The Roots Of Hypnosis And The Early Ages Of Ancient...

25 March, 2016 Speech 101 Ani Hovhannisyan All about Hypnosis Ancient Greek fabulist Aesop once said, â€Å"Persuasion is often more effectual than force.† Persuasion, particularly altered state of mind, can be achieved by utilizing mind-control and hypnotic techniques. The roots of hypnosis trace back to the early ages of ancient civilizations. Ever since the 18th century when the use of hypnosis as a therapeutic tool was brought to the attention of public, it has continued to show promise in reducing anxiety and controlling pain. Today I am going to speak about the history of hypnosis by introducing the most influential figures in the development of hypnosis, and finally, the strong healing features of hypnosis in a number of medical conditions. To get started, I would like to introduce you with the brief history of the origin of hypnosis. The roots of hypnosis go back many millennia. The words â€Å"hypnosis† comes from the Greek word â€Å"hypnos† meaning â€Å"sleep.† In his book Hypnosis, published 1985, Kihlstrom describes hypnosis as being a trance-like state of heightened susceptibility to the suggestion of others. The critical judgment of a hypnotized person usually decreases. â€Å"You are able to adjust them,† says Patterson, a professor in psychology in the article entitled â€Å"3 Common Misconception about Medical Hypnosis,† posted on April 29, 2015. Since 1840s shamans and ancient peoplesShow MoreRelatedA Short Account of Psychoanalysis - Freud, Sigmund6817 Words   |  28 Pagesconvincing proof that striking somatic changes could after all be brought about solely by mental influences, which in this case one had oneself set in motion. Secondly, one received the clearest impression - especially from the behaviour of subjects after hypnosis - of the existence of mental processes that one could only describe as ’unconsciousÄ™. The ’unconsciousÄ™ had, it is true, long been under discussion among philosophers as a theoretical concept; but now for the first time, in the phenomena of hypnotismRead MorePyschoanalytic Personalities Essay Notes9106 Words   |  37 Pagesthoughts about human motivations changed. The first concept he described was that of organ inferiority—the idea that everyone is born with some physical weakness. It is at this â€Å"weak link,† says Adler, that incapacity or disease is most likely to take root, and so the body attempts to make up for the deficiency in another area. He contended that these infirmities (and perhaps more important, individual reactions to them) were important motivators of people’s life choices. A short time later, Adler addedRead MoreKhasak14018 Words   |  57 PagesDark Vault, studies the aspects of psychoanalytic theory which can be used in the analysis of the novel. It deals mainly with Freudian theories which explore the dark vaults of the psyche of the characters in the novel. The third chapter, titled Ancient Moulds, studies Mythological or Archetypal criticism and analyses the novel for recurring mythical and archetypal patterns. The concluding chapter studies how psychoanalytic theory and mythological studies can account for the universal appeal of theRead MoreMetz Film Language a Semiotics of the Cinema PDF100902 Words   |  316 PagesTO FILM 1 On the Impression of Reality in the Cinema In the days when the cinema was a novel and astonishing thing and its very existence seemed problematical, the literature of cinematography tended to be theoretical and fundamental. It was the age of Delluc, Epstein, Balà ¡zs, Eisenstein . . . Every film critic was something of a theoretician, a filmologist. Today, we tend to smile at this attitude; at any rate we believe, more or less surely, that the criticism of individual films states allRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesDisposable Worker? 35 vii viii CONTENTS 2 2 The Individual Diversity in Organizations 39 Diversity 40 Demographic Characteristics of the U.S. Workforce 41 †¢ Levels of Diversity 42 †¢ Discrimination 42 Biographical Characteristics 44 Age 44 †¢ Sex 46 †¢ Race and Ethnicity 48 †¢ Disability 48 †¢ Other Biographical Characteristics: Tenure, Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity 50 Ability 52 Intellectual Abilities 52 †¢ Physical Abilities 55 †¢ The Role of Disabilities 56 Implementing