title: Effects of Hypnosis on Regression to Primary-Process Thinking.
abstract: The authors tested the hypothesis that hypnotic age regression produces a shift from secondary- to primary-thought processing in hypnotizable participants. Thirty participants were tested for hypnotizability using the Elkins Scale of Hypnotizability (EHS). Participants were exposed to a tailored hypnotic arm-levitation induction and a hypnotic suggestion to age regress to 5 years of age and to have a dream. Primary-process thinking was assessed using the Primary-Process Thinking Scale. An independent t test with 2 levels of hypnotizability (middle and high) showed high hypnotizables demonstrated higher ratings of primary thought processing than those in the middle group.
authors.affiliation: a Nimiipuu Behavioral Health , Lapwai , Idaho , USA.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grogan
authors.affiliation: b Washington State University , Pullman , Washington , USA.
authors.forename: Arreed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barabasz
authors.affiliation: b Washington State University , Pullman , Washington , USA.
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barabasz
authors.affiliation: c St. Luke's Clinic Behavioral Health Services , Twin Falls , Idaho , USA.
authors.forename: Ciara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D013404:Suggestion; D013850:Thinking; D055815:Young Adult