Dissociation in the laboratory: a comparison of strategies
Study at a glance
- Area
- Other research
- Study type
- Controlled study
- Authors
- Leonard KN, Telch MJ, Harrington PJ
- Journal
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Year
- 1999
- Participants
- 78
- Population
- Adults
- Protocol
- Pulsed light and sound stimulation (among three challenges)
Key findings
- Pulsed light and sound produced the most dissociation
- Stronger effects in people prone to dissociation
Seventy-eight students who scored high or low for everyday dissociation went through three laboratory challenges: staring at a dot, pulsed light and sound stimulation, and sensory deprivation. Pulsed light and sound produced the most dissociative feelings for everyone, and people prone to dissociation in daily life reacted most strongly.