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<h3>Hypnosis</h3>
<pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Over the years, hypnosis has overcome a lot of skepticism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This</pre><pre>research paper will explore the art, use, and questions about hypnosis</pre><pre>both in recreation and in therapy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In this paper, you will learn what</pre><pre>hypnosis is, different types of it, and different techniques for using it. </pre><pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></pre><pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Hypnosis, as defined by Roy Hunter, is "a natural state of mind,</pre><pre>induced in everyday living much more than it is induced artificially". </pre><pre>Another definition by Hunter is "guided meditation".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Many people do not</pre><pre>realize this, but you can be hypnotized by many things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Anytime you</pre><pre>become engrossed in a book or a movie, you may enter a sort of meditative</pre><pre>trance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There are different techniques for induction into a hypnotic</pre><pre>trance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>One is eye fixation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This simply uses a fixed gaze, and was very</pre><pre>popular in the 1800's and is most commonly used by Hollywood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Another is</pre><pre>progressive relaxation or imagery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You have someone imagine being in a</pre><pre>safe or peaceful place, and then awaken to full consciousness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Another</pre><pre>induction method is the mental confusion method which confuse the</pre><pre>conscious mind to the point where it just lets go and becomes relaxed. </pre><pre>Another one is shock to nervous system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This technique is commonly used</pre><pre>by stage hypnotists and it is employing a sudden exited command in a</pre><pre>surprising way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The participant will experience a "moment of</pre><pre>passivity"(Hunter)where they'll either resist the trance or "let go" into</pre><pre>hypnosis. </pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Hypnosis also has some useful situations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>One would be in the area</pre><pre>of memory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When you are entranced in the hypnotic state, your sense of</pre><pre>memory is enhanced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Although this is true, the things which are</pre><pre>remembered can not be regarded a truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Sometimes when a person is</pre><pre>entranced, they will 'remember' things that never actually happened, but</pre><pre>have great personal significance. </pre><pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>One area that has caused tremendous controversy is in the area of</pre><pre>hypnotizability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The question has been raised many times if there are</pre><pre>certain people who can be hypnotized and certain people who cannot be</pre><pre>hypnotized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There are indeed people who can and cannot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The only thing</pre><pre>it depends on is how well you can focus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>People who have better focus</pre><pre>generally have better results with hypnotizability, and people who have a</pre><pre>harder time focusing generally tend to be less susceptible, as a general</pre><pre>rule. </pre><pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Although hypnosis is totally safe as long as your hypnotist is</pre><pre>competent and trustworthy, some skeptical people still have fears and</pre><pre>concerns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This, once again, all relies on how ethical your hypnotist is. </pre><pre>Some people also think that people lose control of their actions when they</pre><pre>are hypnotized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In a way, you do "lose control".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>From what I've learned,</pre><pre>you enter what I'd describe as an "uninhibited state" where things that</pre><pre>you would normally find horribly embarrassing would seem perfectly normal,</pre><pre>but you do not give up control over moral decisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A person in a</pre><pre>hypnotic trance can come out anytime they want to if they are asked to do</pre><pre>something that goes against their moral values. </pre><pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Another use of hypnosis is in therapy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is called hypnotherapy. </pre><pre>Hypnotherapy, as defined by Hunter is "the use of hypnosis for</pre><pre>self-improvement and/or the release of problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>All hypnotherapy employs</pre><pre>hypnosis, but not all hypnosis is hypnotherapy".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Another definition is</pre><pre>"any form of psychotherapy practiced in conjunction with the hypnotic</pre><pre>modality, within that altered state of consciousness called a hypnotic</pre><pre>trance"(source unknown).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Hypnotherapy has a wide variety of uses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Some</pre><pre>surgeons and anesthesiologists use it in controlling pain, relaxing the</pre><pre>patient, relieving postsurgical depression, and controlling nausea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is</pre><pre>helpful in treating sexual disorders such as impotence and frigidity, and</pre><pre>the psychosomatic disorders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Treatment of problems using hypnosis has</pre><pre>been used throughout history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Anton Mesmer is considered the first modern</pre><pre>hypnotherapist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He is the one to come up with the term "animal</pre><pre>magnetism". </pre><pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Some people believe that hypnotherapy can be used as a substitute for</pre><pre>cognitive counseling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is not true.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Hypnotherapy can be used for</pre><pre>some things, but some things just can't be solved by solved by</pre><pre>hypnotherapy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For example, hypnotherapy is not a substitute for marriage</pre><pre>counciling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Hypnosis cannot solve all of life's problems. </pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In conclusion, hypnosis is a natural state of mind and anyone with</pre><pre>enough focus can enter the hypnotic state.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Also, hypnotherapy is good for</pre><pre>treating many illnesses. </pre></div>
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