title: A short unobtrusive hypnotic induction for assessing hypnotizability: II. Clinical case reports.
abstract: Three clinical cases illustrating the use of a brief hypnotic-assessment procedure (HAP) utilizing the Phenomenology of Consciousness Inventory (PCI) (Pekala, 1982, 1991c) are presented. The PCI-HAP consists of a 20-minute induction procedure, a short debriefing interview, and completion of the PCI by the client after the session. The procedure allows for the assessment of a client's hypnotizability level in a manner that is relatively unobtrusive and that generates phenomenological data to begin to help tailor a hypnotic intervention to the client. The use of the PCI-HAP for the three cases reviewed suggests that it can provide useful information about a client's hypnotizability level that I find helpful in treating the client in a private-practice setting.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Service (116B), Coatesville VA Medical Center, PA 19320, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Pekala
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011331:Private Practice; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy