Hypnosis
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Related Terms
alternative medicine, autogenic training, mind control, psychotherapy
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Scope Note
state of increased receptivity to suggestion and direction, initially induced by the influence of another person.
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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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