Table 5 .

Effect of hypnotic relaxation, anger, and happiness on cardiorespiratory parameters

	Pulse (beats/min)		Respiration (/min)
	Basal conditions	During study	Basal conditions	During study
Control	71 (66, 76)	73 (69, 77)	17 (16, 19)	17 (16, 19)
Change basal to during	2.5 (0.3, 4.6)		−0.1 (−1.0, 1.0)
Hypnotic relaxation	75 (72, 79)	68 (66, 70)	18 (17, 19)	16 (15, 17)
Change basal to during	−7.7 (−10.5, −4.8)**		−2.0 (−3.1, −1.0)*
Hypnotic happiness	72 (69, 74)	69 (66, 71)	16 (15, 18)	16 (15, 18)
Change basal to during	−3.1 (−6.1, −0.2)*		0 (−1.2, 1.1)
Hypnotic anger	73 (70, 77)	82 (77, 88)	17 (15, 18)	20 (17, 22)
Change basal to during	9.1 (4.3, 14.0)†††‡‡		2.9 (1.1, 4.8)*†††

Results are expressed as mean (95% confidence interval).

*p<0.05, **p<0.001 compared with control.

†††p<0.001 compared with relaxation.

‡‡p<0.01 compared with happiness.