The purpose of this research was to describe the use of autohypnosis as a psychotherapeutic intervention with hearing impaired college students specific to four clinical questions: A. Are hearing impaired persons susceptible to hypnosis? B. Can written hypnotic induction be used to introduce hearing impaired persons to relaxation technics? C. Can hearing impaired persons use autohypnosis to achieve a state of relaxation? D. While in a hypnotic state of relaxation can a hearing impaired subject engage in a predetermined fantasy?Eight oral hearing impaired undergraduates, between 18-22 years old, for eight consecutive days completed questionnaires germane to their use of hypnosis. Sixty four questionnaires were submitted to data analysis. Each subject's response as to perceived state of hypnosis was cross-tabulated with: five nonhypnotic state indicators;the amount of time displacement reported per hypnotic session; and three outcome indicators of subject having engaged in predetermined fantasy. The total absolute frequency of incidence(s) of hypnosis having occurred was calculated to be 49 out of 64 reported attempts. The relative frequency percentage was calculated as 75.6% which was interpreted as a descriptive indicator that oral hearing impaired persons utilizing a written autohypnotic technic are susceptible to and can induce, for self, a hypnotic state of relaxation. Additionally it was interpreted that for oral hearing impaired persons the induction technic does not have to deviate extensively from the traditional autohypnotic technic(s) used by (for) aural populations.The findings of this study were limited to the described sample, conditions, time frame and measurement instrument. However, from the 75.6% positive response to the clinical questions it was inferred that the overall outcome of the study was positive. Future research might affirm the appropriateness of autohypnotic relaxation therapy as a possible service to the deaf consumer of psychological counseling.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/175855 |
| Date | 03 June 2011 |
| Creators | Digby-Berry, Ceola |
| Contributors | Hayes, Robert E. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | vi, 92 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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