Below is a list of different definitions of Hypnotism / Hypnosis from different sources.
Hypnotism
Hypnotism is a means of inducing (or relaxing into) a level of consciousness that is characterized by relaxation and suggestibility.
Hypnosis is the state one is in when they have been hypnotized.
The purpose of hypnosis is to provide a means of bypassing the critical mind (the conscious mind) and accessing the non-reasoning, suggestible subconscious.
The purpose of hypnotherapy / hypnotism is to assist the client, through guided imagery and visualization, to bring about a desired change in behavior or thought. It is equivalent to day dreaming or meditation.
Hypnosis is the state one is in when they have been hypnotized.
The purpose of hypnosis is to provide a means of bypassing the critical mind (the conscious mind) and accessing the non-reasoning, suggestible subconscious.
The purpose of hypnotherapy / hypnotism is to assist the client, through guided imagery and visualization, to bring about a desired change in behavior or thought. It is equivalent to day dreaming or meditation.
1990 Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc.
A state or condition in which the subject becomes highly responsive to suggestions. The hypnotized individual seems to follow instructions in an uncritical, automatic fashion and attends closely only to those aspects of the environment made relevant by the hypnotist. If the subject is profoundly responsive, he/she hears, sees, feels, smells and tastes in accordance with the suggestions given, even though these may be in direct contradiction to the actual stimuli that impinge upon the subject. Furthermore, memory and awareness of self can be altered by suggestions. All of these effects may be extended posthypnotically into the individual's subsequent waking activity. It is as if suggestions given during hypnosis come to define the individual's perception of the real world.
Collins English Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged© Harper Collins Publishers 1991, 1994, 2000, 2003
(Psychology) an artificially induced state of relaxation and concentration in which deeper parts of the mind become more accessible: used clinically to reduce reaction to pain, to encourage free association, etc.
Websters Online Dictionary
1 - a trance-like state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
2 - any of various conditions that resemble sleep
3 - hypnotism
2 - any of various conditions that resemble sleep
3 - hypnotism
Arthur A. Leidecker, BCH ©Copyright 2003
An altered state of consciousness.
Deep relaxation.
Focused concentration.
Meditation.
Daydreaming.
Voluntary acceptance of a suggestion.
Deep relaxation.
Focused concentration.
Meditation.
Daydreaming.
Voluntary acceptance of a suggestion.
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