VLHLP091 Hypnosis in medical practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Světlák, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Blanka Suchá
Supplier department: Department of Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
Lectures are only in the Czech language
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course aims at introducing students to modern methods of clinical hypnosis and developing basic hypnotic techniques. Due to the practical focus of the course, the lectures will be combined with a number of communication exercises and video-presentations of hypnosis. Exercising hypnotic techniques also means training observation skills, communication skills, and cooperative (as opposed to authoritative) approach towards a patient – therefore the training of hypnosis will have a broader outlook into medical practice. On the theoretical level, the aim of the course is to present contemporary neurobiological and psychological theories of hypnosis, as well as to present empirical studies that demonstrate the effect of hypnosis especially on the treatment of pain.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will be able to facilitate hypnotic trance in order to induce relaxation and will be aware of the use of hypnosis in medical practice.
Syllabus
  • What is Hypnosis?
  • Myths and prejudices associated with hypnosis
  • Psychology and neurobiology of hypnosis
  • Use of Hypnosis in Medicine: Anxiety Relief and Pain Management
  • Basics of hypnotic induction
  • Hypnosis Language
  • Hypnotic induction exercises
  • Observation and development of hypnotic phenomena
  • Inducing relaxation through hypnosis
Literature
    recommended literature
  • YAPKO, Michael D. Trancework : an introduction to the practice of clinical hypnosis. fourth edition. New York: Routledge, 2012, xxii, 638. ISBN 9780415884945. info
  • Hypnosis and conscious statesthe cognitive neuroscience perspective. Edited by Graham A. Jamieson. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007, xiv, 321 p. ISBN 9780198569800. info
Teaching methods
interactive exercices, lectures, video-presentations
Assessment methods
The course is completed with a credit, which will be given for (1) active participation in the class AND (2) demonstration of hypnosis induction at the end of the course (alternatively, a student can deliver a maximum of 20 minutes of audio or video demonstration of their own work).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
Information on course enrolment limitations: pouze pro studenty od 4. ročníku VL
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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