The effectiveness of virtual reality distraction for pain reduction: a systematic review

KM Malloy, LS Milling - Clinical psychology review, 2010 - Elsevier
Virtual reality technology enables people to become immersed in a computer-simulated,
three-dimensional environment. This article provides a comprehensive review of controlled …

A critical review of standardized measures of hypnotic suggestibility

DJ Acunzo, DB Terhune - International Journal of Clinical and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The most well-established finding gleaned from decades of experimental hypnosis research
is that individuals display marked variability in responsiveness to hypnotic suggestions …

The Efficacy of Hypnosis as a Treatment for Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis

KE Valentine, LS Milling, LJ Clark… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This meta-analysis quantifies the effectiveness of hypnosis in treating anxiety. Included
studies were required to utilize a between-subjects or mixed-model design in which a …

Hypnotic behavior: A social-psychological interpretation of amnesia, analgesia, and “trance logic”

NP Spanos - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1986 - cambridge.org
This paper examines research on three hypnotic phenomena: suggested amnesia,
suggested analgesia, and “trance logic.” For each case a social-psychological interpretation …

The domain of hypnosis, revisited

JF Kihlstrom - The Oxford handbook of hypnosis: Theory …, 2008 - books.google.com
Hypnosis is a process in which one person, designated the hypnotist, offers suggestions to
another person, designated the subject, for imaginative experiences entailing alterations in …

[PDF][PDF] A sociocognitive approach to hypnosis

NP Spanos - Theories of hypnosis: Current models and …, 1991 - new.theponyarchive.com
Since the late 18th century, the topic of hypnosis (initially labeled" mesmerism") has been
associated with a wide range of nonordinary behaviors. Historically, attempts to provide a …

Close encounters: An examination of UFO experiences.

NP Spanos, PA Cross, K Dickson… - Journal of Abnormal …, 1993 - psycnet.apa.org
Ss who reported UFO experiences were divided into those whose experiences were
nonintense (eg, seeing lights and shapes in the sky) and those whose experiences were …

[HTML][HTML] Developing the Sense of Agency Rating Scale (SOARS): An empirical measure of agency disruption in hypnosis

V Polito, AJ Barnier, EZ Woody - Consciousness and cognition, 2013 - Elsevier
Two experiments report on the construction of the Sense of Agency Rating Scale (SOARS),
a new measure for quantifying alterations to agency. In Experiment 1, 370 participants …

A social-cognitive skills approach to the successful modification of hypnotic susceptibility.

DR Gorassini, NP Spanos - Journal of Personality and Social …, 1986 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract 120 undergraduates who were low and medium in hypnotic susceptibility were
administered cognitive strategy and instructional set information and practiced responding to …

Hypnosis, hypnotic phenomena, and hypnotic responsiveness: Clinical and research foundations—A 40-year perspective

SJ Lynn, JP Green, CP Polizzi, S Ellenberg… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The authors summarize research findings, their clinical implications, and directions for future
research derived from 40 years of study of hypnosis, hypnotic phenomena, and hypnotic …