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Article: Defining Hypnosis

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October 1, 2005
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Allison, a woman in her 60s, had requested a method by which she could control the acute pain of dental implant surgery scheduled for the end of the month. Our session had ended and she was confident and happy. She said that now she knew what to do in order to "barely feel the pain" and she added that she would practice the same "mind exercise" we had just done every day until surgery and during the procedure.

Had she been hypnotized? Was that a trance that she had experienced? To answer this question we need a definition of hypnosis. And to construct a definition requires a careful process. Division 30 of APA, The Society of Psychological Hypnosis, has a functional/behavioral definition: ...

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