Psychology 2011A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Hypnotic Susceptibility, Guided Imagery
7 Jan 2019
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Monday, february 27, 2017 chapter 5 hypnosis. Hypnotic subject a person being hypnotized. Can be hypnotized individually or in groups. The induction can be done in person or from a tape. Self hypnosis a person listens to a taped induction or actively plays the role of the hypnotist and subject. In many cases induction is a guided imagery exercise that is used in a situation that has been labeled as hypnosis. Trance states of consciousness in which the appearance of awareness is present but that are actually sleep like states characterized by involuntary behaviour and decreased environmental responsiveness: hypnotic suggestions. Hypnotic susceptibility the degree to which a subject is responsive to suggestions. Posthypnotic suggestions can be given during hypnosis to take effect after it has been terminated. Positive hallucination suggesting to a hypnotic subject the presence of something that is not objectively real. Trance logic the ability to mix freely perceptions derived from reality with those that stem from imagination.
