Introduction to hypnosis and dissociation Flashcards

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What is qualia?

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Indescribable subjective qualities of experience.

E.g., smell of grass, redness of red, the ‘feel’ of red

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What is consciousness?

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Subjectivity or Phenomenality
General State of Mind
Specific content
Awareness (Sense of Self)

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What are the components of consciousness?

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Attention 
Perception  
Orientation
Thought
Emotion
Intention
Volition
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What is hypnosis?

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A state of consciousness involving focused attention and reduced peripheral awareness characterized by an enhanced capacity for response to suggestion.
OR
A social-psychological phenomenon induced by a ritualistic procedure, in which the subject experiences changes in perception, thinking, memory and behaviour in response to suggestions by the hypnotist

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What is hypnotic induction?

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A procedure designed to induce hypnosis

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What is hypnotizability?

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An individual’s ability to experience suggested alterations in physiology, sensations, emotions, thoughts, or behavior during hypnosis.

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What is Hypnotherapy?

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The use of hypnosis in the treatment of a medical or

psychological disorder or concern.

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What is dissociation?

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The splitting or separation of “normal” mental, emotional, and or behavioral functioning.

Specifically, your awareness of self (identity), memory (past, present), perception of reality (time, yourself, world around you, etc.) and attention (mental focus or awareness of self, others, and/or surroundings in general) shifts, splits or is otherwise compromised.

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What is suggestion?

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Verbal and/or non-verbal communication aiming at influencing a person’s behaviour or experience consciously or non-consciously.

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What is preconscious?

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Available to Awareness. E.g., last weeks dinner party

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