Chapter 72 From The Healing Power of Hypnosis by Jean Callahan 1997 Victor Rausch entered a hypnotic trance by focusing on Chopins Lush Nocturne in Eflat as it was played in the movie The Eddy ID: 310924
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Hypnosis, Biofeedback & Meditation
Chapter 7-2Slide2
From “The Healing Power of Hypnosis” by Jean Callahan, 1997
Victor Rausch entered a hypnotic trance by focusing on Chopin’s Lush Nocturne in E-flat, as it was played in the movie The Eddy
Duchin
Story. Rausch visualized scenes from the movie and wrapped his mind in appealing thoughts. Rausch’s blood pressure and pulse rate remained steady for 75 minutes. During this 75 minutes Rausch was undergoing a gallbladder operation! He had refused the anesthetic, and during the surgery, he swears he felt no pain – just a little tugging. He even talked and joked with the surgical team during the procedure. After the surgery, he stood up and walked down the hall, riding the elevator to his hospital room.Slide3
hypnosis
A state of consciousness resulting from a narrowed focus of attention and characterized by heightened suggestibility
Altered consciousness, people become very suggestible to changes in behavior and thoughtSlide4
History of Hypnosis
Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815)
First person to practice hypnosis
Pg
192Slide5
hypnosis
People are not “put to sleep”
Trance where people highly receptive and responsive to certain internal and external stimuli
Able to focus attention on one tiny aspect of reality and ignore all other inputs
Get into a trance by persuading a participant to relax and lose interest in external distractionsSlide6
hypnosis
Cooperation
Participant is not under the hypnotist’s power
Participant cannot be forced to do things against his or her will
Anyone can resist hypnosisSlide7
Theories of Hypnosis
Theodore Barber (1965)
– hypnosis is the result of suggestibility; non-hypnotized people can do anything tooSlide8
Theories of Hypnosis
Ernest
Hilgard
(1986)
– something special about hypnotized state; consciousness includes many different aspects that may become separated/dissociated during hypnosis (
neodissociation
theory), “hidden observer” part of the personality that watches and reports what happens to the hypnotized personSlide9
Theories of Hypnosis
Hypnotized people behave as they do because they have accepted the role of a hypnotized subjectSlide10
Uses of Hypnosis
Posthypnotic suggestion
– suggesting that a person forgets something once they awaken
Used to change behavior
Hypnotic analgesia
– reduce anxiety, encourage relaxation
Used to reduce pain
Help to reveal problems, gain insightSlide11
Biofeedback
The process of learning to control bodily states with the help of specialized machines
Feedback makes learning possible
Machines provide feedback on what the body is doingSlide12
Uses of Biofeedback
Teach people to control physiological responses
Brain waves
Heart rate
Blood pressure
Skin temperature
Sweat-gland activitySlide13
Meditation
The focusing of attention to clear one’s mind and produce relaxation
Focusing attention on an image or thought with the goal of clearing the mind and producing relaxation
“inner peace”
Practiced all over the world for thousands of yearsSlide14
Approaches to Meditation
Transcendental meditation
– mental repetition, 15-20 minutes daily
Mindfulness meditation
– Buddhist tradition; focuses on the present moment
Breath meditation
– concentration on breathingSlide15
Uses of Meditation
Lower blood pressure
Lower heart rates
Lower respiration rates