Noun

Singular hypnosis

Plural hypnoses

hypnosis (plural hypnoses)

  1. a trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced
  2. the art or skill of hypnotism

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Hypnosis is a mental state (state theory) or set of attitudes (non-state theory) usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction, which is commonly composed of a series of preliminary instructions and suggestions. Hypnotic suggestions may be delivered by a hypnotist in the presence of the subject, or may be self-administered ("self-suggestion" or "autosuggestion"). The use of hypnotism for therapeutic purposes is referred to as "hypnotherapy".

The words 'hypnosis' and 'hypnotism' both derive from the term "neuro-hypnotism" (nervous sleep) coined by the Scottish physician and surgeon James Braid around 1841. Braid based his practice on that developed by Franz Anton Mesmer and his followers ("Mesmerism" or "animal magnetism"), but differed in his theory as to how the procedure worked.

Contrary to a popular misconception - that hypnosis is a form of unconsciousness resembling sleep - contemporary research suggests that it is actually a wakeful state of focused attention and heightened suggestibility, with diminished peripheral awareness. In the first book on the subject, Neurypnology (1843), Braid described "hypnotism" as a state of physical relaxation accompanied and induced by mental concentration ("abstraction").

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Sat Dec 19 04:34:01 2009

What type of hypnosis do people who hypnotize big crowds do?
Q. I know they put pressure or something on the people, but what is the name for it? How to learn hypnosis? I want to know how to do it. For those who say hypnosis isn't real, I believe that in the sense of the word it is. I know you can't make someone do anything but you can make them do some things.
Asked by Verlin - Tue May 12 15:51:40 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I'm a Certified Hypnotist...and the answer is mass hypnosis. Hypnosis is not a discipline, it is a practice. Most people don't really know what hypnosis is, so they have a fear of it. Hypnosis is simply a state of awareness where your subconscious mind is more alert than your conscious mind. It happens all the time in your daily life. It's what you do when you're in hypnosis that matters. When you are in hypnosis, you are generally more open to suggestion and may more easily act on suggestions that are given to you by the hypnotist. Here's the thing: if you have a limiting belief about weight loss, fitness or exercise that is keeping you from working out, you will not be receptive to those suggestions. Your subconscious is there to… [cont.]
Answered by unknown - Tue May 12 15:54:24 2009

Can hypnosis really make my boobs get bigger?
Q. I heard you can do just about anything with hypnosis, lose weight, gain muscle. Will it work with breast enlargements.
Asked by Angel - Sat Jun 20 20:08:15 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Oh yeah...i think they are getting bigger as we speak... is it better to have what you want or to want what you have? Id say it is a lot easier to become happy with what you have than to change the biology that you were given... Plenty of guys would be happy to have a woman with small boobs rather than be alone all the time...learn to love yourself and you will be much happier Avoid surgeries for this...you are attractive to plenty of boys...you might be looking for the wrong boys
Answered by Akhi - Sat Jun 20 20:50:38 2009

How can one find a Psychologist that performs hypnosis?
Q. I have a bad habit I can't break but I think that hypnosis can change it for me.
Asked by musicblue99 - Wed Jun 24 15:20:56 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Ask your Doctor, good luck
Answered by I got it - Wed Jun 24 15:31:11 2009

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