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The Myth Of Hypnosis Analysis

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I have not had any personal experiences with hypnosis, but I have seen it briefly used in movies and television shows. In each instances I have seen it used I was always of the mindset that it is not real nor does it appear to be effective at all. According to our text, Lilienfield, it would appear that I am probably in the minority in this opinion. Specifically, I have seen a sports psychologist on a television show hypnotize her patient to help recall a childhood trauma to help identify why he has trusting issues and acts out. This certainly fits into the myth of hypnosis described in the text, which

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