Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Vince Polito
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
PSY490 or PSY495
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines the ways in which experimental hypnosis methods have been used by cognitive psychologists and neuroscientists to explore or 'model' clinical phenomena (eg, functional amnesia, clinical delusions, conversion disorders). We will discuss: the nature of hypnosis (its history, definition, measurement, and investigation); views about hypnosis and hypnotisability and their relationship to psychopathology; research methods in hypnosis (intrinsic and instrumental); and a selection of pathological conditions that have been or can be modelled by hypnosis. The class will involve videos of hypnosis sessions, analysis of journal articles, lecture/discussions and (if desired) visits to the Department of Cognitive Science Hypnosis Lab.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Scale of Penalties for late submission and for exceeding the word limit:
Late Penalties: 1 mark per day
Length Penalty: 5% for every 100 words over. For instance, Assignment III is worth 50% of the overall assessment for this Unit. If you exceed the word length of 2000 words by 100 words then you will lose 5% x 50 = 2.5 marks. That is, 2.5 marks are subtracted from the mark you receive for this assignment.
Request for Extension for Assignment:
Ordinarily, no extensions of time for submission of written work will be granted since ample time for its preparation will have been given. If an extension is required for medical or other extenuating circumstances, students may request this by submitting an online request via ask.mq.edu.au with supporting documentary evidence (such as medical certificate, counsellor note, or similar). The staff in the FHSSSC will make all decisions regarding extensions. Neither individual tutors nor the course convenor will grant extensions. All requests for extensions must be made prior to the due date for the assignment.
If an extension is granted, you will need to print the approval email and attach to the assignment. Failure to do so will result in a late penalty being applied as the marker will not know that an extension has been granted.
Special Consideration Requests:
If any special consideration is required for any assessment associated with the unit, special considerations requests must be submitted via Tracker (i.e. ask.mq.edu.au).
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Review of Journal Article | 25% | Week 4, 6 or 11 |
Class Presentation | 25% | Week 5, 7 or 12 |
Grant Proposal | 50% | 9th Nov 2015 |
Due: Week 4, 6 or 11
Weighting: 25%
The aim of this assignment is for you to demonstrate: (1) your ability to critically read and evaluate published research; and (2) your ability to communicate your point of view in a clear and logical way both in writing and to the class.
You will summarise and critique an article in either Week 4, 6 or 11. You will be invited to select one theoretical/review/clinical/empirical article from the general areas of functional amnesia (Week 4) or clinical delusions (Weeks 6 and 11). You can choose any article from those available on the unit website (under Weeks 4, 6 and 11), but not the main reading assigned to the whole class (see also the Weekly Schedule above).
In Weeks 4, 6 and 11, each student will be responsible in class for briefly summarising and commenting on their selected article. More importantly, by the date and time agreed by us in Weeks 4, 6 and 10 you must submit both electronically (to Dr Vince Polito vince.polito@mq.edu.au) and in hard copy your written review of the journal article. This review should be no longer than 500 words (approx 2 A4 pages double spaced) and cover both the content of the article and your own view of it.
Due: Week 5, 7 or 12
Weighting: 25%
The aim of this assignment is for you to demonstrate: (1) your ability to critically evaluate past instrumental research; and (2) your ability to communicate this research and its implications in a clear and engaging way to your audience.
You will present in either Weeks 5, 7 or 12. Students will present either individually or in groups of 2. You will be invited to select one piece of published instrumental hypnosis research from the general areas of functional amnesia (Week 5) or clinical delusions (Weeks 7 and 12). You can choose from articles available on the unit website (under Weeks 5, 7, and 12) or you can choose an alternative piece of published research (but check with me first).
In Weeks 5, 7 and 12, each student will have a maximum of 15 minutes to present (or 30 if we decide to work in groups). Aim for 12 minutes of presentation and 3 minutes of discussion and questions (or 24 minutes of presentation and 6 minutes of discussion and questions if we work in groups).
Due: 9th Nov 2015
Weighting: 50%
The aim of this assignment is for you to demonstrate: (1) your knowledge of hypnosis, especially research methods; (2) your understanding of the links between laboratory research (and hypnotic phenomena) and clinical conditions (and specific clinical phenomena); and (3) your ability to design and communicate convincingly a proposal for new instrumental hypnosis research.
You will be invited to select a clinical condition that has not to date been modelled with hypnosis. Disorders can come from the general areas of conversion/somatoform, memory, delusion, emotion, such as: alien control delusion, anarchic hand syndrome, anosognosia, Capgras delusion, confabulation, déjà vecu, excessive remembering, Fregoli delusion, multiple personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phantom limbs, prosopagnosia, visual neglect. You can choose one of these conditions or you can choose an alternative condition in one of these general areas (but check with me first).
Your task is to write a 2000 word Grant Proposal for a project to conduct research in this area. This is approx 8 A4 pages (double spaced). You should organise your Grant Proposal under the following sections (with suggested word lengths):
This unit examines the way in which experimental hypnosis methods have been used by cognitive psychologists, cognitive and clinical neuropsychologists, and neuroscientists to explore or "model" clinical phenomena.
Across 11 weekly seminars, we will cover:
There is no prescribed text for this unit. The following 4 references are provided as background reading and will be referred to in Weeks 1 to 3 (available electronically on ilearn):
Barnier,A.J., & Oakley, D.A. (2009). Hypnosis and suggestion. In W.P. Banks (Ed.), Encyclopedia of consciousness (pp. 351-368). New York: Elsevier.
Kihlstrom, J.F. (2008). The domain of hypnosis, revisited. In M.R. Nash & A.J. Barnier (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of hypnosis: Theory, research and practice (pp. 21-52). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Oakley, D.A., & Halligan, P.W. (2009). Hypnotic suggestion and cognitive neuroscience. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 13, 264-270.
Woody, E., & Szechtman, H. (2011). Using hypnosis to develop and test models of psychopathology. Journal of Mind-Body Regulation, 1, 4-16.
Weekly readings, as well as references for the three assessment tasks, will be made available on ilearn.
Additional useful sources for this class are:
Nash, M.R., & Barnier, A.J. (Eds.). (2008). The Oxford handbook of hypnosis: Theory, research and practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [MQ University Library Call Number: BF1111.O94 2008]
Lynn, S. J., Woody, E. Z., Montgomery, G., & Gaudiano, B. (2014). Hypnosis: Contributions to psychological science and clinical practice. A Special Issue of Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research and Practice, 1(2) 103-228
Week By Week: The topic for each weekly seminar (and required reading) is as follows:
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Weekly Topics (see below for relevant reading for each week) |
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30 Jul |
Introduction: Aims of course, week by week plan and assignments, intro to hypnosis research, altered states of consciousness, beliefs and expectations. Background: Oakley & Halligan (2009) and Cardeña (2014). |
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6 Aug |
Experiencing hypnosis and the range of disruptions: Measuring hypnosis, individual differences, component abilities, behaviour & experience. Be ready to discuss Barnier & Oakley (2009) and Kihlstrom (2008). Background: Barnier, Cox & McConkey (2014), Laurence et al. (2008) or McConkey et al. (1999). |
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13 Aug |
Methodologies of hypnosis: Logic of instrumental hypnosis, experimental methods, control groups, drawing inferences, the real-simulating method to measure faking. Read Cox & Bryant (2008) AND either Woody & Szechtman (2011), Evans & Orne (1971) OR Orne et al. (1984). |
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20 Aug |
Functional amnesia and dissociative disorders: Features, processes and cases. Read Kihlstrom (2005). Students will summarise papers. |
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27 Aug |
Modelling amnesia with hypnosis: Does it work? Read Barnier & McConkey (1999). Students will give presentations. |
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3 Sep |
Clinical delusions in neuropsychological and psychiatric disorders (Part 1): Features, processes and cases. Read Coltheart (2007). Students will summarise papers. |
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10 Sep |
Modelling neuropsychological and psychiatric disorders with hypnosis (Part 1): Does it work? Read Connors (2015). Students will give presentations. |
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MID-SEMESTER BREAK |
8 |
1 Oct |
No Class. |
9 |
8 Oct |
No Class: Thesis due on 12/10/15. Bring ideas for your grant proposal to class next week. |
10 |
15 Oct |
Discussion of grant proposal and designing instrumental hypnosis research Read Cox & Barnier (2010) AND revisit Cox & Bryant (2008), Woody & Szechtman (2011). |
11 |
22 Oct |
Clinical delusions in neuropsychological and psychiatric disorders (Part 2): Features, processes and cases. Read McKay, Langdon, & Coltheart (2005). Students will summarise papers. |
12 |
29 Oct |
Modelling neuropsychological and psychiatric disorders with hypnosis (Part 2): Does it work? Read Oakley & Halligan (2013). Students will present papers. |
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5 Nov |
Hypnosis and psychopathology Read Barnier & Council (2010); Grant proposal due Mon 9th Nov |
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