Ideomotor Signaling: From Divining Spiritual Messages to Discerning Subconscious Answers during Hypnosis and Hypnoanalysis, a Historical Perspective

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-167

  Shenefelt, Philip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypnoanalysis; Hypnosis; Ideomotor; Psychosomatic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RELIGION;

HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SPIRITUALISM; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 79951741850     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2011.10401754     Document Type: Article

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