PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lightdark, Freerunning, Brown Adipose Tissue
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Found some people went into a trancelike state. Got the idea of attaching magnets to people and rubbing them with magnets to see if they would become magnetized. Discovered after awhile that he did not need the magnets, he found he could do this with his hands. Hypnosis (not all) people are able to become so focused that they experience imaginary happenings as if they were real. Therapy concentrates on bringing forward repressed unconscious thoughts. Used a lot of things from mesmer. There was a real need to control pain during surgery. Argued medical students should be taught in the hospital too, just not from books. A condition where a repressed traumatic memory or a psychological conflict caused a physical symptom like blindness or paralysis. Temporary state of heightened relaxation and suggestibility during which some. Wondered how much demand characteristics are in hypnosis. Transgressive: to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.
