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.
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.