1. Do Now  Someone is hypnotized and kills a random person that walks by them. Are they legally responsible for their crime? Should they go to jail?

2. HYPNOSIS

3. Hypnosis Video  Las Vegas Performance – for fun

4. What do you think about hypnosis? 1. It is a form of mind control 2. It is capable of taking over other people's free will. 3. It is brainwashing. 4. It is capable of controlling a person's behavior and judgment. 5. It is caused by the hypnotist's power. 6. Hypnosis is possible only upon weak-minded individuals. 7. Hypnosis is used to treat obesity, anxiety, depression, phobias, fears and habits, such as quitting smoking.

5. Opinions, Continued 8. Hypnosis is used to alleviate the pain associated with cancer and other chronic illnesses. 9. Hypnosis is also used in dentistry to decrease anxieties and make patients feel more comfortable with the dental experience. 10. Hypnosis is used to treat skin diseases. 11. Hypnosis is used in the educational field to increase memory and learning capacity as well as focus and energy. 12. Hypnosis is also used to improve self-esteem and confidence.

6. Hypnosis Facts & Fiction

7. Definition  A state of inner absorption, concentration & focused attention  Like a magnifying glass in the sun

8. Use of Hypnsosis  Memory  Concentration improvement  Forensic work

9. How it works  1. Encourage the use of imagination  2. Present ideas or suggestions to the patient  3. Avoids the censor of the conscious mind and works with the unconscious

10. Misconceptions  You won’t forget anything  People are not asleep  You will not reveal information you wish to keep secret

11. Partner Jigsaw – 5 minutes  ½ of your table will read “What Hypnosis Isn’t”  The other ½ of your table will read “What Hypnosis Is”

12. As a team…  Share what you have read with each other  Check your answers for questions 1-13

13. Youtube Clip  1. Describe the scene.  2. Which items in your earlier discussions apply to the segment?  3. According to the reading you have just done, do you think the hypnosis is real? Explain it.  4. Do you believe it is possible to hypnotize someone like it happened in the segment? Why (not)?  5. Would you like to be hypnotized? Why (not)?  6. If you could be hypnotized, what would you like to happen?  7. In your opinion, is hypnosis really possible? Why?