Concerns about Hypnotic Regression
University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies · 2024 · University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies
This source is used as methodology evidence across 1 linked claim and 3 related evidence hubs. Its citation record is marked verified; that verifies the source trail, not the truth of any linked claim.
Two-minute evidence summary
UVA DOPS methodological note explaining why its reincarnation research does not use hypnotic regression and listing key concerns about regression-produced reports.
How this source is used on the map
A high-trust methodology source for separating spontaneous child cases from regression-derived soul-group narratives.
Citation record
- Authors
- University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies
- Source type
- University page
- Map role
- methodology
- Credibility level
- primary
- Citation status
- Verified
- DOI
- Not recorded
- PubMed
- Not recorded
- Not recorded
Editorial note
Use this to distinguish regression-based material from UVA's spontaneous-case research; it is not an argument against every reincarnation claim.
Linked claims
Related evidence hubs
Related sources
Any claim about surviving death or being reincarnated presupposes a theory of personal identity. This entry sets the terms.
Directly relevant to soul-groups claims because that literature usually depends on hypnotic regression rather than spontaneous child-memory cases.
Closest direct reference for soul-group language, which is mostly popular or regression-derived. It supports concept mapping, not evidence that specific relationships are pre-assigned.
Direct reference for regression-derived claims and cryptomnesia explanations. It should be clearly distinguished from spontaneous child past-life memory cases, which have a different evidence profile.
Important as a genealogy source for the belief, not as verified evidence that soul groups exist.