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David Spiegel is a leading expert who provides a clinical definition of hypnosis as a state of focused attention and dissociation {fact:1, fact:2}, and he further establishes professional guidelines for the safe administration of the procedure [1].
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Does hypnosis help solve crimes? | In the Dark - APM Reports apmreports.org 2 facts
procedureTo mitigate the risk of corrupting a person's memory during hypnosis, Spiegel recommends that the process be conducted in a neutral setting by a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist.
claimSpiegel defines hypnosis as a form of highly-focused attention, comparing it to looking through a telephoto lens where the subject sees great detail but is less aware of the surrounding context.
Research on Hypnosis for Experiencers - Kathleen Marden kathleen-marden.com 1 fact
claimDavid Spiegel, the Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine, defines hypnosis as a state involving dissociation in a structured setting where one idea is brought into focus, the field of vision is narrowed, competing thoughts are omitted, and attention is concentrated in a hyper-memory state.