Hypnosis Created by Toma Vasilevskytė
Content ► History of hypnosis ► Definition of hypnosis ► Process of hypnosis ► Uses of hypnosis ► Capability to be hypnotized ► Theories of hypnosis ► Stages of hypnosis ► Social constructionism
History of hypnosis ► The Hindus of India claim that they started hypnosis method and used it as a cure for health. ► The first recognizable practitioner of hypnosis was Franz Anton Mesmer Franz Anton MesmerFranz Anton Mesmer ► The main hypnosis discoveries came in 1842 when James Braid started to learn more about its effects. 1842James Braid1842James Braid
Definition of hypnosis ► Hypnosis is a trance-like state in which a person becomes more aware and focused and is more open to suggestion. It is induced by other person. A state in which one can access creativity, retrace certain inhibitions, reprogramme patterns and work with pain relief. ► Being hypnotized is usually characterized by intense concentration,extreme relaxation, and high suggestibility.
Process of hypnosis ► Person must be relaxed, agree to be hypnotized and use his full imagination. ► The hypnotist must instill a person that he is getting tired and his eyes are getting heavier. ► A person is asked concentrate his view on one thing and look carefully, in this way eyes’ muscles will get tired sooner.
Capability to be hypnotized People who can’t be hypnotized: ► People who don’t want to be hypnotized ► Children, mental patients ► People with poor intellect Other people more or less are capable to be hypnotized
► People whose imagination is very big is more open to hypnosis. ► Stenford’s scale is used to evaluate persons capability to be hypnotized. A hypnotist tells person to swing and according to it’s intensity we can say weather he is deep or low hypnotised.
Uses of hypnosis ► To cure allergy ► To eliminate addictions ► To drop various fears ► Sometimes in court ► Helps to relax ► Find some points about ones past ► Free of physical pain.
Theories of hypnosis ► Social constructionism and role-playing theory ► Dissociation and neodissociation theories ► Neuropsychological theory of hypnosis ► Hypnosis as a conditioned process leading to sleep ► Hyper–suggestibility theory ► Informational theory ► Systems theory
Social constructionism ► Robert Baker claim that what we call hypnosis is actually a form of learned social behavior. Robert Baker Robert Baker ► People just behave the way they imagine a hypnotized person would act
references ► (The cultural origins of the concept of hypnosis, unknown author, ) ► (Spanos, Nicholas, hypnosis ) ► (skeptic, hipnozė, ) ► hp?akcija=klatsas&tema=2&KL_KODAS=48 (Kas tai yra hipnozė? Ar ji kenkia žmogui? Ka žmogus jaučia hipnozės metu?, ) hp?akcija=klatsas&tema=2&KL_KODAS=48 hp?akcija=klatsas&tema=2&KL_KODAS=48