List two specific claims for the effects of hypnosis. Summarize the findings
What will be an ideal response?
* Pain reduction - studies generally lack proper controls but there are several elements in hypnotic induction that could help reduce pain.
* Medical treatment - benefits of asthma sufferers and smoking behaviors appear to be due to the client's attitudes and expectations rather than hypnosis.
* Memory effects - hypnotically refreshed recall tends to contain distortions and false memories, yet individuals tend to be more confident about the memories.
* Perception - some individuals report positive and negative hallucinations; however, studies have been unable to substantiate these claims.
* Age regression - some claim that people can be regressed to specific ages to relive events; studies making these claims have not been replicated.
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