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M A Gravitz

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PubMed1981

Freud and hypnosis: report of post-rejection use.

The development of hypnosis as a therapeutic and experimental method was significantly influenced by Sigmund Freud's announced rejection of the technique late in the nineteenth century; however, a Hungarian-born hypnotist, Franz Polgar, related in his little-known autobiography that he served as Freud's assistant for six months in 1924. Possible factors related to this seeming paradox are discussed, including the evidence that many of Freud's psychoanalytic colleagues were then actively interested in hypnosis and the negative value associated with the modality had been lifted during the time when Polgar reported that Freud himself was utilizing the method. This is a historically important account of the interface between two prominent therapeutic techniques.

Austria↗
PubMed1977

Public prestige and preferred gender of mental health providers.

One hundred ambulatory adults of each gender were interviewed on a downtown street in Washington, D.C. Each ranked for prestige an alphabetical listing of 10 mental health disciplines and further indicated whether they would prefer to consult for an emotional problem a "male," "female," or "either" professional in each of the fields. The top three prestigious professions were found to be Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, and Psychologist, respectively, while the bottom choices were Paraprofessional Worker, Psychiatric Social Worker, and Social Worker. Discussion considered several factors possibly contributory to these results, and suggestions for further research were offered.

Adult↗