Placebo analgesia was produced by conditioning trials wherein heat induced experimental pain surreptitiously reduced in order to test psychological factors of expectancy and desire for reduction as possible mediators placebo analgesia. The magnitudes effects were assessed after these during stimulus intensities reestablished original baseline levels. In addition, analyses made the influence on concurrently remembered intensities. Statistically reliable sensory affective measures graded...

Virtual reality uses computer technology to immerse the individual in a multisensory, 3-dimensional environment. This meta-analysis is first quantify effect of virtual distraction on pain. To be included meta-analysis, studies were required use between-subjects or mixe

This meta-analysis quantifies the effectiveness of hypnosis for treating symptoms depression. To be included in meta-analysis, studies were required to use a between-subjects or mixed-model design which hypnotic intervention depression was compared with control condition reducing symptoms. Of 197 records screened, 10 incorporating 13 trials met inclusion criteria. The mean weighted effect size at end active treatment 0.71 (p ≤ .001), indicating average participant receiving showed more...

A comprehensive review of research evaluating psychological treatments musical performance anxiety is provided. Studies were evaluated against key methodological criteria for psychotherapy outcome research. Available literature points to the utility exposure and cognitive therapies, although there no clear-cut evidence suggesting superiority one approach or benefits combining two. Past characterized by recurring limitations, particularly overreliance on self-report measures. Future...

Immediate and persisting effects of misleading questions hypnosis on memory reports were assessed. After listening to a story, 52 highly suggestible students 59 low medium asked or neutral in out hypnosis. All participants then without Both significantly increased errors, produced more errors than did The 2 additive, so that the greatest number errors. There no significant interactions with level hypnotic suggestibility. Implications these findings for per se exclusion posthypnotic testimony...

The mediator role of response expectancies and the moderator hypnotic suggestibility were evaluated in analogue treatment pain. Approximately 1,000 participants assessed for suggestibility. Later, as part a seemingly unrelated experiment, 188 these individuals randomly assigned to distraction, cognitive-behavioral package, analgesia suggestion, placebo control, or no-treatment control conditions. Response partially mediated effects on Hypnotic moderated was associated with relief produced...

The predictive utility of hypnotizability, conceptualized as the change in suggestibility produced by a hypnotic induction, was investigated suggested reduction experimental pain.One hundred and seventy-three participants were assessed for nonhypnotic imaginative suggestibility. Thereafter, experienced analgesia suggestions, counterbalanced order. Hypnotic then assessed.Hypnotizability, operationalized with statistically controlled (Braffman & Kirsch, 1999), predicted intraindividual...

Of 55 psychiatrically hospitalized preadolescents with DSM-III-R diagnoses that are not commonly associated language deficits, 60% were determined to have or speech although only 38% had ever received therapy. The clinical implications of these findings discussed and guidelines for practice outlined.

Background: Few studies have compared placebo and suggested pain reduction. Purpose: Hypnotic nonhypnotic imaginative analgesia suggestions were against a in reducing experimental pain. The mediator role of response expectancies the moderator hypnotic suggestibility evaluated. Methods: Sixty participants previously assessed for assigned to one two conditions or no-treatment control condition. In "placebo first" condition, received placebo, followed by then suggestions. last" suggestions,...

Background: Several studies have shown that response expectancies are an important mechanism of popular psychological interventions for pain. However, there has been no research on whether and treatment credibility independently mediate hypnotic cognitive-behavioral pain the pattern mediation is affected by experience with interventions. Also, past indicated may be moderated suggestibility. these typically failed to measure full range suggestibility assessed reduction in same experimental...

A structured interview measure of suicidal behavior and a questionnaire family psychosocial climate were administered to 43 pre-adolescent psychiatric inpatients their parents. Results showed that tended be associated with greater conflict less organization, cohesion, achievement orientation.

A scale is presented that assesses subjective experiences associated with the test suggestions contained in Waterloo-Stanford Group C (WSGC), a group adaptation of Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale: Form (SHSS:C). This scale, along standard behavioral scoring system WSGC, was given to 926 students at University Connecticut. Normative data from this sample indicate experiential both reliable and valid as measure suggestibility. It suggested it may be useful supplement when WSGC used.

Abstract Measures of hypnotic suggestibility and absorption were administered to 150 participants in the context a single experiment 146 guise different experiments. Half received scale before being tested for half after. In both orders administration, associations between significantly stronger when assessed same experimental than contexts, variables affected by testing context. Overall, findings indicate that relations are moderated this effect is not an artefact non‐random sampling or...

The Attitudes Toward Hypnosis Questionnaire (ATHQ) is a 14-item, self-report measure of positive versus negative attitudes about hypnosis. It composed three subscales identified via factor analysis: Positive Beliefs, Fearlessness, and Mental Stability. purpose this study was to evaluate the generalizability original structure ATHQ provide normative data based on large sample 925 introductory psychology students. Internal consistency analysis did not support scale's structure. Accordingly, it...

Primary grade children identified by teachers as having selected family characteristics were compared on teacher ratings of school maladjustment. Children pressured to achieve academic success coped with demands in a significantly more shy, anxious, and immature fashion than from homes lacking educational stimulation. The latter group experienced greater difficulty mastering basic skills. rejecting parents had serious acting out, aggressive problems did overprotective parents. group,...