Servadio E
Minerva Med. 1975 Oct 31;66(73):3811-7.
The principal stages in the history of hypnosis are reviewed, from the forerunners of Mesmer to the founder of "animal magnetism" himself, to Braid, and the entire hypnological movement of the nineteenth century. The work of Freud and the then and later relationships between hypnosis and psychoanalysis are discussed. A personal interpretation is offered for the phenomenon of the ups and downs of the popularity of hypnosis and reasons given for why its application should never decline again. After a brief review of modern theories of hypnosis and hypnotic techniques, the importance of the subject, over and above its uses in medical treatment, is emphasized, for hypnosis can be used as an invaluable tool for investigating the extraordinary reconstructional and creative possibilities inherent in the outer reaches of the human psyche.
回顾了催眠术历史上的主要阶段，从梅斯梅尔的先驱者到“动物磁性说”的创始人本人，再到布雷德，以及19世纪整个催眠学运动。讨论了弗洛伊德的著作以及当时和后来催眠术与精神分析之间的关系。针对催眠术流行兴衰现象给出了个人解读，并说明了为何其应用不应再衰落的原因。在简要回顾现代催眠理论和催眠技术之后，强调了该主题的重要性，其重要性超越了在医学治疗中的用途，因为催眠术可作为一种宝贵工具，用于探究人类心灵深处固有的非凡重构和创造可能性。
