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Personality style and hypnotizability: the fix-flex continuum.

H Spiegel1, M Greenleaf

  • 1College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York.

Psychiatric Medicine
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Understanding hypnotizability and personality is key to effective therapy. Research shows these factors, along with biopsychosocial elements, predict treatment success and can guide personalized therapeutic strategies.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Historical confusion exists regarding the interplay between hypnotizability, personality, and therapeutic approaches.
  • Previous research suggests a complex relationship between these factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the biopsychosocial components of hypnotizability and their relationship with personality styles.
  • To investigate how hypnotizability and personality correlate with distinct clinical syndromes.
  • To propose a framework for using hypnotizability and personality assessments in clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Empirical and experimental research was conducted.
  • Biopsychosocial components of hypnotizability were hypothesized and measured.
  • Personality styles were assessed and correlated with hypnotizability levels.
  • Clinical syndromes were examined in relation to these distinctions.

Main Results:

  • Hypnotizability exists on a continuum from ecologically insensitive to ecologically sensitive.
  • Distinct personality styles correlate with low, mid-range, and high hypnotizability.
  • Specific clinical syndromes are associated with these hypnotizability and personality profiles.

Conclusions:

  • Measuring hypnotizability and personality style can clarify diagnosis.
  • This approach can inform the selection of appropriate treatment strategies.
  • Personalized assessments maximize individual biopsychosocial resources for effective problem-solving within specific contexts.

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