Hypnosis
A Brief History
Published on 30. March 2009
240 pages
978-1-4443-0530-2 (ISBN)
Description
Hypnosis: A Brief History crosses disciplinary boundaries toexplain current advances and controversies surrounding the use ofhypnosis through an exploration of the history of its development.
* examines the social and cultural contexts of the theories,development, and practice of hypnosis
* crosses disciplinary boundaries to explain current advances andcontroversies in hypnosis
* explores shifting beliefs about the nature of hypnosis
* investigates references to the apparent power of hypnosis overmemory and personal identity
Reviews / Votes
"Hypnosis is the 'mother' of psychotherapy. Pintar and Lynn havedone a great service to the field. Hypnosis: A Brief Historyis a comprehensive, well-organized academic treatise that surveysthe development of hypnosis from its birth to its contemporarymaturity. Destined to be a classic, it is a welcome addition to thelibrary of students of hypnosis." -Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D., The Milton H. EricksonFoundation "The fascination of hypnosis, the shifts in its use andunderstanding over time, and the importance of scientific andsocietal influence are all captured in this engaging and accessiblebook. The intrigue of hypnosis and the passion of those who seek tounderstand it are hallmarks of this brief history." -Kevin M. McConkey, The University of Newcastle,Australia "Pintar & Lynn's book is simply superb. In oneconvenient package, truths about hypnosis are revealed and mythsare exposed. Readers come to understand how hypnosis is useful fortreating pain, anxiety, and other medical and psychologicalconditions. But, we also learn, it can be dangerous in the hands ofincompetent or unknowledgable practitioners, especially when itleads to the production of pseudomemories. The winding andcomplicated history of the study of hypnosis is not onlyfascinating in its own right, but it serves as a starting point forglimpsing the future of this captivating phenomenon." -Elizabeth Loftus, University of California,IrvineMore details
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Persons
Judith Pintar is a historical sociologist whose work focuseson trauma and mental illness. She is a research associate in theDepartment of Sociology and the Russian, East European, andEurasian Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.She has written numerous book chapters and articles and is theauthor of two books.
Steven Jay Lynn is a leading clinical psychologist andhypnosis expert. He is a professor of psychology at the StateUniversity of New York at Binghamton, and the author of 14 booksand more than 250 articles and chapters. His work has been featuredin the New York Times, the Discovery Channel, andScience News.
Content
Preface.
1. Trilby and Svengali.
The Hypnotic Relation.
The Nature of Hypnosis.
Assessing the Myths of Hypnosis.
From Trilby to Svengali.
2. Magnetic Fluid and Magnetic Sleep.
Origins of Animal Magnetism.
Mesmerism and Exorcism.
Practicing Mesmerism.
Mesmerism Assailed.
Mesmerism Transformed.
From Magnetic Fluid to Magnetic Sleep.
3. Mesmerism and Hypnosis.
Fluidism and Animism.
Mesmerism at University College Hospital.
Mesmerism in Parlor and Sickroom.
Mesmeric Anaesthesia.
Neurypnology.
From Magnetism to Hypnosis.
4. Body and Soul.
Mesmerism in the United States.
Phrenomagnetism and Electrobiology.
Mesmerism and Spiritualism.
Mesmerism and Swedenborgianism.
New Thought and Christian Science.
From Body to Soul.
5. Salpêtrière and Nancy.
Hypnosis at the Salpêtrière.
The Nancy Approach to Hypnosis.
The Fall of Hypnosis.
Hypnosis outside of the Mainstream.
From Salpêtrière to Nancy.
6. Laboratory and Clinic.
Hypnosis Research in the Early Twentieth Century.
Hypnosis Research during the World Wars.
Psychological Healing in the Early Twentieth Century.
The Resurgence of Clinical Hypnosis.
The Rise of Popular Hypnosis.
From Laboratory to Clinic.
7. State and Trait.
Neodissociation Theory.
Altered State Theories.
Non-State Theories.
Convergence in the State/Non-State Debate.
The Trait Debate.
From State to Trait.
8. Memory and Identity.
Repression of Traumatic Memory.
Hypnosis and Memory.
Dissociation and Traumatic Memory.
Challenges to the Post-Traumatic Model.
Hypnosis and Dissociation of Identity.
From Memory to Identity.
9. Present and Future.
Medical Applications of Hypnosis.
Psychotherapeutic Applications of Hypnosis.
Unanswered Questions in the Trait Debate.
Unanswered Questions in the State Debate.
From the Present to the Future.
References.
