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Hypnosis and Human Development: Interpersonal Influence of Intrapersonal Processes
Author(s) -
Vandenberg Brian
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1998.tb06147.x
Subject(s) - intrapersonal communication , psychology , hypnosis , interpersonal communication , interpersonal relationship , developmental psychology , interpersonal interaction , psychotherapist , cognitive psychology , social psychology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
This article revisits the too‐long‐forgotten relation between hypnosis and development, illuminating common processes underlying both, and using research on one to provide insights into the other. Hypnosis is defined within a communicatons framework, and essential features of hypnosis are identified in the communicative exchanges of the first months of life. This forces a reconsideration of our understanding of the ontogenesis of hypnosis. Hypnosis, in turn, offers important insights into development. Four key features of hypnosis are identified and their developmental implications examined.