Mirrored-self misidentification in the hypnosis laboratory: Recreating the delusion from its component factors

Cognitive Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-176

  Connors, Michael H ^a   Barnier, Amanda J ^a   Coltheart, Max ^a   Cox, Rochelle E ^a   Langdon, Robyn ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delusion; Hypnosis; Instrumental hypnosis; Mirror sign; Mirrored self misidentification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELUSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; LABORATORY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SUGGESTION;

EID: 84856885534     PISSN: 13546805     EISSN: 14640619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546805.2011.582287     Document Type: Article

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