Role of relaxation and specific suggestions in hypnotic emotional numbing

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-132

  Sebastiani, Laura ^a   D'Alessandro, Luigi ^a   Menicucci, Danilo ^a   Ghelarducci, Brunello ^a   Santarcangelo, Enrica L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic activity; Humans; Hypnosis; Negative emotion; Numbing; Relaxation; Suggestion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMOTION; FEAR; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPNOSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; RELAXATION TRAINING; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RELAXATION; RESPIRATION; SUGGESTION;

EID: 33845864412     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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