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| "'Look into My Eyes... You're Not Feeling Sleepy': Scientists Discover Why Some People Just Can't Be Hypnotised ." Mail Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2013 |
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| "he scanned 12 people who were susceptible to hypnosis and 12 who were not... found no differences between the typical structures of the two groups' brains" |
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"Why can't some people be hypnotized"
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| the default-mode network, used when the brain is idle |
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"Why can't some people be hypnotized"
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| executive-control network, which is involved in making decisions |
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"Why can't some people be hypnotized"
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| salience network, which is involved in prioritising |
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"Why can't some people be hypnotized"
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| "The brain scans showed that both groups had an active default-mode network, but the highly hypnotizable people had greater co-activation between parts of the executive-control network and the salience network" |
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"Science Reveals Secrets of Hypnosis."
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| "Science Reveals Secrets of Hypnosis." US News. U.S.News & World Report, 10 Oct. 2012. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. |
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| "The word 'hypnosis' is actually a very misleading title as the word is derived from Hypnos, the greek God of sleep" |
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"What Is Hypnosis & How Does It Work?"
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| "What Is Hypnosis & How Does It Work?" HubPages. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. |
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| "A more accurate description of hypnosis would be to call it a state of heightened receptiveness brought about by the use of suggestive techniques, or simply put, the power of suggestion" |
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"What Is Hypnosis & How Does It Work?"
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| "repetition alone isn't sufficient enough so a state of heightened suggestibility must be brought about which can be achieved in many ways. Suggestions are then basically just being repeated until they become embedded in the subconscious. The suggestions themselves must also be well constructed and artfully vague as linguistics is an important aspect of hypnosis." |
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"What Is Hypnosis & How Does It Work?"
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| "Another misconception is that a persons suggestibility is the same thing as their gullibility. This isn't true either. Gullibility is whereby a person can be fooled easily whereas suggestibility is a natural human trait required for the learning process." |
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"What Is Hypnosis & How Does It Work?"
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| "strong minded and highly intelligent people are actually easier to hypnotize because they are simply better at following orders. However, a hypnotist cannot force a subject to do anything that goes against their morals." |
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"What Is Hypnosis & How Does It Work?"
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| "A trance is basically whenever someone is focusing their attention internally. In other words, a trance is when we are thinking about something and focusing on it in our mind, the same as when we are dreaming. To say that hypnosis only works on weak minded people is effectively the same as saying that you believe only weak minded people can have dreams" |
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"What Is Hypnosis & How Does It Work?"
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| "Hypnosis." Hypnosis. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2013. |
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| "Practitioners say that hypnosis creates a state of deep relaxation, quiets the conscious mind, and leaves the unconscious mind open to suggestions that can help to improve health and lifestyle" |
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"Hypnosis."
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| "People who are hypnotized have selective attention and are able to concentrate intensely on a specific thought, memory, feeling, or sensation while blocking out distractions." |
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"Hypnosis."
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| "One method involves leading patients into a state of hypnosis by talking in gentle, soothing tones and describing images meant to create a sense of relaxation, security, and well-being" |
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"Hypnosis."
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| "People under hypnosis may appear to be asleep, but they are actually in an altered state of concentration and can focus intently when asked to do so by the hypnotherapist" |
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"Hypnosis."
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| "Hypnosis is used to help patients gain more control over their behavior, emotions, and even some physical" processes that cause problems for them |
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"Hypnosis."
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| "This relaxed state can lead to lower blood pressure, a decreased heart rate and slower brain wave activity" |
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"Hypnosis."
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| "about 25 percent of the patients he sees cannot be hypnotized." |
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"Science Reveals Secrets of Hypnosis."
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| "There's never been a brain signature of being hypnotized" |
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"Science Reveals Secrets of Hypnosis."
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| "What Happens in the Brain during Hypnosis? - Curiosity." Curiosity. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2013 |
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| "In this trance-like state, a person will shut out distractions and focus on an imaginary situation that can cause real emotions and reactions. Hypnotists, then, do not put people to sleep but focus their attention on the imaginary." |
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"What Happens in the Brain during Hypnosis?
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| "During the focusing exercises of hypnosis, a person's conscious mind is quieted or relaxed. As the subconscious mind takes over, a person becomes more open to accepting suggestions that the conscious mind might normally oppose" |
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"What Happens in the Brain during Hypnosis?
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| "researchers have found that people under hypnosis experience a change in brain waves as well as an increase in activity in the creative side of the brain" |
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"What Happens in the Brain during Hypnosis?
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| "If you're a person who "gets lost" in movies or books or who tends to use the creative side of your brain more anyway, you might be a more "hypnotizable" person" |
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"What Happens in the Brain during Hypnosis?
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| "People more susceptible to hypnosis have larger rostrums than people unsusceptible to it" |
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"What Happens in the Brain during Hypnosis?
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| "The rostrum is a part of the brain that helps people focus, and since hypnotists lead their patients in focusing exercises in order to relax their conscious minds, it seems to make sense that this particular part of the brain would be larger in people who succumb easily to hypnosis" |
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"What Happens in the Brain during Hypnosis?
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| Barrett, D.. N.p.. Web. 29 Apr 2013. . |
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| "A hypnotic trance is not therapeutic in and of itself, but specific suggestions and images fed to clients in a trance can profoundly alter their behavior" |
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Barrett
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| "As they rehearse the new ways they want to think and feel, they lay the groundwork for powerful changes in their future actions" |
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| "The deep relaxation of a hypnotic trance is also broadly beneficial as many illnesses, both psychological or physical, are aggravated by anxiety and muscle tension." |
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| "both biological and environmental factors predict how deeply a person goes into a trance" |
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| "suggesting anesthesia could blunt cortical activity in areas of the brain associated with pain, while asking hypnotized people to hallucinate an image could produce activity in the visual cortex" |
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| "Early experiences also play a role. Children who are encouraged to engage in imaginative play and creative activities, for instance, usually grow up to respond strongly to hypnosis." |
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| "Research suggests that two groups of people are most easily hypnotized: fantasizers and dissociaters. While these groups make up only 5% of the general population, they are so highly hypnotizable that if a person can identify with even a few of their qualities, he or she is probably a good candidate for hypnosis." |
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Barrett
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| "Parents of fantasizers encourage imaginative play. Fantasy occupies much of these people's adult lives, too, getting them through boring chores and free time" |
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Barrett
fantasizers |
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| "Parents of fantasizers often disciplined their children by reasoning with them instead of laying down hard-and-fast laws, using imagination to evoke empathy." |
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Barrett
fantasizers |
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| "Although none of the fantasizers in the study reported experiencing severe childhood abuse, when they were spanked or verbally belittled, they typically used fantasy and imaginary companions to restore their self-esteem." |
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Barrett
fantasizers |
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| "fantasizers become deeply absorbed in stories, movies and drama, often becoming oblivious to real-world stimuli. They often find it impossible to pry themselves away from a good novel unless someone is shouting at them; they may be surprised to find themselves sitting in a theater seat at the end of a movie" |
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Barrett
fantasizers |
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| "Fantasizers have such lively imaginations that visual images can trigger physical sensations. They describe feeling hot and wanting a cool drink, for example, in response to seeing photos of the desert" |
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Barrett
fantasizers |
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| "Most fantasizers find being in a formal trance more vivid than other imagery in their daily lives" |
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Barrett
fantasizers |
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| "All awakened immediately alert after hypnosis. Not only did fantasizers go into a trance instantly but they could come out of it instantly" |
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Barrett
fantasizers |
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| "can't remember ever having experienced such vivid imagery" |
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Barrett
dissociaters |
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| "highly hypnotizable people who could not go into trance instantly" |
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Barrett
dissociaters |
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| "Many such subjects reported a history of child abuse. Although some remembered this directly, some had been told by others that they had been battered, and one suspected it was because of multiple childhood bone fractures of dubious origins" |
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Barrett
dissociaters |
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| "suffered childhood traumas such as prolonged, painful medical conditions and before the age of 10 experienced the deaths of their parents" |
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Barrett
dissociaters |
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| "have developed the ability to "not think about" unpleasant things--a skill that they grow to use more and more frequently and subconsciously." |
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Barrett
dissociaters |
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| seem to evolve this adaptive talent for coping to ease the pain and difficulty of their early lives |
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barrett
dissociaters |
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| While fantasizers have excellent recall for daydreams, movies and stories that have captured their imagination, dissociaters are usually unable to recall them |
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barrett
dissociaters |
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| They get intensely absorbed in books and films, losing track of time, but their memory of the stories is vague shortly thereafter. |
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barrett
dissociaters |
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| , dissociaters report that images in their daily lives can produce physical sensations. Most of these sensations, however, are negative |
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barrett
dissociaters |
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| Dissociaters do not recall being hypnotized as clearly and cheerfully as fantasizers |
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barrett
dissociaters |
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| Dissociaters in my study always had amnesia after hypnosis when I suggested it during their trances. Some lacked recall even when it was not suggested |
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barrett
dissociaters |
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| need a lengthy transition to go into trance, they take a bit of time to emerge from it |
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barrett
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