The Role of Tactile Support in Arm Levitation

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 115-142

  Peter, Burkhard ^a,b   Piesbergen, Christoph ^b   Lucic, Kristina ^b   Staudacher, Melina ^b   Hagl, Maria ^b  

^a MEG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

arm levitation; electrodermal activity (EDA); hypnosis; ideomotor; idiomotor; Milton H. Erickson; tactile support; trance depth; unconscious mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; KINESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SUGGESTION; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; KINESTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PROPRIOCEPTION; SUGGESTION; TOUCH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884236842     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2012.702701     Document Type: Article

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