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HYPNOSIS
Title: HYPNOSIS
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 1041 | Pages: 4.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
HYPNOSIS
The Encarta Encyclopedia defines hypnosis as,"altered state of consciousness and heightened responsiveness to suggestion; it may be induced by normal persons by a variety of methods and has been used occasionally in medical and psychiatric treatment. Most frequently brought about through actions of an operator, or "hypnotist", who engages the attention of a subject and assigns certain tasks to him or her while uttering monotonous, repetitive verbal commands; such tasks may include muscle relaxation, …showed first 75 words of 1041 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1041 total…it. The major use of hypnotism in modern days, is entertainment. Performed as a sort of "Magic Show" it is used to cause some people to laugh, and some people to be amazed. Hypnotism has come a long way since 1734 and who knows what future developments will be made in this field? It may become a commonly used medical tool, or it may come to be thought of as a completely useless "magic trick".
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