Hypnosis is a trance-like state of consciousness, usually induced by a procedure known as hypnotic induction, which consists of heightened suggestibility, deep relaxation, and intense focus. Hypnosis can be considered and confronted because it is only an attempt to make unconscious emotions conscious. Therefore, the best participants are who are willing to be hypnotized, who are able to focus their attention, and open eyes to new experiences and fantasy. When hypnotized, one feels conformity, relaxation, obedience, and suggestion. There are several misconceptions about hypnosis, and here are some of them.
First, many believe that hypnotized people are faking and lying about being hypnotized. However, professionals used measures of skin conductance to test this idea, and it has been proven that 90% of the hypnotized subjects truly believed that they were hypnotized. Another misconception is that the hypnotist is able to take control of the patients and can make them perform certain behaviors. However, it has been proven that patients could refuse to comply with the hypnotist’s command since they still retain awareness and control of their behaviors. Moreover, another common belief is that hypnotists can lead people to forget the things that happened to them while they were hypnotized. Although researchers have found that posthypnotic amnesia, which is when people forget where they had learned information that had been told to them while they were under hypnosis, was active for some people, it did not hold strong effects. Furthermore, some believe that hypnosis can retrieve memories. Some people have used hypnosis to remember events such as childhood experiences or details of crime scenes. However, people who are hypnotized and then asked to relive their childhood do not accurately recall the things that occurred to them in their own childhood.
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Marshall
10/31/2017 08:39:04 am
There are so many amusing and interesting sources on hypnosis on the internet (videos on YouTube for instance). I think some of those could really help support this article.
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