Preference between two methods of active-alert hypnosis: not all techniques are created equal.
In a cross-over design (N = 80), we compared the differential liking and preference for two hypnotic techniques involving physical activity: active-alert and waking-alert (or alert-hand) procedures. Participants expressed significantly higher liking and preference for the waking-alert as compared to the active-alert procedure. The latter technique, which also had significantly lower suggestibility scores(Cardeña et al., 1998) was also associated with a significantly higher attrition rate (23%). These significant differences may be explained by the greater physical effort and difficulty associated with the active-alert technique. It seems that the waking-alert method extends the advantages of active hypnosis (e.g., alertness, enhanced self-mastery) to individuals who may dislike or are unable to cope with the greater demands required by the active-alert procedure.
Alarcón
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Universitat de Valéncia, Spain.
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Bayot
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Cardeña
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D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000502:physiology