Psychology 2011A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Hypnosis, Guided Imagery, Insomnia

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2011A/B
• Professor: Imants Baruss

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In both of these cases, there is an inability to properly reconcile perceptio(cid:374) of o(cid:374)eself (cid:449)ith o(cid:374)e"s self-identity. Similarities have historically been noted between sleep and hypnosis, with hypnotists sometimes using the terminology of sleep in the context of hypnosis: the word hypnosis has been derived from the greek word for sleep. There is little agreement among researchers concerning the phenomena and theories of hypnosis: we can see that in at least some cases, hypnosis can be considered to be an alteration of consciousness. We can define a domain of hypnosis consisting of the topics that are studied in hypnosis research: we can delimit the range of psychological phenomena that are to be considered as being hypnosis. In many cases, an induction is simply a guided imagery exercise that is used in a situation that has been labeled as hypnosis. Following an induction, a hypnotic subject would normally be given suggestions.