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hypnotism
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hyp·no·tism
/ ˈhipnəˌtizəm/
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n.
the study or practice of hypnosis.
DERIVATIVES:
hyp·no·tist
n.
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City On Board For Hypnotism Day ; Mayor Signs Proclamation Making Sunday A Hypnotist's Holiday
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 12/30/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...look deep, deep into his eyes. "Under hypnotism, the subject never loses control...have been trying to establish a World Hypnotism Day for years, hoping to better inform...by signing a proclamation making World Hypnotism Day official in Lancaster on Sunday...
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'World Hypnotism Day' - January 4, 2007.
Business Wire; 1/2/2007; 618 words
; ...NEW YORK -- January 4, 2007 is World Hypnotism Day 2007 (WHD). WHD takes place annually...participants are professionals from the field of hypnotism representing various organizations spanning...promoting the truths and benefits of hypnotism. The 2006 World Hypnotism Day involved...
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Depressed? Got bad habits? Hypnotism can help, woman says
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 12/30/2008; ; 489 words
; ...a free seminar introducing the benefits of hypnotism Sunday to celebrate World Hypnotism Day. "The way the economy is going, a lot...But treating the blues isn't the only thing hypnotism can be help, Roth said, adding that the deep...
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World Hypnotism Day noted with hourly classes at library.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 1/13/2008; 695 words
; ...celebrated the fourth annual World Hypnotism Day at the Virginia Beach Central...self-hypnosis instruction. World Hypnotism Day was celebrated in 22 nations...This event, as part of World Hypnotism Day, is aimed at separating fact...
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World Hypnotism Day--January 4, 2008.
Newspaper article from: Subconsciously Speaking; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...ago and now WHD is in its 4th year! Hypnotism Professionals from around the world have...focus their community on the values of Hypnotism--and you can too. Preparation is...state to send you a proclamation World Hypnotism Day in [state]. You use it in your...
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World Hypnotism Day.
Newspaper article from: Subconsciously Speaking; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Dear Hypnosis Professional, World Hypnotism Day (WHD) is the perfect day and opportunity...sending out which reflects my take on World Hypnotism Day and my way of letting the media and...the world will join together for World Hypnotism Day. A special day dedicated to sharing...
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES; Speaker to share hypnotism secrets; AREAWIDE. Hahn opens line for vandal reports. SAN PEDRO. Better Half Club meets Wednesday. SAN PEDRO. Waterfront plan is topic of talk
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 11/5/2002; ; 575 words
; ...RANCHO PALOS VERDES. Speaker to share hypnotism secrets. AREAWIDE. Hahn opens line...RANCHO PALOS VERDES. Speaker to share hypnotism secrets. AREAWIDE. Hahn opens line...RANCHO PALOS VERDES. Speaker to share hypnotism secrets. AREAWIDE. Hahn opens line...
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Lost in a Plethora of Concerns? Match, Mismatch and Hypnotism: The Case of the New Zealand Public Sector
Magazine article from: Australasian Accounting Business & Finance Journal; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...leading to mismatches, may lead to structural hypnotism that serves its own purposes. Hypnotists on...considers the persuasive and influential effect of hypnotism and provides evidence that hypnotism may be a way to overcome inherent complex problems...
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How to become an expert operator.('25 Lessons in Hypnotism: How to Become An Expert Operator')(Book review)
Magazine article from: Queen's Quarterly; 12/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...booklet. The cover reads: 25 Lessons in Hypnotism: How to Become An Expert Operator...U.S.A." "Young's Lessons in Hypnotism" appears as a header along one page...the illustrations in the pulp-paper Hypnotism for You manuals he knew by heart...
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En ningun lugar en parte alguna: Estudios sobre la historia del magnetismo animal y del hipnotismo. (Studies on the history of animal magnetism and hypnotism.)
Magazine article from: American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...on the history of animal magnetism and hypnotism.) Madrid: Frenia,S. C. Reviewed...interest aroused by animal magnetism and hypnotism in recent years among doctors, psychiatrists...received in Spain, and the extent to which hypnotism was developed there; and which would...
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hypnotism
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
hypnotism ( hip -nŏ-tizm) n. the induction of hypnosis.
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Hypnosis
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...or may even have coined, the word "hypnotism." "Hypnosis" appears to have come...pathology unique to hysterics, the "grand hypnotism" characterized by three specific nervous...Ambroise Liebeault also made use of hypnotism, employing methods established by J...
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Jean Martin Charcot
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Finally, Charcot made popular the use of hypnotism as a part of diagnosis and therapy. Hypnotism, known at the time as "mesmerism" (named...profession as charlatanism. Charcot found hypnotism useful in distinguishing true psychoneurotics...
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Sleep
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...oneself. 2. the resulting state. Braidism the practice of hypnotism by Dr. James Braid, British physician, in the mid 19th...hypnology the science dealing with the phenomena of sleep and hypnotism. See also 215. HYPNOSIS . — hypnologist, n...
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Bernheim, Hippolyte (1840-1919)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
...and Hypnotisme, suggestion, psychoth é rapie (Hypnotism, Suggestion, Psychotherapy) (1891 and 1903). The prevalence...to his patients. Shortly before the July 1889 Congress on Hypnotism held in Paris that year, Sigmund Freud came to see Bernheim...
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