Hypnosis and Age Progression: A Case Report

Hypnotic age regression.

“…There are three sources of evidence here. In the field of mental testing, investigators have used the Binet test (Keir, 1945;Platonow, 1933;Spiegel, Shor, & Fishman, 1945), the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale (Kline, 1951), the Otis Performance tests (Kline, 1950), the Word Association Test (Dittborn, 1951;Keir, 1945), and various kinds of motor tasks, such as drawing a man, handwriting, etc. (Orne, 1951;Platonow, 1933).…”

Hypnotic Retrogression: A Neuropsychological Theory of Age Regression and Progression

“…Since that time, further experimental and clinical investigation have produced again, both positive and negative evidence. Studies by Leeds (14), Spiegel et al (21) , Mercer and Gibson (15) , True (25) , True and Stephenson (26) , Kline (6,7,9,11) and Guze (12) report results which tend to confirm the opinion that hypnotic age regression actually involves some reproduction of earlier developmental behavior. Sarbin (26), and O m (16) present data and theoretical explanations which deny the ontogenetic reality of age regression and place such behavior on a simulation or role-playing basis.…”

“…Young in 1940 reviewed the pro gen-lem and came to the conclusion that hypnotic age regression was an artifact and not a fact (28). Since that time there have been published reports of regression investigations which both confirm and deny this position (1,4,6,7,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,20,24,25,26). Wolberg (27) in attempting to state contemporary authoritative attitude toward age regression states that generally it is considered to be valid.…”

“…Depth as used conceptually with respect to hypnotic levels is somewhat ambiguous and cannot be measured with significant validity or reliability at this time. 7. Complex and subtle variations in the meaning of the hypnotic relationship may significantly change hypnotic productivity and its characteristic phenomena despite clinical similarity in subject appearance and gross hyp notic behavior.…”

Age Simulation in Perceptual and Cognitive Functioning: Age Progression to 80 Years in a College Sample

“…A case report by Kline (1951) was concerned with the effect of hypnoric age progression upon the intellectual functioning of one individual. The subject, 'The assistance of F. Roger Kosick in the data collection is gratefully acknowledged.…”