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Hypnosis!!!

Hypnosis!!!. Does it Really Work??. Take the Attitudes Toward Hypnosis Test. Reverse the numbers given in 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 (1=7, 2=6, 3=5, 4=4, 5=3, 6=2, 7=1) Add up all the numbers Scores range from 14-98. Higher scores reflect more positive attitude toward hypnosis.

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Hypnosis!!!

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  1. Hypnosis!!! Does it Really Work??

  2. Take the Attitudes Toward Hypnosis Test • Reverse the numbers given in 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 (1=7, 2=6, 3=5, 4=4, 5=3, 6=2, 7=1) • Add up all the numbers • Scores range from 14-98. Higher scores reflect more positive attitude toward hypnosis

  3. The power of the hypnotist lies not with the hypnotist but with the person’s openness to suggestion, • http://www.clipsforclass.com/consciousness • http://www.clipsforclass.com/consciousness

  4. Hypnosis A social interaction in which one person (the hypnotist) suggests to another (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur. http://iddiokrysto.blog.excite.it Hypnos: Greek god of sleep

  5. Examples • The ability to turn attention inward, relax, and imagine • Posthypnotic amnesia – ability to remember things that happened during hypnotic state • Evidence suggests that people cannot do anything under hypnosis that they cannot do normally; it seems to be a state of increased motivation

  6. Hypnotic Feats Strength, stamina, and perceptual and memory abilities similarly affect those who are hypnotized and those who are not hypnotized.

  7. Susceptibility to hypnosis • Highly susceptible people tend to have rich fantasy lives • More likely to be responsive if you believe it

  8. Facts and Falsehood Those who practice hypnosis agree that its power resides in the subject’s openness to suggestion. Yes, to some extent. Can anyone experience hypnosis? No. Can hypnosis enhance recall of forgotten events?

  9. Facts and Falsehood No. Can hypnosis force people to act against their will? Yes. Self-suggestion can heal too. Can hypnosis be therapeutic? Yes. Lamaze can do that too. Can hypnosis alleviate pain?

  10. Is Hypnosis an Altered State of Consciousness? • Social Influence Theory: Hypnotic subjects may simply be imaginative actors playing a social role. • Divided ConsciousnessTheory: Hypnosis is a special state of dissociated (divided) consciousness (Hilgard, 1986, 1992). Courtesy of News and Publications Service, Stanford University (Hilgard, 1992)

  11. Both Theories Mimi Forsyth

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