The Use of Music as a Hypnotic Suggestion

Kelly, Sean F.

doi:10.1080/00029157.1993.10403049

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“…An alternative explanation is that the voice enhancement and music interventions functioned in different ways. Whereas music may have reduced arousal, thus rendering the participants more open to contemplative thought processes and imagery suggestions, 28,46 the voice enhancement protocol may have heightened arousal. Clearly, there is a need to combine the imagery measures used in the present study with a psychophysiological measure of arousal (e.g., an electroencephalogram) in order to better elucidate the mechanisms that account for any effects.…”

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“…13,18 The hypotheses that follow were based on original research findings relating to sensory deprivation, 30 vocal delivery, 31 and music delivery. 28,30 More specifically, sensory deprivation has been shown to enhance susceptibility to hypnosis, which is akin (although not identical) to guided relaxation, 30 while speech emphasis may alter the reception of instructions. 31 Part of the rationale for the present study is that, although many studies use imagery scripts, none consider the clarity and fidelity of sound delivery.…”

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Effects of Voice Enhancement Technology and Relaxing Music on the Frequency of Imagery among Break Dancers

Karageorghis

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Priest³

2012

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science

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A device was developed in 2008 by Hypnoke International Ltd. for use by performance consultants and hyp-notherapists. It enhances a practitioner's voice and blocks out auditory distractions while delivering imagery inductions, thereby increasing their effectiveness. This study examined the impact of voice-enhancement technology and relaxing music on the frequency of imagery experienced by a sample of elite British break dancers (N = 20; mean age = 26.5 years, SD = 1.5 years). An imagery script was administered to participants under four conditions: voice enhancement with music, voice enhancement only, a music-only control, and a no-voice-enhancement-and-no-music control. Frequency of imagery was assessed using the Sport Imagery Questionnaire. There was a higher incidence of imagery in the voice enhancement with music, voice enhancement only, and music-only conditions when compared to the no-voice-enhancement-and-no-music control. The key finding was that imagery was most frequent when voice enhancement was combined with music in a complementary manner. Thus, it is concluded that the use of voice enhancement technology can improve the efficacy of relaxation and imagery training for break dancers, and potentially, dancers in general.

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Effects of Voice Enhancement Technology and Relaxing Music on the Frequency of Imagery among Break Dancers

Karageorghis

Smith²,

Priest³

2012

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science

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“…Given these overlaps, then, it is surprising that so far only a few studies have investigated the link between music listening and hypnosis. Some of these studies relied on historical sources (Frigau Manning, 2019;Kennaway, 2012), focused on their combined use (Johnson et al, 2017;Kelly, 1993), or else were practically-oriented to advise how music can be used in various phases of hypnosis, including its induction or deepening (Walker, 1992).…”

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Music as hypnosis? A comparative network analysis of entrancing states of mind

Vroegh¹

2022

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Music has often been linked to the capacity to induce trance-like states, with listeners sometimes describing their experiences as “hypnotic-like”. However, it is still unclear whether music can induce effects similar ¬¬¬to those found in response to a hypnotic induction, or whether these references rest on a metaphor. Using matched samples (n=266), this exploratory study compared the subjective experience of hypnosis and music by contrasting phenomenology of consciousness dimension scores in response to listening to self-chosen music and following a hypnotic induction. We estimated regularized Gaussian graphical models and corresponding centrality indices to detect the most central experiential features in the networks for both groups music and hypnosis. We also examined the interconnectedness between communities of nodes, and compared the two networks using the Network Comparison Test (NCT). The intensity of listening to music was found to be slightly higher compared to the hypnotic state, and differed especially in emotions and visual imagery. The NCT revealed that the networks were similar in density, as was the average variance of dimensions explained by the other dimensions included in the network. Although the adjacency matrices correlation was high, the overall network structures for music and hypnosis were nonetheless significantly different. Post-hoc tests further indicated that connections were significantly different for two pairs of dimensions: rationality – volitional control and self-awareness – volitional control. Altogether, these findings suggest that music and an applied hypnotic induction evoke different states of mind. Advocating a family-resemblances approach, more research is required to identify shared mechanisms of trance-like experiences.

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“…Then, the patients were asked to recall this music and the accompanying feelings when outside of the trance state. Using these experiences allows discussion of changing their behavior by influencing their emotional state (Kelly, 1993). While no study has demonstrated a positive association between religious beliefs and reduction of social anxiety, several studies support the contention that religious beliefs reduce various symptoms of anxiety (Azhar, Varma, & Dharap, 1994;Khouzam, 1999).…”

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Use of a Religious HYMN in Remission of Symptoms of Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder): A Case Study

2005

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This case report described a veteran with social anxiety disorder who reported fears of negative evaluation by others, social avoidance, and accompanying physiological symptoms of heart palpitations, gastrointestinal discomfort, muscle tension and mental confusion. The symptoms of social anxiety disorder subsided with the use of a Christian hymn "Be Still My Soul" and its accompanying musical poem, in Finlandia. The veteran attributed the symptom remission to the feeling of stillness and surrender to God conveyed by the words and music of the hymn. Although previous studies have shown that both music and religious beliefs can affect mental health, the findings in this case cannot be generalized without conducting further prospective empirical studies.

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The Use of Music as a Hypnotic Suggestion

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

Effects of Voice Enhancement Technology and Relaxing Music on the Frequency of Imagery among Break Dancers

Effects of Voice Enhancement Technology and Relaxing Music on the Frequency of Imagery among Break Dancers

Music as hypnosis? A comparative network analysis of entrancing states of mind

Use of a Religious HYMN in Remission of Symptoms of Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder): A Case Study

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