Presentation on theme: "Unit 5 (C): Hypnosis Mr. McCormick A.P. Psychology."— Presentation transcript: 1 Unit 5 (C): Hypnosis Mr. McCormick A.P. Psychology Show
2 Do-Now (Discussion) What is hypnosis? How effective do you think it is? 3 Hypnosis Hypnosis: A social interaction in which one person (the hypnotist) suggests to another (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur 4 Hypnosis Hypnos: Greek God of Sleep
5 Hypnosis What kind of individuals can most easily experience the full effects of hypnosis? 6
Hypnosis Can hypnosis force people to act against their will? 7 Hypnosis: Facts and Falsehood Those who practice hypnosis agree that its power resides in the subject’s openness to suggestion. Can anyone experience hypnosis? Yes, to some
extent. Can hypnosis enhance recall of forgotten events? No. 8 Hypnosis: Facts and Falsehood Can hypnosis be therapeutic? Yes. Self-suggestion can heal too. Can hypnosis alleviate pain? Yes. Lamaze can do that too. Can hypnosis force people to act against their will? No.
9 Hypnosis Hypnosis may begin with putting the patient in a trance
10 Hypnosis in Therapy Posthypnotic Suggestion: A suggestion, made during a hypnosis session, to be carried out after the subject is no longer
hypnotized; used by some clinicians to help control undesired symptoms and behaviors E.g. Helping clients quit smoking 11 Hypnosis in Therapy What are some other examples of posthypnotic suggests that hypnotherapists might use? might use?
12 Explaining
the Hypnotized State Hypnosis can be explained by biological, psychological, and social-cultural influences Social Influence Theory: Hypnotic subjects may simply be imaginative actors playing a social role Divided Consciousness Theory: Hypnosis is a special state of dissociated (divided) consciousness Similar to “doodling” while listening to a teacher
13 Explaining the Hypnotized State 14 Review What is hypnosis and what are some of its purposes? How do hypnotherapists put patients into a state of hypnosis? How
do psychologists know that hypnosis cannot enable patients to recall forgotten events? Differentiate between the Divided-Consciousness Theory and the Social Influence Theory of Hypnosis. 15 Homework Unit 5 Quiz: “States of Consciousness” Research
Study Response #8: “Acting as if You Are Hypnotized” (Pgs. 56-64) Unit 5 Test: “States of Consciousness” Chapter 7 Outline: “Learning”
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What is a social interaction in which someone makes suggestions about perceptions feelings thoughts or behaviors and the subject follows those suggestions called?Hypnosis. A social interaction in which one person responds to another persons suggestions that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur.
Which of the following states of consciousness occurs when one person suggests to another that certain thoughts or behaviors will spontaneously occur?Hypnosis: A social interaction in which one person (the hypnotist) suggests to another person (the subject) that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur.
What do we call awareness of our environment and ourselves *?Consciousness is defined as our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment. The experience of consciousness is fundamental to human nature.
What is hypnosis quizlet?Hypnosis. A social interaction in which one person responds to another person's suggestions that certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, our behaviors will spontaneously occur. A trance-like state of heightened suggestibility, deep relaxation, and intense focus.
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