Download 1. Drugs

Hypnosis and Drugs
Music:
“Ganja Babe”
Weeds Soundtrack
“Rehab”
Amy Winehouse
Today’s Agenda
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1. Drugs:
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2. Drug Dependence
3. Factors in Drug Use
4. Hypnosis:
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a) Alcohol
b) Marijuana
c) Ecstasy and others
a) Definition
b) Susceptibility
c) Facts & Falsehood
d) Theories
e) Demonstration
5. Dream interpretation (cont’d from last week)
6. Movie: Weight Loss Hypnosis (5 min.)
1. Drugs
 a) Alcohol:
 Effects: slows down brain activity that controls
judgment, inhibitions and motor coordination.
 Binge drinking in university students
 Accidents:
 BAC & driving
 Violent crime:
 rape & domestic violence
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a) Alcohol (cont’d)
 Complications
 with chronic use:
• emotional
• social
• physical (p.221)
 Diagnosis:
 Self-administered test
1. Drugs (cont’d)
• b) Marijuana: (THC)
– Effects: mild hallucinogen; amplifies senses
• Mild euphoria and relaxation
– Associated problems:
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Effects on memory & attention
Automobile accidents
Lung Disease
Early onset psychosis in those vulnerable
• c) Ecstasy (MDMA):
– Effects: euphoria, energy, emotional bonding and
empathy
– Physical consequences: damage to serotonin pathways
– Long term impairments in memory, mood and
personality
2. Drugs and Risks for Dependence
(p. 210)
2. Drug Dependence
 Diagnostic criteria:
 Must have 3 or more of the following
symptoms:
 Substance taken in larger amounts than intended
 Desire and unsuccessful attempts to cut back
 Considerable time spent obtaining the substance
 Inability to fulfill role obligations & curtailing
important activities due to substance
 Marked tolerance
 Withdrawal symptoms
3. Factors in Drug Abuse
– a) Nature of the drug
3. Factors in Drug Abuse
(cont’d)
– b) Biological predisposition
• Genetic factors
– Translates into fewer dopamine receptors
– Predict who will be more likely to be addicted to alcohol,
cocaine and heroin
– c) Psychological factors:
• Depression/anxiety
• Escape from painful self-awareness
– d) Social factors:
• Peers
• Family background
4. Hypnosis
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a) Definition:
– “Systematic procedure that typically produces a heightened
state of suggestibility.” (p.201)
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b) Susceptibility:
– Hypnotic ability is normally distributed
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10% not hypnotizable; 10% highly hypnotizable)
4. Hypnosis (cont’d)
 b) Susceptibility
– Associated traits:
• absorption, imaginativeness, rich fantasy life
• Imaginative suggestibility
 c) Facts and Falsehood:
 What hypnosis can do:
• Alleviate pain
• Sensory distortions
• Treatment of hypertension, migraines, allergies
 What hypnosis cannot do:
• Age regression/ Regression into past lives
• Make people act against their will
• Recover lost memories
4. d) Theories of Hypnosis
 1) Role enactment theory
 2) Hypnosis as an altered state/dissociation
 3) Unification of views
• 4. e) Hypnotic Induction
– Demonstration using a common, clinical
induction procedure
5. Self-Guide to Dream
Interpretation
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Example from the class:
1) Write your dream in the present tense
2) Underline dream elements
3) Provide more description of the dream
elements
• 4) Associate to dream elements
• 5) Link to waking life
• 6) Interpreting your dream & making it work
for you!
6. Movie: “Weight Loss Hypnosis”
• Hypnosis helps one woman find the motivation to
eat healthier and exercise. A look at the scientific
side of hypnosis, how it can help, and its
limitations. (ABC news; 5 min.)