AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Post-hypnotic amnesia is the inability in hypnotic subjects to recall events that took place while under hypnosis. This can be achieved by giving individuals a suggestion during hypnosis to forget certain material that they have learned either before or during hypnosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -A posthypnotic suggestion is the suggestion made to the person being hypnotized during hypnosis that he/she may carry out after the hypnosis session.

Detailed explanation-3: -posthypnotic suggestion a suggestion made to a person during hypnosis that he or she acts out after the hypnotic trance. The suggested act may be carried out in response to a prearranged cue, and the person may not know why he or she is performing the action.

Detailed explanation-4: -In psychological medicine the use of suggestion has developed out of the earlier use of hypnotic influence. Charcot defined hypnosis as an artificial hysteria, Bernheim as an artificially increased suggestibility. The two definitions need to be combined to give an adequate account of hypnosis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some research indicates that such suggestions may last as long as 10 days, although in practice we see a wide variety of time spans. This is why it is so important to reinforce suggestions by having multiple sessions or having subjects repeatedly listen to the session on CD.