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Development of non-state and state theorists understanding with regard to the following:

Clinical observations of hypnosis
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- Erotic hypnosis
Terminology - "hypnosis" versus "hypnotism"

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[edit] Spelling question

Would the APA (citation 9, large gray box) have used the British spelling "behaviour"? Seems unlikely. Can someone check the original? 70.130.165.219 (talk) 03:55, 31 October 2009 (UTC)Tim Abney 2009-10-30

[edit] Who is this article for?

This article should be useful and readable for people who don't know anything about hypnosis. Yet it's written like a manual or textbook. Even the first sentence has insider jargon in it (state vs. non-state theory). Katsam (talk) 07:30, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Research: Hypnosis Proven for Some Conditions, Untested for Others

An interesting article:

Research: Hypnosis Proven for Some Conditions, Untested for Others. By Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post Staff Writer, Tuesday, April 13, 2004; Page HE05

-- Fyslee (talk) 04:31, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Question

Was the '1996 NIH report' mentioned in the medical applications section a product of the apolitical scientific NIH or was it from NCCAM? Nevard (talk) 05:45, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] External link

I'm a hypnosis researcher and I run an external educational site about the science behind hypnosis (www.hypnosisandsuggestion.org). I don't want to add a link to it myself because it violates conflict of interest rules, but I would be interested in getting editors opinions about adding it to the links section. Against adding it is the fact that it is essentially a personal web page; but for it are that I reference everything, that it's not run for money, that it contains more detail about many topics than would be possible to include on the wiki page, and that apart from the wikipedia page it's one of the only places I know of that tries to give accurate information about hypnosis without selling anything. I'd be really interested to hear people's opinions (could people please sign comments so that nobody thinks it's just me replying!). In the meantime I'll do my best to add references & contribute to the Wikipedia page. MatWhalley (talk) 13:47, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

i think your website is a great resource and that it makes sense to post it as an external link (and as a reference, when statements here might link to articles hosted on your site). i posted your URL as an external link, and if you see anything which would be better-referenced by putting a link to your site i think you should go ahead and put it up. (or, if you feel dodgy about that, you can alert me and i'll do the linking.) best, Katsam (talk) 01:04, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Whilst your website is reasonably well done, it should not be linked on a wiki page. That is becasue it is a personal web page and as such , contains a skewed interpretation from only one person. Whilst I think your page appears to be relatively objective, one persons opionion will always not be completely free from bias and as such a personal web page should not be linked. The websute also does not seem to cover anything that is not already on the wiki article, and there are many references on the wiki article for anyone to do their own objective further reserach. Hence I have removed the link. AwarenessEye (talk) 13:51, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

I think AwarenessEye is incorrect, such sites can be added if they add to the article and it seems yours does. I haven't reverted, however, as there is a DMOZ link rather than other links and I'm not sure what is appropriate in this case. If it was a normal list I would add your site back. Verbal chat 14:04, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Possible source

http://wikiindex.org/HypnoMediaWiki

Apparantely, "The owner of the Wiki has collected media references to hypnosis for over thirty years and possesses one of the largest private collections on the subject in the world". -- OlEnglish ^(Talk) 02:39, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Andriy Slyusarchuk

Check out the hypnotic abilities of this man. Maybe a reference to his achievements should be added to the article? NazarK (talk) 15:56, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

This article has major problems, improve article, get some sources and maybe i'll look into it.Sanitycult (talk) 06:10, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Merger proposal

OK, as per wikiproject page discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Psychology#Suggestion_needs_your_help, I have set up a merge template here. As far as I can tell, the subject of suggestion is so intertwined with hypnosis (that is, apart from the dictionary definition of everyday use of the word), that it might be best subsumed into hypnosis where a more streamlined discussion of the concept can take place relating to the parent topic. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Proposal: Merge Suggestion into Hypnosis. (link added by Verbal chat 21:15, 8 August 2009 (UTC))

[edit] Support

Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
Support Not even sure this should be the prime use of suggestion. Skinsmoke (talk) 03:35, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Oppose

Lindsay658 (talk) 02:13, 11 August 2009 (UTC) The entire question of suggestion, suggestibility, etc. is separate from, and has many different issues from that of hypnotism (which may, or may not, involve issues of "suggestion"). Furthermore, in addition to the argument about whether or not "hypnosis" is due to suggestion, and discussions of the extent to which directives delivered to a hypnotized subject are (or are not) "suggestive", there are many other issues of "suggestion" that must be discussed in a different, stand-alone article. If there is a problem with the article on "suggestion" it is the extent to which it has been invaded by matters that correctly belong in this article on hypnotism (incorrectly identified as "hypnosis").
"Suggestion" is a term with a meaning outside hypnosis. Expand, broaden, include other views, and keep it separate. DGG ( talk ) 20:42, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

The sections should stay separate. Hypnosis utilizes suggestion, but suggestion may be used without any reference or need for the idea of hypnosis. In fact, the hypnotists who have a non-state view of how it works would generally say that all hypnosis is suggestion, expectation and motivation, and nothing more. So from that perspective maybe it would be more fitting for the hypnosis section to be merged into an aspect of suggestion rather than the other way around. AwarenessEye (talk) 14:13, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Regulation of hypnosis worldwide

In Australia, individuals who wish to practice hypnosis are no longer required to register with a psychology registration board. The industry has been deregulated. I'd like to see a section in this article on the regulation of hypnosis worldwide. ----Action potential ^{discuss contribs} 08:45, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Opposition

There should be a section citing opposition to hypnotism, both from medical, cultural and scientific fields. Addressing these views from an unbiased objective view. Otherwise this entire article does not cover all aspects of this field and does not give a clear representation to an individual researching any hypothetical pros or cons. (I state hypothetical to keep this unbiased).

[edit] Mind-Dissociation

This section needs to be clarified. What does 'dissociation' mean here? It may mean that consciousness is separated from, e.g., the imagination - whatever that is. Or maybe it means something else. I do not find the idea, as explained here, to be 'surprisingly simple'. It looks very confusing.

I am also irritated by the use of his/her, he/she etc. Myrvin (talk) 07:49, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Turns out that the text is ripped directly from the English abstract to the paper. The rest is in Chinese. Myrvin (talk) 12:08, 19 September 2009 (UTC) Could somebody post free hypnosis scripts

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