Word count 1,909 “What is Hypnosis?” Describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis and discuss the role of relaxation in Hypnotherapy. The tern Hypnosis often stirs up quite strong images and feelings in people who have a variety of views on the subject. In this essay I will attempt to give a definition of the term and will aim to provide an explanation clarifying the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis. I will also discuss the role of relaxation. Finally I will provide a conclusion.
Jackie Bisnauthsing What is Hypnosis? Describe the Psychological and Physical Aspects. Discuss the Role of Relaxation in Hypnotherapy. In this essay I am going to discuss the question, “What is Hypnosis” and to do this I will describe some of the history and origins of the phenomenon and the physical and psychological effects hypnosis can have on individuals. I will also discuss the role that relaxation has during the hypnotherapy experience.
Assignment 1 “What is Hypnosis?” Describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis and discuss the role of relaxation in Hypnotherapy. I am going to answer this question in sections: 1. What is hypnosis? 2. The psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis.
2248 words What Is Hypnosis? 1 This essay will attempt to explain what hypnosis is by discussing the technical processes used and some physical and psychological changes that occur to a subject when they are hypnotised. Some common myths and truths surrounding hypnosis will be explored as well as a brief history of hypnosis being told, including how it started and developed into a professional therapy that is used today. The potential for hypnotherapy to alleviate illness, change behaviour and work as a mind and body inclusive therapeutic treatment will be explored. Where hypnosis, as an alternative therapy stands with gaining acceptance from the medical model and it being offered as an NHS treatment will be discussed.
“What is Hypnosis?” Describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis and discuss the role of relaxation in Hypnotherapy. Within this essay I will seek to answer the question “What is Hypnosis?”. Historical consideration will be given to the art of Hypnosis with a view to considering how hypnosis is used within society today. The psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis will be described and I will reflect on the interconnectedness of both aspects in considering the full benefits of hypnosis within a therapeutic context. The role of relaxation in hypnotherapy will be discussed.
Kim Hillman | “What is Hypnosis?” Describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis and discuss the role of relaxation in Hypnotherapy | Course code: MANCH1A 11 | Tutor: Julian Gill | Words 2051 (excluding cover page and Bibliography) | 11/9/2011 | | Kim Hillman “What is Hypnosis?” Describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis and discuss the role of relaxation in Hypnotherapy In this essay I will attempt to answer the question “What is Hypnosis” and then examine the many different psychological and physical aspects of a hypnotic state and will finally discuss the role of relaxation. Hypnosis is a complex, yet natural phenomena, in which a number of factors come together to produce a relaxed, suggestible state. Many of us will experience a similar state when we are acting on auto pilot, that is we have become so used to the task we are performing that our conscious mind, switches off and we become unconsciously competent a common example of this would be when you are driving and do not remember the journey as your mind has not been paying full attention to the act of driving and your thoughts drift onto other things. To fully answer the question “What is hypnosis” it is vital to understand the origins of hypnosis and how we have come to the generally accepted varying meanings in the modern age. The introduction of trance like states to heal has been around for thousands of years but the origin of what we would call hypnosis began with Franz Anton Mesmer who believed in a theory that a “cosmic fluid” was stored in inanimate objects such as magnets and as such would apply them to points on his patients and this “cosmic fluid” then transferred to the patient and healed their illness.
What is hypnosis? Describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis Discuss the role of relaxation in hypnosis Introduction Within this essay I will be looking at the definition of hypnosis and looking briefly at the history behind hypnosis. I will then describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis and discuss the role that relaxation plays in hypnotherapy. Hypnosis is defined as a natural state of mind for humans and animals alike. It is said to enhance an individuals concentration while increasing responsiveness to suggestions that are made, in order to make changes to the way a person thinks about a particular thing, to change a physical state or to a person’s behaviour.
This document will explain the history of hypnosis from the early work of Franz Mesmer through to the more recent work by Milton Erickson and Edmund Jacobson which form much of the usage of hypnosis currently. It will explain the psychological and physical
Franz Anton Mesmer was born 23 May 1734 in an origin now considered to be a part of Germany. Mesmer expressed that the reason there were astrological influences in a persons medical health was because there was an invisible fluid in a person’s body which reacted to magnets. Through the power of Hypnosis and also using a strong magnet, he attempted to cure the musician Maria Theresa Paradis who has suffered from blindness since approximately aged 4, in the years 1776 and 1777. There were positive results and the subject began to gain her eyesight back, until Mesmer was removed from her care, when the blindness came back for good. In 1814, Abbe Faria disagreed with Mesmer’s theory
“What is Hypnosis?” Describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis and discuss the role of relaxation in Hypnotherapy. In this essay I am going to begin by answering the question of “what is Hypnosis?” by using a brief history of hypnosis to aid in this. Following on from this, I will describe the psychological and physical aspects of hypnosis. Finally I will be discussing the role of relaxation in hypnotherapy and concluding this essay. Answering the question of ‘what is hypnosis’ is not a straight-forward task.