Michael Simmons – Mental Models – February, March & Dec 2018 Manuals

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Hypnosis his coures

Hypnosis is the human condition, which focused attention, reduced peripheral awareness, and enhanced ability to respond suggestiom.

There are competing systems explaining hypnosis and related phenomena.

Altered state theories see hypnosis as an altered state of mind or trance, marked by a level of awareness different from the ordinary state of consciousness.

In contrast, nonstate theories see hypnosis as, variously, kind of placebo, a redefinition of an interaction with a therapist or a form of imaginative role enactment.

In hypnosis, a person is said to have heightened focus and concentration.

Be hypnotized subjects are said to show an increased response to suggestions.

Hypnosis usually begins with a hypnotic induction, which is a series of preliminary instructions and suggestion.

The use of hypnotism for therapeutic purposes is referred to as “hypnotherapy”, while its use as a form of entertainment for an audience is known as “stage hypnosis”.

Stage hypnosis is often done by mentalists practicing the art form of mentalism.