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Focused analgesia and generalized relaxation produce differential hypnotic analgesia in response to ascending stimulus intensity

Sharav, Y. & Tal, M. (2004). Focused analgesia and generalized relaxation produce differential hypnotic analgesia in response to ascending stimulus intensity. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 52(2), 187-196. This study examined the effects of different types of hypnotic suggestion on hypnotic analgesia. Generalized relaxation and focused analgesia were induced in seven high-hypnotizable (HH) and eight low-hypnotizable (LH) subjects. The subjects were not aware to which group they belonged and the two groups did not differ in their expectation rates to achieve analgesia under hypnosis. Pain intensity and unpleasantness were rated by subjects on visual analogue scales in ...

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