ABSTRACT

Hypnotizability assessment can inform hypnotic interventions, and studies on brief hypnotic inductions suggest that it may also confer therapeutic benefits. However, hypnotizability is rarely assessed in clinical practice due to limitations of current measures. The Elkins Hypnotizability Scale (EHS) improved upon such limitations and has been shown to be a very reliable and valid hypnotizability measure. This is the first study to examine the feasibility of the EHS as a therapeutic measure. Fifty-five participants were administered the EHS and randomized to two weeks of self-hypnosis with or without a recording. Results indicated that relaxation increased immediately after EHS administration, and relaxation and psychological distress improved after two weeks of self-hypnosis with the EHS induction. These results suggest that the EHS may be considered as a therapeutic measure and an avenue to introduce self-hypnosis in clinical practice with or without audio recordings.

摘要

催眠能力评估可以为催眠干预提供信息，而关于短暂催眠诱导的研究表明，它也可能带来治疗益处。然而，由于当前措施的局限性，在临床实践中很少评估催眠性。Elkins 催眠能力量表 (EHS) 改进了这些限制，并已被证明是一种非常可靠和有效的催眠能力度量。这是第一项检查 EHS 作为治疗措施的可行性的研究。55 名参与者接受了 EHS 并随机进行了两周的自我催眠，有或没有录音。结果表明，EHS 给药后放松立即增加，EHS 诱导自我催眠两周后放松和心理困扰得到改善。