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Hypnosis as self-deception; meditation as self-insight
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posted on 2023-06-20, 14:15 authored by Zoltan DienesZoltan Dienes, Peter LushPeter Lush, Rebecca Semmens-Wheeler, Jim Parkinson, Ryan ScottRyan Scott, Peter NaishAlthough meditation and hypnosis appear to be similar, both in skills demanded (e.g. imaginative involvement) and in their use as therapies, this chapter argues that the two are essentially different. Whereas mindfulness meditation aims to develop accurate meta-awareness, the hypnotic experience results from a lack of awareness of intentions; hypnosis is effectively a form of self-deception. The claim is supported by reviewing evidence that a) meditators are not very hypnotizable; b) highly hypnotizable people become aware of their intentions especially late while meditators have awareness especially early; and c) meditators show particularly strong intentional binding but highly hypnotizable people do not. We suggest that one path to high hypnotizability is hypofrontality.
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Oxford University PressPage range
107-128Pages
470.0Book title
Hypnosis and meditation: towards an integrative science of conscious planesPlace of publication
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9780198759102Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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Michael Lifshitz, Amir RazLegacy Posted Date
2016-06-21First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-06-21Usage metrics
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