hypnosis

Examples of hypnosis in the following topics:

• Hypnosis

  • Hypnosis is a trance-like state in which a person experiences heightened suggestibility.
  • Hypnosis is a trance-like state in which a person experiences heightened suggestibility.
  • Dissociation theory states that hypnosis causes a person to actively or voluntarily split their consciousness.
  • Absorption is the amount of investment a person has in the hypnotic state or hypnosis session.
  • Hypnosis serves many purposes.

• Unconscious Perception and Influences on Behavior

  • This definition captures our common understanding of hypnosis; however, research has not only revealed that hypnosis is a much more complicated thing, but it has also given rise to a number of definitions.
  • One suggestion is that hypnosis is a mental state, while another links it to imaginative role-enactment.
  • Hypnosis is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction involving a series of preliminary instructions and suggestions.
  • The use of hypnotism for therapeutic purposes is referred to as hypnotherapy, while its use as a form of entertainment for an audience is known as stage hypnosis.
  • There is debate about whether or not hypnosis targets the conscious or unconscious mind.

• Amnesia

  • Post-hypnotic amnesia is where events during hypnosis are forgotten, or where past memories are unable to be recalled.
  • The failure to remember these events is induced by suggestions made during the hypnosis.

• Body-Oriented Psychotherapies

  • Under hypnosis, a person experiences heightened suggestibility and responsiveness.
  • Hypnotherapy is different than the sort of hypnosis performed on stage.

• Phantom Limb Sensation

  • Treatment approaches have included drugs such as antidepressants, spinal cord stimulation, vibration therapy, acupuncture, hypnosis, and biofeedback.