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191 titles are reviewed, mostly from the period 1920-1925 inclusive. There is no agreement on the essential criteria of hypnosis; catalepsy, posthypnotic amnesia, rapport, and dissociative phenomena are the criteria most discussed. Different writers contend that certain functions, such as learning, resistance to fatigue, and time appreciation can be augmented by hypnotism. Stages of hypnosis and technique of inducing hypnosis are discussed by several authors, with little agreement. Opinions differ sharply on the moral dangers of hypnosis; many cases of injury are reported. Several writers describe animal hypnosis and several suggest that the name "hypnosis" be reserved for human subjects. On the question of producing organic effects, the weight of opinion seems to be that only those effects can be produced which could be produced by suggestion in a normal subject. Hypnosis is little used for medical purposes in America, but is used widely in Germany, both for various diagnostic purposes and for treatment in (1) hysterical cases, (2) childbirth, and (3) operations. Estimates of the percentage of people who can be hypnotized vary from 10 to 100. Theories of hypnosis take various forms and receive considerable attention.
191 titles are reviewed, mostly from the period 1920-1925 inclusive. There is no agreement on the essential criteria of hypnosis; catalepsy, posthypnotic amnesia, rapport, and dissociative phenomena are the criteria most discussed. Different writers contend that certain functions, such as learning, resistance to fatigue, and time appreciation can be augmented by hypnotism. Stages of hypnosis and technique of inducing hypnosis are discussed by several authors, with little agreement. Opinions differ sharply on the moral dangers of hypnosis; many cases of injury are reported. Several writers describe animal hypnosis and several suggest that the name "hypnosis" be reserved for human subjects. On the question of producing organic effects, the weight of opinion seems to be that only those effects can be produced which could be produced by suggestion in a normal subject. Hypnosis is little used for medical purposes in America, but is used widely in Germany, both for various diagnostic purposes and for treatment in (1) hysterical cases, (2) childbirth, and (3) operations. Estimates of the percentage of people who can be hypnotized vary from 10 to 100. Theories of hypnosis take various forms and receive considerable attention.
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