Hypnotic enhancement of a cognitive behavioral treatment for public speaking anxiety

Schoenberger, Nancy E.; Kirsch, Irving; Gearan, Paul; Montgomery, Guy H.; Pastyrnak, Steven L.

doi:10.1016/s0005-7894(97)80038-x

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“…There is also evidence for superior outcomes for hypnosis than control treatment in outcomes related to surgical patients (20 studies) (Montgomery, David, Winkel, Silverstein, & Bovbjerg, 2002) and surgical or medical patients (34 RCTs) (Tefikow et al, 2013), reduced nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy (6 RCTs) (Richardson et al, 2007), and reduced needle-related pain and distress in children and adolescents (7 trials) (Birnie et al, 2014). By contrast, further research is needed to more adequately evaluate the use of hypnosis in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (Lynn & Cardeña, 2007), anxiety (Schoenberger, Kirsch, Gearan, Montgomery, & Pastyrnak, 1997), smoking cessation (Green & Lynn, 2000), and obesity (Sapp, 2017).…”

Section: Evidence Base For the Therapeutic Efficacy Of Hypnosismentioning

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Hypnosis and top-down regulation of consciousness

Terhune

Cleeremans

Raz

et al. 2017

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Hypnosis is a unique form of top-down regulation in which verbal suggestions are capable of eliciting pronounced changes in a multitude of psychological phenomena. Hypnotic suggestion has been widely used both as a technique for studying basic science questions regarding human consciousness but also as a method for targeting a range of symptoms within a therapeutic context. Here we provide a synthesis of current knowledge regarding the characteristics and neurocognitive mechanisms of hypnosis. We review evidence from cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychopathology, and clinical psychology regarding the utility of hypnosis as an experimental method for modulating consciousness, as a model for studying healthy and pathological cognition, and as a therapeutic vehicle. We also highlight the relationships between hypnosis and other psychological phenomena, including the broader domain of suggestion and suggestibility and conclude by identifying the most salient challenges confronting the nascent cognitive neuroscience of hypnosis and outlining future directions for research on hypnosis and suggestion.

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Section: Evidence Base For the Therapeutic Efficacy Of Hypnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Hypnosis and top-down regulation of consciousness

Terhune

Cleeremans

Raz

et al. 2017

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

142

165

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“…The fi rst one is that it has been found that holding positive attitudes toward hypnosis is associated to positive outcomes of the therapy (Barber, Spanos and Chaves, 1974;Schoenberger, Kirsch, Gearan, Montgomery and Pastyrnak, 1997;Chaves, 1999). Secondly, attitudes are very important in the establishment of rapport and in increasing sensations of relaxation and well-being (Sheehan, 2001).…”

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Attitudes and beliefs about hypnosis: A multicultural study

Capafons

Mendoza

Espejo

et al. 2008

Contemporary Hypnosis

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The aim of this study is to examine the effects of having personal experience and information about hypnosis over the beliefs and attitudes toward hypnosis, using a sample of students from Spain, United States, Portugal and Romania. The factor structure of the Revised Valencia Scale of Attitudes and Beliefs toward Hypnosis-Client Version, as well as its psychometric properties are also analyzed. An exploratory factor analysis of the scale was conducted and an 8-factor model solution similar to the one found in other versions of this scale was obtained: Help, Personal Control, Magical Solution, Interest, Collaboration, Fear, Memory/Trance and Marginal. Results also indicated that participants who had previously experienced hypnosis and/or based their knowledge of hypnosis on scientifi c sources scored, in general, higher in factors indicating positive attitudes and correct beliefs about hypnosis.

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“…The creation of positive attitudes and the eradication of myths about hypnosis are essential steps in establishing the preconditions for effective intervention with hypnosis (Spanos, Brett, Menary and Cross, 1987;Capafons, 1998a). In fact, positive attitudes towards hypnosis at the start of the treatment are a better predictor of therapeutic change than hypnotic suggestibility level (Schoenberger, Kirsch, Gearan, Montgomery and Pastyrnak, 1997). Providing comprehensive and accurate information about hypnosis is a useful strategy for generating realistic beliefs and positive attitudes towards this technique (Schoenberger, et al, 1997;Hawkins and Bartsch, 2000).…”

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Effects of different types of preparatory information on attitudes toward hypnosis

Capafons

Cabañas

Alarcón

et al. 2005

Contemporary Hypnosis

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This paper examines how attitudes of initially reluctant subjects towards hypnosis are influenced by three different approaches to introducing the topic. Participants (N = 90) were assigned to one of three experimental conditions: minimal information, cognitivebehavioural information and trance information. All three groups showed positive changes in attitudes toward hypnosis. Contrary to our expectations, positive attitudinal changes were not diminished for subjects exposed to trance information. Groups given trance and cognitive-behavioural explanations demonstrated significantly greater collaboration compared to the control group. No differences in hypnotic suggestibility were obtained.

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Hypnotic enhancement of a cognitive behavioral treatment for public speaking anxiety

Cited by 82 publications

References 24 publications

Hypnosis and top-down regulation of consciousness

Hypnosis and top-down regulation of consciousness

Attitudes and beliefs about hypnosis: A multicultural study

Effects of different types of preparatory information on attitudes toward hypnosis

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