Learners Journal Unit 2
Questions
Question 1. In your Opinion, What do you think about this representation of Hypnotization?, do you believe there is some truth in it.? Why or why not?
Answer:
It is gullible to think about how hypnosis is represented or interpreted in the entertainment industries or clinical settings without full understanding of the terminology. I believe that it is pertinent that we understand the definition, meaning, hypothesis and proven scientific researched theories and conclusions about hypnosis, and then we can comment about its representations with clarity of mind and understanding.
History of Hypnosis
Hypnosis is a Greek word, “meaning hypnos, “sleep” + osis, “condition of artificially induced condition,” (Harper,
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The answer is simple, hypnosis is for everybody, is working for everybody, everybody use hypnosis as they wish, hypnosis can never be monopolised by a particular area of life or culture.
Now, coming back to what I think about the representation of hypnotization, I believe there are some truth in it, because it works for everybody. Science and medicine cannot lay a claim on hypnosis and monopolize it, the entertainment industry needs hypnosis, the religious group want hypnosis, the medical field needs hypnosis, so we cannot and should not fight how hypnosis is portrayed, rather we should amplify the psychological, scientific, and medical angle of using hypnosis. We should raise our voice and portray hypnosis the way we use it.
Question 2. What would be a more accurate representation or display of Hypnotization?
There is no more accurate way to represent hypnotization, than to market the good side of hypnosis. We need to do more research and bring out more important facts about the positivity in using hypnosis for scientific and medical purposes. There is an urgent need to canter the negative portray of hypnosis and replace it with its benefits. No field of study should cry foul about hypnosis, rather every field should carry hypnosis the way it is working for