Measurement of Phenomenological Experience: Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory

Pekala, Ronald J.; Steinberg, Jack; Kumar, V. K.

doi:10.2466/pms.1986.63.2.983

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“…The PCI has been found to reliably assess phenomenological experience in general, and hypnotic experience in particular (Pekala,Steinberg, & Kumar, 1986;Pekala & Kumar, 1987;Pekala, 1991b). It has been shown to be of appropriate predictive (Pekala & Kumar, 1984, 1987Forbes & Pekala, 1993;Hand, Pekala, & Kumar, 1995), and discriminant (Pekala & Kumar, 1986, 1989Pekala, Forbes, & Contrisciani, 1989) validity (Pekala, 1991b).2…”

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Types of Hypnotically (Un)Susceptible Individuals as a Function of Phenomenological Experience: Towards a Typology of Hypnotic Types

Pekala

Forbes

1997

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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Subjects were 194 nursing students who experienced the HGSHS A (Shor & Orne, 1962) in which was embedded a 2-minute sitting quietly interval subsequent to the eye catalepsy item, but prior to the "counting out" sequence. After the HGSHS:A, subjects completed the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI) (Pekala, 1982, 1991c) in reference to the sitting quietly interval embedded in the hypnotic induction ceremony. Subjects were divided into low and high susceptible groups. K-means cluster analysis of the subjects' responses to the PCI revealed nine different cluster groups. These groups had different patterns of phenomenological experiences that cut across individual subjects' actual HGSHS:A scores. Implications of the above for (a) working with clients who may not score that high on standard behavioral measures of hypnotizability (such as the HGSHS:A), or (b) understanding how hypnosis "works," are discussed.

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“…It has been shown to be of appropriate predictive (Pekala & Kumar, 1984, 1987Forbes & Pekala, 1993;Hand, Pekala, & Kumar, 1995), and discriminant (Pekala & Kumar, 1986, 1989Pekala, Forbes, & Contrisciani, 1989) validity (Pekala, 1991b).2…”

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Types of Hypnotically (Un)Susceptible Individuals as a Function of Phenomenological Experience: Towards a Typology of Hypnotic Types

Pekala

Forbes

1997

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

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“…A PCI-ASA-dimension score is calculated by averaging the three item-scores. The PCI has been found to have good criterion validity and internal consistency (Cronbach alphas have ranged from .70 to .90; Pekala et al 1986). The PCI includes instructions for calculating a reliability-index score for responses on the PCI-ASA dimension.…”

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Cue-Reactive Altered State of Consciousness Mediates the Relationship Between Problem-Gambling Severity and Cue-Reactive Urge in Poker-Machine Gamblers

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Rock²,

Clark³

2015

J Gambl Stud

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In order to enhance our understanding of the nature of poker-machine problem-gambling, a community sample of 37 poker-machine gamblers (M age = 32 years, M PGSI = 5; PGSI = Problem Gambling Severity Index) were assessed for urge to gamble (responses on a visual analogue scale) and altered state of consciousness (assessed by the Altered State of Awareness dimension of the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory) at baseline, after a neutral cue, and after a gambling cue. It was found that (a) problem-gambling severity (PGSI score) predicted increase in urge (from neutral cue to gambling cue, controlling for baseline; sr (2) = .19, p = .006) and increase in altered state of consciousness (from neutral cue to gambling cue, controlling for baseline; sr (2) = .57, p < .001), and (b) increase in altered state of consciousness (from neutral cue to gambling cue) mediated the relationship between problem-gambling severity and increase in urge (from neutral cue to gambling cue; κ(2) = .40, 99 % CI [.08, .71]). These findings suggest that cue-reactive altered state of consciousness is an important component of cue-reactive urge in poker-machine problem-gamblers.

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“…Crombach's alpha in the subjects' sample (αs) = .937.; Crombach's alpha in the hypnotists' sample (αh) =.923. PCI The subjective alteration of consciousness of the participants is assessed with the Hungarian version (Szabo, 1993;Szabó, 1989) of Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (Pekala, 1986(Pekala, , 1991. Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory is a 53 item questionnaire which quantifies phenomenal experience of the subjects through 12 major and 14 minor dimensions using a Likert type scale (0-6) on which subjects have to indicate their agreement with two dipolar statements.…”

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Oxytocin and Cortisol in the Hypnotic Interaction¹

Varga

Kekecs

2013

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

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The change in the level of oxytocin and cortisol was tested in the participants of hypnotic interaction in standardised laboratory sessions with healthy volunteers.Pre to posthypnosis changes of oxitocin and cortisol were related to the hypnotic susceptibility of Ss, and to relational experiences reposted by subjects and hypnotists on several paper and pencil tests (AIM, DIH, s-EMBU).Results show that the changes in oxytocin are not related to the hypnotic susceptibility, but to the relational experiences. After the hypnotic interaction, the level of oxytocin increases in the subject if the perceived harmony with the hypnotist is high (DIH), while it increases in the hypnotist if the subject has memories of less warm emotional relationship with his/her parents (s-EMBU).The results are interpreted within the social psychobiological model of hypnosis.

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Measurement of Phenomenological Experience: Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory

Abstract: The results of two studies suggest that the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory has adequate reliability and validity in assessing alterations i n phenomenological experience associated with stimulus conditions, such as eyes open and closed, sitting quietly, and an hypnotic induction.

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Types of Hypnotically (Un)Susceptible Individuals as a Function of Phenomenological Experience: Towards a Typology of Hypnotic Types

Types of Hypnotically (Un)Susceptible Individuals as a Function of Phenomenological Experience: Towards a Typology of Hypnotic Types

Cue-Reactive Altered State of Consciousness Mediates the Relationship Between Problem-Gambling Severity and Cue-Reactive Urge in Poker-Machine Gamblers

Oxytocin and Cortisol in the Hypnotic Interaction¹

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Measurement of Phenomenological Experience: Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory

Cited by 85 publications

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Types of Hypnotically (Un)Susceptible Individuals as a Function of Phenomenological Experience: Towards a Typology of Hypnotic Types

Types of Hypnotically (Un)Susceptible Individuals as a Function of Phenomenological Experience: Towards a Typology of Hypnotic Types

Cue-Reactive Altered State of Consciousness Mediates the Relationship Between Problem-Gambling Severity and Cue-Reactive Urge in Poker-Machine Gamblers

Oxytocin and Cortisol in the Hypnotic Interaction1

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