PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychologists believe that hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness that allows a person to be more open to suggestion. Although people can perform hypnosis for comedy and magic shows, psychologists can also be trained in hypnosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -A hypnotic state isn’t sleep-brain waves, for example, do not reliably change during hypnosis as they do during sleep. Researchers don’t even agree that hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hypnosis tends to be a shift of awareness in the direction of sleep without actually falling asleep. The key factors are absorption of awareness, relaxation of the body, and dissociation from your surroundings. These are the very reasons that hypnosis can certainly be considered an altered state of consciousness.

Detailed explanation-4: -An altered state of consciousness is a change in one’s normal mental state as a result of trauma or accident or induced through meditation, drugs, some foods, etc. [1] The person is not unconscious.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some psychologists dispute that hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness because people’s brain wave patterns (EEG) do NOT change under hypnosis. It is used in a variety of ways. Psychologists/ Psychiatrists use this to help reduce anxiety, manage pain, overcome fears, and to rid people of bad habits.