Empirical resolution of the altered state debate

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis,  Jul 2005  by Wickramsekera, Ian II

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Kirsch, I. (2005). Empirical resolution of the altered state debate. Contemporary Hypnosis, 32(1), 18-23. The author states that Kallio and Revonsuo (2003) correctly framed the central issue in the altered state theoretical debate as being whether a trance state is needed to produce hypnotic experiences.

However, Kirsch believes that their suggested tests of that hypothesis are insufficient to answer the question. He outlines his opinion of the data required for empirical resolution of the state debate and discusses the problems faced by state and nonstate theories. Address for reprints: Irving Kirsch, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, School of Health & Social Work, 307 Mary Newman Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, United Kingdom. E-mail: irving.kirsch@plymouth.ac.uk

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