Hypnosis usually begins with a hypnotic induction involving a series of preliminary instructions and suggestions. ĭuring hypnosis, a person is said to have heightened focus and concentration and an increased response to suggestions. In contrast, non-state theories see hypnosis as, variously, a type of placebo effect, a redefinition of an interaction with a therapist or a form of imaginative role enactment. 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. There are competing theories explaining hypnosis and related phenomena. Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.
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