PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One plausible theory suggests that hypnosis relieves pain by
A
distracting attention.
B
blocking sensory input.
C
speeding up the circadian rhythm.
D
eliciting delta waves characteristic of deep sleep.
E
increasing NREM sleep over time.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -hypnosis dissociates the pain sensation from the emotional suffering that people expect from pain. distracting attention.

Detailed explanation-2: -The social-cognitive theory of hypnosis assumes that people who are hypnotized are. only playing a role.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sociocognitive theory of hypnosis suggests that . People in hypnotic states are performing the social role of a hypnotized person.

Detailed explanation-4: -Social-cognitive theory of hypnosis argues that the experience of effortlessness in hypnosis results from participant’s motivated tendencies to interpret hypnotic suggestions as not requiring active planning and effort (i.e. the experience of effortlessness stems from an attributional error).

Detailed explanation-5: -The neodissociation theory of hypnosis suggests that the hypnotized person experiences: the splitting of consciousness into two or more simultaneous streams of mental activity.

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