Heyneman N E
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey.
Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 1990 Jan;38(1):39-59. doi: 10.1080/00207149008414497.
Imagery is widely agreed to be an important component of hypnosis. The theoretical framework from which to conceptualize the role of imagery in hypnosis, however, has remained controversial. A model is presented which attempts to reconceptualize hypnotic imaginal processing in terms of current theory and research in cognitive psychology and psychophysiology. This model draws from a propositional approach to imagery (e.g., Pylyshyn, 1973), particularly as adapted by Lang's (1979) bioinformational theory. It is argued that the hypnotic image is fundamentally more complex than simple iconic mental representation, containing instead both stimulus and response components. It is proposed that the critical properties of the hypnotic image are not the stimulus components or propositions which give rise to the experience of the image but instead are response propositions which are associated with overt behavior. Processing of these response propositions is conceptualized as a negative feedback system between the brain and effector site. Some preliminary sources of support as well as implications and research suggested by this model are discussed.
意象被广泛认为是催眠的一个重要组成部分。然而，用以将意象在催眠中的作用概念化的理论框架一直存在争议。本文提出了一个模型，试图根据认知心理学和心理生理学的当前理论与研究，重新将催眠意象加工概念化。该模型借鉴了意象的命题方法（例如，派利夏恩，1973），特别是兰格（1979）的生物信息理论所采用的方法。有人认为，催眠意象从根本上比简单的图像式心理表征更为复杂，它包含刺激和反应两个组成部分。有人提出，催眠意象的关键属性不是产生意象体验的刺激成分或命题，而是与公开行为相关的反应命题。这些反应命题的加工被概念化为大脑与效应器部位之间的负反馈系统。本文讨论了该模型的一些初步支持来源以及其含义和相关研究。
