Concordia University

• PSYC 444

•  Induction phase is where you are most likely to use idea-motor suggestion  What is the major goal of the hypnotic induction o Relax, minimize distraction, involuntariness, establish a relationship  What is a placebo response in the Pharmacological point of view? o Physiological response to an inert physiological agent  Idea of catharsis originated from Greek theatre  Abbe de faria was the first theories to propose that individual abilities were at the roots of magnetism. What main ability was he referring to? o Psychic impressionability  Who coined the terms hypnosis etc o James braid  Primitive healers resemble todays psychotherapists because o Both psychosomatics and special status in their milieu  A post-hypnotic suggestion o Given while someone is hypnotized and hoping it will continue after the apt and it is a difficult item to respond to  Easiest to most difficult on the difficult index o Arm lowering, arm rigidity, glove analgesia, amnesia, auditory hallucination  Around what age does hypnosis reaches its peak? o Around 12 years old  Hypnotisability is best understood as o A normal ability  IN the raz study using the stroop effect, what was the main effect o He found that highs were able to eliminate completely the stroop effect but not low hypnotizable  The end of the 18th century (mesmer’s time) is referred to as the Enlightenment o Because science and scientific thinking took over religious beliefs  One of the 3 basic conditions that insure success in the primitive healing ritual is o The healer must believe in his own power  Statement that best describes hypnosis o A subject’s depth level is a better index of the subjective experience of hypnosis than their hypnotizability score  If someone believed that their soul has been taken away by an animal spirit o Loss of soul  If you have children as clients, what type of suggestion is most appropriate? o Using an indirect metaphor  A possessed individual is aware of being possessed by evil spirits. o Lucid possession  The franklin commission of inquiry into Animal Magnetism concluded in its secret report (NOT public report) o Public report: magnetic field did not exist and that imitation and the physical passes were th