There are many states of consciousness such as hypnosis and drug-induced state. Hypnosis can be defined as a calm, trance-like state during which you tend to have heightened concentration and focus. You also tend to be more open to suggestion, but that doesn’t mean self-control is lost. Hypnosis has helped with stress, weight, and pain in some cases but that is probably due to you believe and having trust in the therapist. There are 2 reasons to explain the phenomenon of hypnosis: social influence and dissociation. In the first example, subjects try to feel and act like “good hypnotic subjects” so they try to embody the request if trust has been established. The other reason, dissociation, is a special dual processing state of “split consciousness” which allows some thoughts and behaviors to …show more content…
Psychoactive drugs are chemical substances that alter your mood and perception. It goes right to the brain and the synapses to mimic the effects of neurotransmitters. There are 3 different groups of drugs- depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens. The first group includes alcohol, tranquilizers, and opiates. These types of drugs slow down the body and suppress neural activity. They are disinhibitor, impairing the brain’s judgment area and reduces self-awareness and control. Stimulants, on the other hand, speeds up body function and excites neural activity. Drugs in this category include caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, meth, and cocaine. These drugs replace neurotransmitter and try to give your body a rush of high, but once it wears off, a crash follows. Excessively using harsh stimulants such as cocaine extremely depletes natural neurotransmitters and so your body becomes dependent on the drug to get it back to feeling at baseline. The last group is hallucinogen which includes some plants, fungal, and synthetic drugs. This type of drug distort perception and evokes sensory images that are not actually