What is Hypnosis? The word "hypnosis" originated from the Greek "hypnos" ‚ meaning sleep‚ and according to Webster ’s New International Dictionary‚ is "The induction of a state resembling sleep or somnambulism". This statement is true to the large extent because to the untrained eye someone in a deep hypnotic state could easily be mistaken for someone sleeping. However‚ it has been a proven scientific fact that for more than 100 years hypnosis can be induced without sleep (because sleep is a symptom
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Hypnosis To begin with‚ Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness. Some examples of hypnosis are: Movies‚ songs‚ driving on the road‚ daydreaming‚ jogging‚ reading‚ etc. These examples involve a temporary escape. From the activity of the outside world. Of course‚ you’re interested in the type of hypnosis where someone influences you. Into a trance and you are about to do something. The possible benefits of hypnosis are endless. In order for hypnosis to work‚ you must want it to work and believe
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creating the physical depression or the physical depression is creating the negative thinking. When it comes to how you can use your mind to help‚ this can be accomplished consciously and subconsciously. When someone has a habit of imagining things turning out very badly‚ rational thinking can show show them that they often exaggerate. However‚ the unconscious mind is much more powerful in shaping our habitual behavior‚ oftentimes beyond our conscious control. Visualization and hypnosis can be very
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Essay Title: “What is Hypnosis” Describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis and discuss the role of relaxation in Hypnotherapy 2189 words Hypnosis is a complex concept. Forms of hypnosis have been around for thousands of years‚ with a more detailed historical account of the development and practice of modern hypnosis being available largely from the 18th Century onwards. No one definition of what we understand under the term hypnosis is exactly the same‚ in the same
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mind control. This term has various other aliases which are brainwashing‚ coercive persuasion‚ thought control‚ thought reform and systematic manipulation of psychological and social influence. When a person adapts this technique with full perfection he is able to make anyone do things according to the manipulator’s will. It is a form of hypnosis in cases where two parties are involved where in the victim of coercive persuasion can create new attitudes to do those things willingly which they formerly
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The pPhysiology of hypnosis can be complicated to some people‚ but a lot of people understand. Physiology has many branches‚ hypnosis is one of them. Hypnosis has many different explanations of it. If people are wondering what hypnosis is‚ I have your answer and more. People might think hypnosis is when people mind control people with a clock watch‚ well they’re wrong. “The practitioner has no control over you whatsoever – you remain in control all the time‚ you will hear everything she or he says
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The state of hypnosis may be described a state of deep physical relaxation‚ but with a focused mind. In this alpha brain wave state the unconscious mind can be more readily accessed‚ as some of the critical faculties of the conscious mind are temporarily suspended (Mantle 2000). The hypnotic state
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Clinical Hypnosis Studies Addressing Aichmophobia Whether it’s donating blood‚ receiving a vaccine or receiving a thorough anesthetic‚ the process is difficult on almost anybody. And some unfortunate people are particularly affected by the unpleasant process of getting injections‚ some even going so far as to avoid donating blood or getting scheduled immunizations. Sometimes‚ it blossoms into a full blown phobia of needles. This particular phobia is known as aichmophobia and is described as an
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What is hypnosis? Contrary to what we might think‚ hypnosis is not what we may have seen in our favorite movies. You don’t need a stuffy psychiatrist in an English looking sport-coat swinging a golden pocket watch back and forth in front of your face. Nor does it require a fast talking evangelist style person on a stage to put you into some kind of catatonic trance and then snap his fingers and make you quack like a duck. Those things are great for movies but in reality‚ thankfully‚ it’s a little
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( 2069 words ) Choose a medical condition that interests you and research it. Write about the possible uses of hypnosis in the treatment of the condition as you see them. Author: MARIANA DUMITRIU Tutor: ALAN DAVIDSON Course Code: BOURN1S Bournemouth‚ March 2012 This essay will aim to compile the hypnotherapy approaches in the treatment of the autoimmune diseases. I have a personal interest in this area‚ which prompted me to research this particularly
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