title: Hypnotizability is associated with a protective but not acquisitive self-presentation style.
abstract: Self-presentation refers to the behavioral strategies a person adopts to convey desired social images of oneself to other people. The Concern for Appropriateness Scale (CAS) measures a defensive and fearful social approach aimed at avoiding social threats whereas the Revised Self-Monitoring Scale (RSMS) measures an active and flexible social approach aimed at gaining power and status. In this study, a significant correlation was found between hypnotizability, as measured by the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale, Form C (SHSS:C) scores and CAS (r = .43, p = .002) but not between hypnotizability and RSMS (r = .070, p = .631). These results suggest that a protective self-presentation style may incline certain individuals to cooperate with hypnotic suggestions.
authors: Herzog Memorial Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors: Raz
authors: R
authors: Levin
authors: Rachel
authors: R
authors: Bachner-Melman
authors: Shany
authors: S
authors: Edelman
authors: Richard P
authors: RP
authors: Ebstein
authors: Uriel
authors: U
authors: Heresco-Levy
authors: Pesach
authors: P
authors: Lichtenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012649:Self Concept; D013404:Suggestion; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult