Is hypnosis an altered state of consciousness or what?

Kihlstrom, J. F. (2005). Is hypnosis an altered state of consciousness or what? Contemporary Hypnosis, 22(1), 34-38. Kihlstrom considers the state-nonstate debate to be a distraction from the real business of studying the phenomena that occur in the context of hypnotic suggestion. It is preferable to study these phenomena at several levels of analysis, the psychological, sociocultural, and the neurobiological. A comprehensive position on hypnosis must recognize that the phenomena reflect both alterations of consciousness and social interactions. Address for reprints: John F. Kihlstrom, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, MC 1650, University of California, Berkeley, 3210 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1650, USA. E-mail: jkihlstrom@berkeley.edu

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