Cultural scripts, memories of childhood abuse, and multiple identities: a study of role-played enactments.

Full Abstract

This study compared the reports of satanic, sexual, and physical abuse of persons instructed to role-play either dissociative identity disorder (DID) (n = 33), major depression (n = 33), or a college student who experienced minor adjustment problems ("normal") (n = 33) across a number of trials that included role-played hypnosis. As hypothesized, more of the participants who were asked to role-play DID reported at least one instance of satanic ritual abuse and sexual abuse compared with those who role-played depression or a college student with minor adjustment problems. DID role-players reported more incidents of sexual abuse and more severe physical and sexual abuse than did the major depression role-players. Further, the DID role-players differed from the normal role-players on all the measures of frequency and severity of physical and sexual abuse. Participants in all groups reported more frequent and severe incidents of physical abuse after role-played hypnosis than they did prior to it.

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Author information

Author/s: Stafford, Jane (J); Lynn, Steven Jay (SJ);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, NY 13905, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis (Int J Clin Exp Hypn), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jan; vol 50 (issue 1) : pp 67-85

Dates: Created 2002/01/07; Completed 2002/02/11; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11778708, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Adjustment Disorders - psychology
Adult
Child
Child Abuse - psychology
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Dissociative Disorders - psychology
Female

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