hypnotherapy group.</p> <p>The results of this study revealed that at the end of the 8 week treatment phase, there was not a significant difference in weight loss between the group utilizing behavior therapy and hypnotherapy and the …
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The nature of hypnosis: an investigation of some assertions of the late Milton H. Erickson
Summary available: p. vi.
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Mindful self-hypnosis combined with resistance training for reducing perceived stress in female college students.
Previous research using Mindful Self Hypnosis (MSH) has been shown to be effective at reducing perceived stress in college students, however, the interventions did not include physical exercise which is also associated with improved health and quality of life. In fact, Resistance Training (RT) as …
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