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Dissociation in hypnosis and frontal executive function

E Woody1, P Farvolden

  • 1University of Waterloo, Faculty of Arts, Dept. of Psychology, Ontario, Canada. ewoody@watarts.uwaterloo.ca

The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis
|February 21, 1998
PubMed
Summary

This study contrasts two theories of hypnosis: dissociated experience and dissociated control. It proposes integrating dissociated control theory with frontal executive functions to understand hypnotic memory effects, including unsuggested ones.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Kenneth Bowers distinguished between dissociated experience and dissociated control theories of hypnosis.
  • Understanding the neurocognitive underpinnings of hypnosis remains a key research area.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To contrast dissociated experience and dissociated control theories of hypnosis.
  • To integrate a dissociated control theory with frontal executive functions.
  • To propose a model for understanding memory function in hypnosis, focusing on unsuggested effects.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis and theoretical integration.
  • Review of existing literature on hypnosis, dissociative theories, and frontal executive functions.
  • Development of a theoretical framework linking control processes, executive function, and memory.

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Main Results:

  • Dissociated control theory offers a more viable framework for integration with cognitive neuroscience.
  • Frontal executive functions are proposed as a key component in understanding hypnotic control and memory.
  • A provisional model is presented for hypnotic memory, emphasizing the role of executive control and unsuggested phenomena.

Conclusions:

  • Integrating dissociated control theory with frontal executive function provides a novel perspective on hypnosis.
  • This integrated model can elucidate memory processes during hypnosis, including those not directly suggested.
  • Further research is warranted to empirically test the proposed model of hypnotic memory and executive control.