S. Lebaron et al., The hypnotic dreams of healthy children and children with cancer: A quantitative and qualitative analysis, INT J CE HY, 49(4), 2001, pp. 305-319
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HYPNOSIS
In this study, the Stanford Hypnotic Clinical Scale for Children was admini
stered to 52 healthy children and 47 children and adolescents with cancer.
Responses to the dream item of this scale were analyzed for the type and de
tail of imagery. The hypnotizability scores of both groups were similar. Ho
wever, children with cancer reported more pleasant than unpleasant fantasy
in their hypnotic dreams, and their dream reports tended to contain less fa
ntasy and detail overall. Rescoring the dream item based on extent of fanta
sy and detail resulted in a lower pass rate for that item, especially for c
hildren with cancer. Regardless of health status, older children experience
d more self-involvement in their hypnotic dreams compared to younger childr
en.