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Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI),[2] reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.[3] There are competing theories explaining hypnosis and related phenomena. Altered state theories see hypnosis as an altered state of mind or trance, marked by a level of awareness different from the ordinary state of consciousness.[4][5] In contrast, non-state theories see hypnosis as, variously, a type of placebo effect,[6][7] a redefinition of an interaction with a therapist[8] or a form of imaginative role enactment.[9][10][11] During hypnosis, a person is said to have heightened focus and concentration[12] and an increased response to suggestions.[13] Hypnosis usually begins with a hypnotic induction involving a series of preliminary instructions and suggestions. The use of hypnosis for therapeutic purposes is referred to as "hypnotherapy", while its use as a form of entertain

Hypnosis - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia State of increased suggestibility Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Hypnotized (disambiguation) , Hypnotize (disambiguation) , and Hypnotist (disambiguation) . See: [[A Clinical Lesson at the Salpêtrière]].</ref>"},"ICD10":{"wt":""},"ICD9":{"wt":""},"MeshID":{"wt":"D006990"},"OPS301":{"wt":""},"other_codes":{"wt":""},"HCPCSlevel2":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}'>Medical intervention Hypnosis Jean-Martin Charcot demonstrating hypnosis on a " hysterical " Salpêtrière patient, "Blanche" ( Marie Wittman ), who is suppo

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