Accessing archaic involvement: Toward unraveling the mystery of erickson's hypnosis

Hypnosis, Attachment, and Oxytocin:An Integrative Perspective1

“…That sense of connectedness and intimacy seems similar to the one resulting from the relational attunement experienced with the primary caregiver during infancy and may contribute to the mental incorporation of the caregiver's symbolic representation (Baker, 1982;Banyai, 1998;Diamond, 1987). That process is called symbiotic or fusional alliance and has been proposed to explain several effects observed during the hypnotic experience, such as coregulation of emotions, external regulation of internal process, and coconstruction of meaning (Balken, 2004;Banyai, 1998;Diamond, 1987Diamond, , 1988Fogel, 1993;Lutz & Fix, 2007).…”

“…They also had complementary views on people's need for safety and acceptance, encouraging exploration and human development (Bioy & Keller, 2009;Johnson, 2009). Furthermore, concepts of empathy and a holding environment may have much in common with the concepts of the secure base developed by Bowlby, as well as the utilization approach advocated by Erickson (Bowlby, 1988;Diamond, 1987Diamond, , 1988Florsheim & McArthur, 2009;Kohut, 1959;Winnicott, 1971).…”

Interpersonal aspects of hypnosis: Twisted pears and other forbidden fruit.

“…At the other end of the spectrum is Diamond’s (1988) contention that the essential ingredient in Milton Erickson’s hypnotherapeutic work was his extraordinary skill in eliciting archaic involvement in his patients. In support of this idea, Diamond provided a detailed analysis, based on a complete case transcript and videotapes of Erickson’s work, of specific ways in which Erickson may have actively evoked archaic involvement.…”

Influence of rapport on hypnotically induced pseudomemory.

“…Rapport appears in the hypnosis literature under a range of alternative labels. These include archaic involvement (Shor, 1962(Shor, ,1979, social relationship factors (Barber, 1969;Sarbin & Coe, 1972), transference (Gill & Brenman, 1959,1961, and/wsional or symbiotic alliance (Diamond, 1987(Diamond, , 1988. Viewed within the hypnotic setting, the concept normally expresses the positive interaction of hypnotist and subject, resulting in strong feelings of relaxation and comfort in the subject who is hypnotized.…”