Kihlstrom J F
Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 1997 Jul;45(3):324-32. doi: 10.1080/00207149708416133.
The study of hypnosis has been plagued by conflict. Although a more recent trend has been the search for convergence among disparate points of view, two highly salient issues remain contentious: the question of whether hypnosis involves alterations in consciousness, and the nature and correlates of individual differences in hypnotic response. Theoretical convergence is a laudable goal, but not at the expense of obscuring the complexity of hypnosis as a state of altered consciousness, a cognitive skill, and a social interaction. Perhaps the best prescription for convergence in hypnosis is the cautious conviction advocated by Kenneth S. Bowers and so clearly exemplified in his own research.
对催眠的研究一直饱受争议困扰。尽管最近出现了一种在不同观点间寻求趋同的趋势，但仍有两个极为突出的问题存在争议：催眠是否涉及意识改变的问题，以及催眠反应中个体差异的本质及其相关因素。理论趋同是一个值得称赞的目标，但不能以掩盖催眠作为一种意识改变状态、一种认知技能和一种社会互动的复杂性为代价。或许在催眠研究中实现趋同的最佳良方，是肯尼斯·S·鲍尔斯所倡导并在他自己的研究中清晰体现的那种审慎信念。
