Fantasizers and dissociaters: data on two distinct subgroups of deep trance subjects.
This study delineated two subgroups of highly hypnotizable subjects. The first (n = 19) entered trance rapidly, scored high on absorption, and described hypnosis as much like their rich and vivid waking fantasy life. The second subgroup of 15 took time to achieve a deep trance, saw hypnosis as very different from any prior experiences, and were more likely to exhibit amnesia for both hypnotic experience and waking fantasies.
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Harvard Medical School, Behavioral Medicine Program, Cambridge, MA 02138.
D000328:Adult; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005201:Fantasy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory