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Author:   Judith Pintar (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA) ,  Steven Jay Lynn (Binghamton University)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.327kg
ISBN:  

9781405134521

ISBN 10:   1405134526
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   19 September 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Illustrations x Preface xi Chapter 1 Trilby and Svengali 1 The Hypnotic Relation 2 The Nature of Hypnosis 6 Assessing the Myths of Hypnosis 8 From Trilby to Svengali 9 Chapter 2 Animal Magnetism and Magnetic Sleep 12 Origins of Animal Magnetism 13 Magnetism and Exorcism 15 Practicing Magnetism 17 Magnetism Assailed 20 Mesmerism Transformed 23 From Animal Magnetism to Magnetic Sleep 24 Chapter 3 Magnetism and Hypnosis 31 Fluidism and Animism 32 Mesmerism at University College Hospital 35 Magnetism in Parlor and Sickroom 39 Mesmeric Anesthesia 40 Neurohypnology 43 From Magnetism to Hypnosis 46 Chapter 4 Body and Soul 54 Mesmerism in the United States 55 Phrenomagnetism and Electrobiology 57 Mesmerism and Spiritualism 61 Mesmerism and Swedenborgianism 63 New Thought and Christian Science 66 From Body to Soul 70 Chapter 5 Salpêtrière and Nancy 76 Hypnosis at the Salpêtrière 77 The Nancy Approach to Hypnosis 81 The Fall of Hypnosis 84 Hypnosis outside the Mainstream 87 From Salpêtrière to Nancy 92 Chapter 6 Laboratory and Clinic 98 Hypnosis Research in the Early Twentieth Century 99 Hypnosis Research during the World Wars 103 Psychological Healing in the Early Twentieth Century 106 The Resurgence of Clinical Hypnosis 108 The Rise of Popular Hypnosis 111 From Laboratory to Clinic 113 Chapter 7 State and Trait 120 Neodissociation Theory 121 Altered State Theories 123 Non-State Theories 126 Convergence in the State/Non-State Debate 130 The Trait Debate 133 From State to Trait 134 Chapter 8 Memory and Identity 143 Repression of Traumatic Memory 144 Hypnosis and Memory 147 Dissociation and Traumatic Memory 148 Challenges to the Posttraumatic Model 150 Hypnosis and Dissociation of Identity 152 From Memory to Identity 156 Chapter 9 Present and Future 166 Medical Applications of Hypnosis 167 Psychotherapeutic Applications of Hypnosis 169 Unanswered Questions in the Trait Debate 173 Unanswered Questions in the State Debate 177 From the Present to the Future 178 References 187 Index 213

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Hypnosis is the 'mother' of psychotherapy. Pintar and Lynn have done a great service to the field. Hypnosis: A Brief History is a comprehensive, well-organized academic treatise that surveys the development of hypnosis from its birth to its contemporary maturity. Destined to be a classic, it is a welcome addition to the library of students of hypnosis. ?Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D., The Milton H. Erickson Foundation The fascination of hypnosis, the shifts in its use and understanding over time, and the importance of scientific and societal influence are all captured in this engaging and accessible book. The intrigue of hypnosis and the passion of those who seek to understand it are hallmarks of this brief history. ?Kevin M. McConkey, The University of Newcastle, Australia Pintar & Lynn?s book is simply superb. In one convenient package, truths about hypnosis are revealed and myths are exposed. Readers come to understand how hypnosis is useful for treating pain, anxiety, and other medical and psychological conditions. But, we also learn, it can be dangerous in the hands of incompetent or unknowledgable practitioners, especially when it leads to the production of pseudomemories. The winding and complicated history of the study of hypnosis is not only fascinating in its own right, but it serves as a starting point for glimpsing the future of this captivating phenomenon. ?Elizabeth Loftus, University of California, Irvine

Hypnosis is the 'mother' of psychotherapy. Pintar and Lynn have done a great service to the field. Hypnosis: A Brief History is a comprehensive, well-organized academic treatise that surveys the development of hypnosis from its birth to its contemporary maturity. Destined to be a classic, it is a welcome addition to the library of students of hypnosis. - Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D., The Milton H. Erickson Foundation The fascination of hypnosis, the shifts in its use and understanding over time, and the importance of scientific and societal influence are all captured in this engaging and accessible book. The intrigue of hypnosis and the passion of those who seek to understand it are hallmarks of this brief history. - Kevin M. McConkey, The University of Newcastle, Australia Pintar & Lynn's book is simply superb. In one convenient package, truths about hypnosis are revealed and myths are exposed. Readers come to understand how hypnosis is useful for treating pain, anxiety, and other medical and psychological conditions. But, we also learn, it can be dangerous in the hands of incompetent or unknowledgable practitioners, especially when it leads to the production of pseudomemories. The winding and complicated history of the study of hypnosis is not only fascinating in its own right, but it serves as a starting point for glimpsing the future of this captivating phenomenon. - Elizabeth Loftus, University of California, Irvine

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Judith Pintar is ahistorical sociologist whose work focuses on trauma and mental illness. She is a research associate in the Department of Sociology and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She has written numerous book chapters and articles and is the author of two books. Steven Jay Lynn is a leading clinical psychologist and hypnosis expert. He is a professor of psychology at the State University of New York at Binghamton, and the author of 14 books and more than 250 articles and chapters. His work has been featured in the New York Times, the Discovery Channel, and Science News.

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