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Debunking Hypnosis: Understanding the Myths and Realities of Hypnotic Practices

Join Maggie Schedl and Shiori Tomatsu as they clarify common misconceptions about hypnosis. While many believe hypnosis involves mind control and altered states, the reality is that it enhances motivation to perform tasks. Explore the historical figures like Mesmer and Freud, and learn about Nicholas Spanos' experiments debunking the myth of hypnosis as an altered state of consciousness. Discover how intention and expectation play a crucial role in its effectiveness and how hypnosis remains a valuable tool for improving life challenges, including memory enhancement and pain relief.

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Debunking Hypnosis: Understanding the Myths and Realities of Hypnotic Practices

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  1. Acting as if You are Hypnotized Maggie Schedl and Shiori Tomatsu

  2. Clearing A Few Things Up About Hypnosis • Common beliefs: mysterious, powerful, control minds, going under trance • Reality: increased motivation to perform tasks • No trances or altered states!

  3. History • 1733-1815: Franz Anton Mesmer -soft music, dim lights, creepy guy in sorcerer clothes, and iron rods -Success? Others include: Freud, Ernest Hilgard -Nicholas Spanos: “hypnosis” buster

  4. Why We Think Hypnosis Is An Altered State of Mind • Involuntary action, outside force • Creates expectations which subjects want to be consistent with • Wording: “your arm is very light and is rising” vs. “raise your arm” • We get too absorbed into process

  5. Spanos Experiments • Experiment 1: Lecture about hypnosis • Experiment 2: Visual Imagery under hypnosis • Experiment 3: Insensitivity to pain- analgesia effect Results: Hypnotic behavior not caused by altered state of consciousness

  6. Key Points • Intention to cooperate with hypnotist and expectation to be able to do so • Both assumptions help hypnosis work • Not an altered state of consciousness!!

  7. Hypnosis Today • Still useful method of helping people improve problems in life • Use of hypnosis for memory/proof of crime

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