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Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Psychotherapy > Hypnosis
Therapeutics > Complementary Therapies > Mind-Body Therapies > Hypnosis

Preferred term

Hypnosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Hypnotism

Note

  • human only; for animals use ANIMAL HYPNOSIS see IMMOBILITY RESPONSE, TONIC

Scope note

  • A state of increased receptivity to suggestion and direction, initially induced by the influence of another person or oneself.

History note

  • MESMERISM was see under HYPNOSIS 1963-78

In other languages

  • hypnoosi

    Finnish

  • hypnoosihoito
  • hypnosis
  • hypnoterapia
  • Hypnos

    Swedish

  • Animal magnetism
  • Hypnoterapi
  • Mesmerism

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006990

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