Listen "Hypnotism"
Episode Synopsis
The experience awakened in me an interest in
hypnotic trance. I began to read up on the practice,
checking out library books on the subject. I learned
that not all people are susceptible to hypnotic
suggestion. Even in a clinical setting, the practice
of hypnotism is an uncertain science and the only
way a clinical hypnotist can determine the suggestibility
of a subject is to administer the hypnotic
suggestibility test. In essence, this simply means
that a person trained in hypnotic technique attempts
to induce trance in a subject. A subject’s susceptibility
to hypnotic suggestion is determined by the
success or failure of the procedure, it is no more
scientific than that.
hypnotic trance. I began to read up on the practice,
checking out library books on the subject. I learned
that not all people are susceptible to hypnotic
suggestion. Even in a clinical setting, the practice
of hypnotism is an uncertain science and the only
way a clinical hypnotist can determine the suggestibility
of a subject is to administer the hypnotic
suggestibility test. In essence, this simply means
that a person trained in hypnotic technique attempts
to induce trance in a subject. A subject’s susceptibility
to hypnotic suggestion is determined by the
success or failure of the procedure, it is no more
scientific than that.