Talk:Hypnosis
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To-do list for Hypnosis: Sections/info to be added: Development of non-state and state theorists understanding with regard to the following:
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Crime
The crime section is misleading. It implies that hypnosis can force people to do things against their will and that subjects aren't in control. There is no evidence for that. As seen in the military section and well proven by Martin Theodore Orne and other scientist in the field, hypnotized people are not helpless, not unconscious and not more willing to engage in anti-social behavior than without hypnosis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Theodore_Orne#Antisocial_Behavior_and_Manchurian_Candidates
It seems the people mentioned in the "crime" section were not committed for "abusing hypnosis". They were committed for a variety of crimes and abusing power positions. Just the newspaper-articles used as sources claim that hypnosis was a tool in this. Some of the articles admit that it is at least questionable that "hypnosis" was responsible. That hypnosis could make somebody not notice a traumatizing event is an extremely questionable claim. It is close to misinformation. Even memory-loss above normal forgetfulness is rare. Do you remember more than the gist of a conversation after it's over? Directing somebodies attention to what he would not remember anyways, can seem like induced memory-loss to the person. Fittingly, hypnotic suggestions are often ineffective on people who say they cannot remember anything from a trance. 2001:A61:1205:C801:D9DE:DB30:3BC6:9F0C (talk) 02:02, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 6 March 2024 and 9 May 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Bridgethorst (article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by Bridgethorst (talk) 14:47, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
Added Clinical observations of hypnosis section on page
Hello Wikipedia, for my Wikipedia Project I added a section into the hypnosis page that had a long list of sections to be included on the page. These involve a multitude of topics like Therapeutic Applications, "hypnosis" versus "hypnotism", and most importantly Clinical observations of hypnosis. Clinical observations of hypnosis is an important topic for users of Wikipedia to learn more about the process of hypnosis in the health field and the outcomes for chronically ill patients. The section added to the wikipedia page is about a meta-analysis study that included 85 controlled experiments with hypnotic induction. The results of the meta-analysis concluded that using hypnosis or hypnotic intervention is an effective tool in the pain relief of chronic illnesses. This is an important topic I believe should be on the wikipedia page as it is a beneficial tool for understanding the long lasting positive impacts hypnosis can hold. Bridgethorst (talk) 03:16, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, the section was removed as it was not written in an encyclopedic manner. — The Hand That Feeds You:Bite 16:44, 4 May 2024 (UTC)