Hypnosis
Introduction
This essay will give a definition of hypnosis, and will describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis. It will then proceed to discuss the role relaxation within hypnosis. It will also outline the benefits of relaxation offering sound reasoning for the role of relaxation within hypnosis.
What is Hypnotherapy?
In therapy hypnosis usually involves the client experiencing a feeling of relaxation with their attention focusing on the hypnotist’s voice and appropriate suggestions and appellations created by the hypnotist tailored to meet the client’s specifications. These suggestions can help the client make positive changes within themselves (Hadley J & Staudacher C 1996). In a hypnosis session the client is always in control and the client is never made to do anything to hurt or humiliate the client. It is widely acknowledged that all hypnosis is ultimately self-hypnosis and a hypnotist primarily aids your experience and guides you to relaxation. Hypnosis is considered to work by altering the level/state of consciousness of the client through switching the left hand side of the brain off, while the right hand side of the brain is turned on. The conscious control of the mind is inhibited and the subconscious mind is woken. Leaving the mind more accepting to suggestions and appellations (Hadley J & Staudacher C 1996).. The subconscious mind is more deeply rooted and is a more instinctive force than the conscious mind. The subconscious mind is the part of the mind that needs to re learn behaviour and or change to have a positive impact on the client’s behaviour and physical state to alter and adapt to change through suggestions (www.articleonlinedirectory.com). For example a client who actively and consciously wants to overcome a fear may try anything possible they can do, but will fail to overcome their fears if the subconscious mind retains the information associated to the fear. Progression towards overcoming the fear will only
This essay will give a definition of hypnosis, and will describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis. It will then proceed to discuss the role relaxation within hypnosis. It will also outline the benefits of relaxation offering sound reasoning for the role of relaxation within hypnosis.
What is Hypnotherapy?
In therapy hypnosis usually involves the client experiencing a feeling of relaxation with their attention focusing on the hypnotist’s voice and appropriate suggestions and appellations created by the hypnotist tailored to meet the client’s specifications. These suggestions can help the client make positive changes within themselves (Hadley J & Staudacher C 1996). In a hypnosis session the client is always in control and the client is never made to do anything to hurt or humiliate the client. It is widely acknowledged that all hypnosis is ultimately self-hypnosis and a hypnotist primarily aids your experience and guides you to relaxation. Hypnosis is considered to work by altering the level/state of consciousness of the client through switching the left hand side of the brain off, while the right hand side of the brain is turned on. The conscious control of the mind is inhibited and the subconscious mind is woken. Leaving the mind more accepting to suggestions and appellations (Hadley J & Staudacher C 1996).. The subconscious mind is more deeply rooted and is a more instinctive force than the conscious mind. The subconscious mind is the part of the mind that needs to re learn behaviour and or change to have a positive impact on the client’s behaviour and physical state to alter and adapt to change through suggestions (www.articleonlinedirectory.com). For example a client who actively and consciously wants to overcome a fear may try anything possible they can do, but will fail to overcome their fears if the subconscious mind retains the information associated to the fear. Progression towards overcoming the fear will only