EQ: WHAT IS HYPNOSIS?

BELL RINGER: READ “FALSE BELIEFS ABOUT

HYPNOSIS” AND ANSWER QUESTION. ALSO

ANSWER….DO YOU BELIEVE IN HYPNOSIS

OR THINK IT COULD WORK? WHY OR WHY

NOT.

HYPNOSIS

State of altered attention and awareness in which a person is unusually responsive to suggestion

PRACTICAL USES

Effective way to help people relax and reduce physical pain

Not always effective in quitting smoking because nicotine is addictive

Hypnosis reading

THEORIES OF HYPNOSIS

Neodissociation theory: Altered state in which two streams of consciousness operating at the same time-one actively responding to suggestions and the other passively observing

Social influence theory-normal state of consciousness in which people act the way they think hypnotized people are supposed to act

VIDEOS

Ellen Degeneres video-which theory do you think is true of Elle? Why?

Hypnotized video-does it work for you?