-hypnosis: neuro-hypnotism "sleep of the nervous system"
-hypnotherapy: therapeutic hypnosis
DIFFERENT VEIWS AND THEORIES...
-induce by hypnotic induction, commonly composed of a long series of preliminary instructions and suggestions
-form of unconsciousness resembling sleep
-contemporary research suggest it is really wakeful state of focused attention and heightened suggestibility with diminished peripheral awareness.
-a state of physical relaxation accompanied and induced by mental concentration
-can be entered into at any time of the day and in fact we do on a daily basis
-conscious reasoning part of the mind is less active
SYMPTOMS/SIDE EFFECTS...
-fluttering eyelids
-relaxed/loose muscles
-tingling sensation, coolness of warmth
-swallowing can be more difficult
-rate of breathing changes
-twitching of the legs/arms/fingers
