THE CHALLENGES OF RESEARCH IN HYPNOSIS
Author Name: 1. Dipankar Patra 2. Dr. R Neelakandan 3. Dr. Suchismita Sinha
Volume/Issue: 02/01
Country: India
DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/07.2021-92472546/UIJIR
Affiliation:
- Research Scholar, Psychology Department, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
- Prof. Annamalai University, Psychology Department, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
- Head of Department, Psychology Department, Sarojini Naidu College, Kolkata, W.B., India
ABSTRACT
Hypnosis has been vogue over a century in the field of therapeutic treatment throughout the globe and yet it has not received its due deserving importance for various factors, especially in India. For researchers, clinicians, practitioners and therapists, hypnosis has been a challenging proposition because of the very nature of the subject and its multifarious dimension. In this document, the primary author, who is a practising hypnotherapist and a researcher outlines the challenges of using hypnosis as a research methodology and surveys existing literature on the relative advantages and disadvantages of having hypnosis as a research method. The document also stresses on the current focus on hypnosis research and the strides in future direction, especially with focus in neuroimaging which has revolutionised the landscape of the human brain and the functioning of the mind. With more awareness and research opportunities, we are sure that strides in hypnosis research will be more far reaching and therapeutically available for future generations.
Key words: Research Design, neuroimaging, Intrinsic hypnosis, experimental hypnosis, hypnotisability, hypnotic amnesia, identity delusion)
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