Experiencing hypnotizability scale motor items by an amputee: a brief report.
The following brief report describes the experiences of a hand and arm amputee following the administration of the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Form A (HGSHS:A) of Shor and Orne, 1962. The participant passed two of the three motor items involving his missing limb. This report discusses the results of a postsession interview regarding our participant's experiences during hypnosis and briefly discusses phantom limb sensations in general.
Page
Roger A
RA
Ohio State University, 4240 Campus Drive, Lima, OH 45804, USA. page.6@osu.edu
Green
Joseph P
JP
D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D009048:Motor Skills; D010591:Phantom Limb / Q000628:therapy*; D013404:Suggestion