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EQ: What is hypnosis?. Bell ringer: Read “false beliefs about hypnosis” and answer question. Also answer….Do you believe in hypnosis or think it could work? Why or why not. . Hypnosis. State of altered attention and awareness in which a person is unusually responsive to suggestion.
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Bell ringer: Read “false beliefs about hypnosis” and answer question. Also answer….Do you believe in hypnosis or think it could work? Why or why not.
Hypnosis • State of altered attention and awareness in which a person is unusually responsive to suggestion
Practical Uses • Effective way to help people relax and reduce physical pain • Not always effective in quitting smoking because nicotine is addictive • Hypnosis reading
Theories of hypnosis • Neodissociation theory: Altered state in which two streams of consciousness operating at the same time-one actively responding to suggestions and the other passively observing • Social influence theory-normal state of consciousness in which people act the way they think hypnotized people are supposed to act
Videos • Ellen Degeneres video-which theory do you think is true of Elle? Why? • Hypnotized video-does it work for you?