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Hypnotism has also been used in forensics, sports, education, physical therapy and rehabilitation.[64] Hypnotism has also been employed by artists for creative purposes most notably the surrealist circle of André Breton who employed hypnosis and automatic writing and sketches for creative purposes.
Some people have drawn analogies between certain aspects of
hypnotism and areas such as crowd psychology, religious hysteria, and
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Stage hypnosis is a form of entertainment, traditionally employed in
a club or theatre before an audience. Due to stage hypnotists'
showmanship, many people believe that hypnosis is a form of mind
control. However, the effects of stage hypnosis are probably due to a
combination of relatively ordinary social psychological factors such as
peer pressure, social compliance, participant selection, ordinary
suggestibility, and some amount of physical manipulation, stagecraft,
and trickery.[62]
The ... Continue reading ...
Self-hypnosis happens when a person hypnotizes himself or herself,
commonly involving the use of autosuggestion. The technique is often
used to increase motivation for a diet, quit smoking, or reduce stress. People who practice self-hypnosis sometimes require assistance; some people use devices known as mind machines to assist in the process, while others use hypnotic recordings.
Self-hypnosis is said to be a skill one can improve as time goes by,
and can help reduce stage fright, promote rel... Continue reading ...
Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy.[55]
It is used by licensed physicians, psychologists, and in stand-alone
environments. Physicians and psychiatrists may use hypnosis to help
treat depression, anxiety, eating disorders, sleep disorders, and
posttraumatic stress disorder.[56]
Certified hypnotherapists who are not physicians or psychologists
often do treatments for smoking cessation and weight loss. (Success
rates vary: a meta-study researching hypnosis as a quit-smoking too... Continue reading ...
Hypnotherapy has been successfully used as a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, a pair of researchers who recently reviewed the best studies in this area, conclude,
The evidence for hypnosis as an efficacious treatment of IBS was
encouraging. Two of three studies that investigated the use of hypnosis
for IBS were well designed and showed a clear effect for the hypnotic
treatment of IBS. [40]
Hypnosis for IBS has also received moderate support as an evidence-based treatment in the Natio... Continue reading ...
Modern hypnotherapy can be divided into several major sub-modalities, most notably regression hypnotherapy (or "hypnoanalysis"), Ericksonian hypnotherapy, and cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy.
Hypnosis has been studied in many clinical situations with varying degrees of success.[30] It has been used as a painkiller,[31] an adjunct to weight loss,[32] a treatment of skin disease,[33] and a way to soothe anxious surgical patients. It has also been used as part of psychological therapy,[34] a ... Continue reading ...
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