STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
UNDERSTANDING CONSCIOUSNESS AND HYPNOSIS
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Question
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subjects are just helping the hynotist
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the hypnotist has complete control over the subjects actions
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the person is only displaying one part of his or her consciousness, while the other is observing
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the person cannot be hypnotized
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the first theories of hypnosis was proposed by Ernest Hilgard in the 1950s. His theory has become known as the Divided Consciousness Theory of hypnosis. It states that hypnosis produces a split in consciousness such that one aspect of consciousness is unaware of what other parts of consciousness are doing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hypnosis can be seen as ‘a waking state of awareness, (or consciousness), in which a person’s attention is detached from his or her immediate environment and is absorbed by inner experiences such as feelings, cognition and imagery’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dual consciousness is a theoretical concept in neuroscience. It is proposed that it is possible that a person may develop two separate conscious entities within their one brain after undergoing a corpus callosotomy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hypnosis has the power to alter both body and mind and people experience an altered state of consciousness during this phenomenon.