Founding Fathers of Hypnosis
James Braid
The Founder of Modern Hypnosis
In Braid's day, the "Scottish School of Common Sense", provided the dominant theories of academic psychology and Braid refers to other philosophers within this tradition throughout his writings. Braid, therefore, revised the theory and practice of Mesmerism and developed his own method of "hypnotism" as a more rational and "common sense" alternative.
In Braid's day, the "Scottish School of Common Sense", provided the dominant theories of academic psychology and Braid refers to other philosophers within this tradition throughout his writings. Braid, therefore, revised the theory and practice of Mesmerism and developed his own method of "hypnotism" as a more rational and "common sense" alternative.
Jen-Martin Charcot
Charcot is best known today for his work on hypnosis and hysteria (nka conversion disorder). He believed hysteria was a neurological disorder, which was pre-disposed by hereditary of the nervous system. Charcot's interest in hysteria and hypnotism "developed as people were fascinated by mesmerization' ... Charcot considered the ability to be hypnotized as a clinical feature of hysteria
Hippolyte Bernheim
When hypnotism became popular, CE 1880, Bernheim was keen to become a leader in the investigation. He was a well-known authority in this new field of medicine. Bernheim had a significant influence on Freud, who'd visited him in 1889, and witnessed his experiments (despite Bernheim being an antagonist of Charcot, whom Freud studied in Paris). Freud termed himself a pupil of Bernheim,
