Open AccessHypnotic Susceptibility and Hypnosis Modulate the Endothelial Response to Acute Stress
Author(s) -
Enrica Laura Santarcangelo,
Zoltán Jambrik,
Laura Sebastiani,
Brunello Ghelarducci,
Eugenio Picaño
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of biological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2284-0230
pISSN - 1826-8838
DOI - 10.4081/jbr.2003.10561
Subject(s) - hypnosis , hypnotic susceptibility , psychology , cognition , neuropsychology , hypnotic , relaxation (psychology) , trait , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , medicine , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology , computer science , programming language
Neutral hypnosis is commonly used as a relaxation technique. Even if many of its physiological correlates as well as the main neuropsychological characteristics of hypnotizable individuals have been described, it is still unclear whether the hypnotic state (state theory) or the cognitive capabilities of awake hypnotizable individuals per se (trait theory) are responsible of the relaxation effects induced by hypnosis [1]. Indeed, specific suggestions have been proven to induce cognitive emotional experiences, associated to specific physiological patterns,which can be different in relation to hypnotizability and/or hypnosis. In recent studies [2] it has been demonstrated that awake hypnotizable subjects, at difference with non hypnotizable ones,were able to buffer the autonomic effects of a moderately unpleasant cognitive stimulation. [...]