Education
Weitzenhoffer had been the author or co-author of 14 scientific publications and one book before receiving his Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1956.
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Career
He was the recipient of several professional and academic awards, including the Distinguished Contributions to Scientific Hypnosis Award of the American Psychological Association in 1992. In 1957, at the invitation of Ernest R. Hilgard he moved to the Laboratory for Human Development and Department of Psychology at Stanford University. In 1962, Weitzenhoffer moved to the University of Oklahoma where he carried out research and provided clinical services at the Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Weitzenhoffer was an important figure in the beginning of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and one of the first associate editors of the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis.
Hypnosis
Weitzenhoffer claimed that he became interested in hypnosis at age 12 after seeing a demonstration by a summer camp counselor and subsequently witnessing a stage hypnosis show. = Weitzenhoffer & Erickson However, Weitzenhoffer was critical of certain aspects of Erickson"s theory and practice, and especially critical of those who subsequently claimed to represent Erickson"s views.
We were, I think, good friends even though separated by a considerable age difference, and had a mutual high respect for each other as professionals. As associate editor of the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis for some years, I worked closely with him in its publication.
I was also his consultant for a number of his published papers in the 1960s.
We had differences of opinion as well as goals, but these differences never were a source of friction between us. As the years have gone by, since his death, Erickson has become an increasing living legend, as will happen with legends, an increasing amount of more or less fictitious lore began to accumulate about him. Weitzenhoffer elaborates in detail upon various points of contention regarding Erickson"s theory and practice, and the claims of others regarding his life"s work, in The Practice of Hypnotism (2000), and elsewhere.
Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scales
At Stanford University, Weitzenhoffer collaborated with Ernest R. Hilgard in developing the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scales and the Stanford Profile Scales of Hypnotic Susceptibility, Forms I and II which are the most widely referenced research tools in the field of hypnosis.
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