PSYC 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hypnosis, Psilocybin, Mescaline

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Used hypnosis to see why the patient was depressed post-operation. She was unconscious from anasthesia but heard from the surgeon that she may have cancer. So traumatic it caused depression even though it was false. The comment was buried in the subconscious, not available to the conscious awareness. Was made available and retrieved via hypnosis. In experiments following the anaesthesiologists gave positive and negative comments. Patients could not report awareness but under hypnosis, the negative message patients could give verbatim recollection of the comments and some showed anxiety. Positive comments mean smaller amounts of painkillers and discharged earlier than those hearing silence or music in operations. Subconscious processing during anaesthesia is complex and difficult to demonstrate reliably. Brains are separated into cognitive modules (mini brains). Each is designed to do specific job like speaking, reading or drawing. Our minds are devoted to concealing truths we would rather not face like unpleasant memories or current experiences.