Management Of Hypnotic Conflict

It's a long history for human being to use hypnosis. There are evidences in ancient Egypt, ancient Greek and ancient Chinese to use hypnosis for healing. Hypnosis can be used in variable condition, it can be used not only in vary medical, dental or psychological situation, but also can be used as a tool in fields such as business, training, investigation, education, sports and legal affairs. Scientist can also use it to investigate cognitive and brain science.Though it is widely used, hypnosis is a professional technique. It may arise hypnotic conflict while inappropriate use, even cause severe consequence, which include in hypnotic conflict. To use hypnosis more effectively, one must manage hypnotic conflict. Management of hypnotic conflict is an important way to solve the issue.This dissertation mainly aims at hypnotic conflict management. It consists of three parts.In the first part, a lot of literature were reviewed, and bring forward the definition of hypnotic conflict, its evolvement, its representation, factors that may affect hypnotic conflict. Distinguish between hypnotic conflict and low susceptibility, resistance had been discussed. Theories about hypnotic conflict also were investigated.In the second part, three experiments were introduced to investigate hypnotic conflict:The first one is a qualitative study. By observing hypnotic response of standard induce hypnosis and interview with the subject, author discovered that hypnotic conflict may take place with high hypnotic susceptibility subject.The second experiment completed with MMN of ERP as a tool. MMN can be used to measure brain auto-procession. Result shows that F4 amplitude of high susceptibility subject is higher than that of low susceptibility one. Hypnosis reduces amplitude of MMN.In the third experiment, N400 of ERP was used to determine whether hypnosis affects the subject identify semantic illusion, which would result a significant N400. Result shows that hypnosis reduces N400 latency as well amplitude. It indicates that subject process information different from normal situation. The author suggests that under hypnosis, subject may process information through self- exploration. Information that would not in favor of self-identity may be omitted.The third part is general discussion. Issues such as who is the subject in hypnosis clinic? Should the suggestion be exact? To work more effectively, should hypnotist hold systematology or reductionism? Hold state theory or procession theory? The author suggests that under hypnosis, subject may process information through self- exploration. Information not in favor of self-identity would be omitted.This dissertation focus on the "hyponastic conflict", it originally explores several fields in hypnosis study. For the first time, it breaks through traditional psychoanalysis frame, bring forward hypnotic conflict; It originally use method of information process to investigate hypnosis, and for the first time to study brain information auto-procession under hypnosis condition with MMN and N400 in China; Systematically analysis sytemology, reductionism, state and procession theories in hypnosis.