AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The term hypnosis describes an altered state of consciousness, which includes deep relaxation coupled with a trance-like state of heightened suggestibility. The hypnotist brings people into this state gradually, by using set phrases to help people relax their minds and bodies: “Relax … your eyelids are so very heavy …

Detailed explanation-2: -Hypnosis is a trance-like mental state in which people experience increased attention, concentration, and suggestibility. While hypnosis is often described as a sleep-like state, it is better expressed as a state of focused attention, heightened suggestibility, and vivid fantasies.

Detailed explanation-3: -You should notice that your breathing slows down and most of your muscles become relaxed. There is this sense of distance from where you are; the passage of time gets distorted and often you feel a pleasant, almost euphoric state of peace. The depth of a hypnotic trance varies, it can be very light or extremely deep.

Detailed explanation-4: -During hypnosis, a trained hypnotist or hypnotherapist induces a state of intense concentration or focused attention. This is a guided process with verbal cues and repetition. The trance-like state you enter may appear similar to sleep in many ways, but you’re fully aware of what’s going on.

Detailed explanation-5: -A trance can be induced in a number of ways. Normal daily activities that require repetitive movements and little awareness may induce trancelike states. For example, someone very familiar with cooking may enter a trance while cooking a simple meal, and some drivers are in trancelike states after a long drive.