Hypnosis

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Broader Terms

suggestion

Related Terms

alternative medicine, autogenic training, mind control, psychotherapy

Scope Note

state of increased receptivity to suggestion and direction, initially induced by the influence of another person.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • There are 4 things everyone should learn about hypnosis: 1) All hypnosis is not the same As with anything, there is good, bad and indifferent hypnosis.
  • Hypnosis is nonpharmacologic, noninvasive.
  • Defining hypnosis, hypnotism and hypnotherapy Hypnosis is an inferred psychophysiological state characterised by increased suggestibility, and is thought to be an altered state of consciousness.
  • Chief among these exploded myths is the popular belief that hypnosis is sleep.
  • Self-hypnosis is a third technique.

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