The Power of Hypnosis. / Deirdre Barrett.
by Barrett, Deirdre; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 22Health. Publisher: Barrett/Deirdre, 2001ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Dissociation (Psychology) | Fantasy | Hypnotism | PsychotherapyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Can you be hypnotized? Most people like to think that they can't. There is often the suspicion that being hypnotized could label them as being weak-willed, naive or unintelligent. But in fact, modern research shows that hypnotizability is correlated with intelligence, concentration and focus. Hypnosis is not an all-or-nothing phenomenon, but rather a continuum. Most people can be hypnotized to some degree--the only question is how far." (PSYCHOLOGY TODAY) The author, a psychotherapist, explains the process and benefits of hypnosis and reviews how two groups of people, fantasizers and dissociaters, are "most easily hypnotized.".
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: The Power of Hypnosis, Jan./Feb. 2001; pp. 58+.
"Can you be hypnotized? Most people like to think that they can't. There is often the suspicion that being hypnotized could label them as being weak-willed, naive or unintelligent. But in fact, modern research shows that hypnotizability is correlated with intelligence, concentration and focus. Hypnosis is not an all-or-nothing phenomenon, but rather a continuum. Most people can be hypnotized to some degree--the only question is how far." (PSYCHOLOGY TODAY) The author, a psychotherapist, explains the process and benefits of hypnosis and reviews how two groups of people, fantasizers and dissociaters, are "most easily hypnotized.".
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