Depth Scales

16. 7 Depth Scales * Explain what is meant by a hyp nonic shrewdness scale. * Give examples and explain the issues relating to the use of depth scales When discussing the topic of hypnotic depth they are referring to how deep the reduce is/can go into hypnosis and what is possible at that perceived level of depth. If you do the research you provide find lots of different scales of depth, here I stand taken the scale from the coursework provided by Adam Eason School of Therapeutic Hypnosis which upon research appears to originally keep abreast from Harry Arons, 1961 1.Hypnoidal heavy muscle and relaxed nerves drowsiness awareness (got out of bed feeling). 2. Light hypnosis tangible response to suggestions mind focused on suggestions reacts to arm, etc. rigidity. 3. Medium Hypnosis deeply relaxed subject will not speak unless asked unable to per word form actions unless asked to do move arm rise from chair move head. 4. healthy Hypnosis (deep hypnosis) partial amnes ia when awakened posthypnotic suggestions can be submitted numbing parts of the body (ANALGESIA). 5. Somnambulism primitive amnesia and anaesthesia is possible age regression is possible positive hallucinations possible. . Profound Somnambulism removal of programmed information posthypnotic suggestions most all suggestions are carried out without questions. Often referred to as a coma raise Difficult to get out of this state may need to bribe unconscious mind (you will not be allowed o experience this again unless) Now, in 1961, the above scale may slang seemed perfectly accurate and as time passes, more and more discoveries are being made nigh hypnosis and one of those discoveries is that some, if not all of the intended suggestions can easily be obtained at a move level of depth or lighter trance as is suggested.For instance, amnesia and ideomotor suggestions can take inject within light hypnosis and I also know this personally from experiencing this myself from bo th being a subject and a facilitator of hypnosis. There have also been many scales of susceptibility created to test suggestibility within the depth of hypnosis or trance that the subject is in. One particularly scale is the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale created in 1938 which created 3 forms, A, B and C on which consisted of varying levels of tests to be given to the subject. The below list is the example of form A 1 Postural Sway 2 Eye Closure 3 Hand sinister (left) Immobilisation (right arm) 5 Finger Lock 6 Arm Rigidity (left arm) 7 Hands move Together 8 Verbal Inhibition (name) 9 Hallucination (fly) 10 Eye Catalepsy 11 Post-hypnotic (changes chairs) 12 Amnesia There are many more of these scales available for research but I have shown the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale as a prime example of what they consist of. A biggish issue with the depth scale is does really exist? Are there really levels of hypnosis? I cannot confirm it either way, but in therapy, do we need to, If the client believes through our suggestion that they are exit deeper, then isnt real to them.