A

ABREACTION - the act of reviving the memory of a repressed disagreeable experience and giving expression in speech and action to the emotions related to it, thereby relieving the individual of its influence.
AFFECT BRIDGE - a technique by which significant memories are recovered by inducing an intense emotional state in a client and asking him or her to remember a past instance when he or she felt the same way.
AGE PROGRESSION - advancing the subject's age level while in hypnosis. (future pacing)
AGE REGRESSION - in age regression the subject plays a role acting out past events in the framework of the present. A re-experiencing of earlier events in life usually limited to a specific time or time period.
ANALGESIA - Feeling pressure but no pain, also known as glove anesthesia.
AMNESIA - the loss of memory. The amnesia which frequently occurs in hypnosis may be either spontaneous or induced by suggestion.
ANESTHESIA - insensibility to feelings of physical pain.
ANALYZATION - studying the factors of a situation in order to determine a solution or outcome.
ANIMAL MAGNETISM - Mesmerism; the principles advocated by Anton Mesmer.
ANIMOSITY - resentment tending toward hostile action.
ANOREXIA NERVOSA - a life-threatening psychoneurotic symptom in which the client, usually a young woman, diets to the point of emaciation. As a rule, the anorexic has a loss of appetite with a loathing for food.
ANXIETY - a painful uneasiness of mind.
AUTHORITATIVE - (parental) forceful, strong, domineering, direct.
AUTO-CONDITIONING - a series of experiments designed for bringing one's subconscious under control.
AUTO-HYPNOSIS - self-hypnosis; automatic hypnosis.
AUTO-SUGGESTION - self-suggestions; self talk; suggestions distinguished as coming from someone else.

B

BLIND SPOT - an area in one's discernment where one fails to exercise understanding.
BRAIDISM - those theories advocated by James Braid.
BULIMIA - the bulimic has an insatiable appetite for food. Bulimia is a psychoneurotic disturbance resulting in a morbid increase of appetite whereby the individual wishes to eat constantly.

C

CATALEPSY - a condition characterized by a rigidity of the skeletal muscles. Maybe accompanied by a waxy flexibility in which the limbs of a cataleptic individual remains in almost any position they are placed as though made of molded wax. The medical term for this phenomena is cerea flexibilities.
CATALEPTIC RIGIDITY - muscle rigidity; number 10 on Davis-Husband scale.
CATALEPTIC TRANCE - the second stage of hypnotic state; medium trance state.
CAUSATIVE FACTORS - conditions leading to the development of mental and physical disorders.
CLAIRVOYANCE - the ability claimed by some individuals to discern objects not actually present.
CLINICAL HYPNOSIS - the therapeutic use of hypnosis.
COEISM - the principles of autosuggestion as advocated by Emile Coue. (Every day in every way, I am getting better and better.)
COMPOUNDING - If one thing that is stated happens then the next must also be true. Such as “When your finger touches your nose you will drop in the deepest state of hypnosis.” Your mind says to itself “I don’t think my finger will touch my nose… but if it does… then I must fall into a deeper stage.” You are adding suggestions onto suggestions taking advantage of the little wins along the way.
CONDITIONED REFLEX - a reflex that responds automatically.
CONDITIONED SUBJECT - pertains to a subject who has been conditioned to respond to hypnosis.
CONDITIONING - a series of inductions making certain ideas or things acceptable to the subject's subconscious mind.
CONSCIOUS - state of being aware of an inward state or an outside fact.
CONSCIOUS AUTO-SUGGESTION - the persistence in consciousness of impressions gained through subconscious training.
CONSCIOUS LEVEL CONTROL - the principles of autosuggestion in the waking state.
CONSCIOUS RECALL - memory.
CONTENTION - which is attention, with a little concentration, without effort (effortless concentration)
COUNTER REGRESSION - the process of returning from a regressed state to a normal state; this is a normal part of returning from hypnosis.
COUNTER SUGGESTION - a suggestion given to counter the effect of a previously given one.

D

DEFENSE MECHANISM - a mode of behavior, or a belief, adopted by the subject, often unconsciously, to conceal the true state of matters pertaining to oneself.
DELUSION - an irrational beliefs tenaciously held in spite of all evidence to the contrary.
DISSOCIATION - the segregation from consciousness of certain components of mental processes which function independently.

E

EFFECT - a created condition with hypnotic suggestions.
EMOTIONAL OUTLET - a habit pattern formed to release emotional tension.
ENDORPHINS - any of several peptides secreted in the brain that have a pain relieving effect like that of morphine. These analgesic chemicals are naturally produced by the body
E.S.P. (Extra-Sensory-Perception) - perception which is mediated by the sense organs.
EXPECTANCY - if you believe in the positive results, you are in a state of expectancy. It may be a firm belief or a vague feeling that this thing you want will happen. Your expectancy that the suggestion will work plays a major role in goal achievement.

F

FACILITATION - the acceptance of one suggestion always aids in the acceptance of another. The persuasive salesperson who forces the prospect to answer many unimportant questions with “yes” before popping the big one is using facilitation.
FASCINATION POINT - the object upon which the subject fixes his gaze in hypnotic method.
FATHER HYPNOSIS - the use of a forceful tone for inducing hypnotic state. (See Paternal Method)
FIXATION - also called monodeism. In this stage, the subject is literally hanging on every word said by the operator. “Close your eyes and just relax.”
FLACCIDITY - a looseness; an absence of tone seen in muscles of persons relaxed in hypnosis.
FORENSIC HYPNOSIS - using hypnosis to uncover the truth. (ex; Police use for witness I.D.) Legal application of hypnosis.
FRACTIONATION - the procedure of hypnotizing the subject, bringing him to awareness and re-hypnotizing him a consecutive number of times in the same session; an effective means of increasing hypnotic responsiveness.
FREE ASSOCIATION - spontaneous unrestricted associations of loosely linked ideas or mental images having very little rational sequence or continuity.

G

GLOVE ANESTHESIA - a loss of sensation in an area corresponding to that covered by a glove. Feeling pressure, but no pain.
GRADING - suggestions are excepted more readily if they are graded from low to high difficulty. Easy suggestions come before hard ones. As you develop suggestion skills, increase the difficulty a little at a time.

H

HALLUCINATIONS - a perception arising in the absence of appropriate external stimuli.
HETRO-SUGGESTION - a suggestion made by operator and directed to subject.
HYPNOANALYSIS - hypnosis utilizing psychoanalytic techniques.
HYPNODISC - a disc with spirals used in inducing hypnosis by "eye fatigue".
HYPNODONTICS - the science and utilization of hypnosis pertaining to dentistry.
HYPNOGRAPHY - a technique in hypnoanalysis in which the hypnotized subject is allowed to express psychological conflicts through painting or drawing pictures.
HYPNOTIC INSURANCE - a pre-determined code by the operator given to the subject to return to the hypnotic state instantly. (Post Hypnotic Suggestion)
HYPNOTIC PASSES - those gestures or movements made by the hypnotist over the body of the subject without actually touching them.
HYPNOTISM - the science of hypnosis.
HYPNOTIST - the operator.
HYPNOTIZE - the act of inducing the hypnotic state.
HYPERESTHESIA - a high degree of sensitivity.
HYPERMNESIA - a state of abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past.
HYPERMNESIC - a person with perfect recall while in hypnotic state or waking state.
HYPERSUGGESTIBILITY - the capacity to respond to suggestions above the norm. The subject who is readily influenced and achieves a profound level of hypnosis is said to be hyper suggestible
HYPNAGOGIC - the state intermediate between wakefulness and sleep.
HYPNOANALYSIS - the use of hypnosis in combination with psychoanalytic techniques.
HYPNOIDAL - resembling hypnosis. When the term hypnoidal is used in the context of hypnotic susceptibility, it designates the lightest degree of hypnosis.
HYPNOSIS - (Greek for SLEEP) hypnosis refers to a state or condition in which the subject becomes highly responsive to suggestions. The hypnotized individual seems to follow instructions in an uncritical, automatic fashion and attends closely only to those aspects of the environment made relevant by the hypnotist. If the subject is profoundly responsive, he or she hears, sees, feels, smells, and taste in accordance with the suggestions given, even though these may be in direct contradiction to the actual stimuli that impinge upon the subject. Furthermore, memory and awareness of self can be altered by suggestions. All of these effects may be extended post hypnotically into the individuals subsequent waking activity. It is as if suggestions given during hypnosis come to define the individuals perception of the real world. In this sense the phenomenon has been described as a “believed In fantasy.”
HYPNOTHERAPY - any therapy in which the use of hypnosis constitutes the core of the treatment.
HYPNOTIC - pertaining to or associated with hypnotism.
HYPNOTISM - the study in use of suggestions. The science of hypnosis.
HYPNOTIZABILITY - refers to suggestibility or individual susceptibility to hypnosis.
HYPNOTIC SUCCEPTIBILITY - a personality characteristic that determines a subjects ability to be hypnotized and to attain a given depth of hypnosis.
HYSTERIA - highly charged, emotional excitability due to internal or external stimuli.

I

IDEOMOTOR ACTION - the involuntary capacity of muscles to respond instantaneously to thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
IDEO-MOTOR RESPONSE - non-voluntary movement produced as the direct suggestion of an idea.
IDEOSENSORY ACTION - the involuntary capacity of the brain to evoke sensory images; these may be kinesthetic, auditory, visual, olfactory, gustatory or tactile.
ILLUSION - a common misperception of some sensory stimulus. All sensory modalities are subject to illusions.
IMAGERY - the ability to perceive or mentally re-create ideas, pictures, or feelings.
INDUCTION - the production of hypnosis by the use of specific procedures.
INDIRECT HYPNOSIS - the production of hypnosis without the subjects awareness.

L

LAY HYPNOTIST - term applied to anyone practicing hypnosis outside of the medical profession.

M

MASS HYPNOSIS - induction of a group simultaneously.
MATCHING - developed by the late Milton Erickson, and used by John Grinder and Richard Bandler in their system all of neural linguistic programming (NLP). The technique consists of adopting parts of another person’s behavior, such as particular gestures, facial expressions, forms of speech, tone of voice, and so on. Done skillfully, it helps create rapport.
MECHANICAL DEVICE - any object used to induce hypnosis.
MATERNAL APPROACH - permissive suggestions used to induce hypnosis.
MONOIDEISM - term coined by Braid for waking hypnosis and light stages of hypnosis.
MOTHER HYPNOSIS - soft, lulling tones used to induce hypnosis.
MOTIVATION - the force which determines patterns of behavior.

N

NEGATIVE HALLUCINATION - not seeing something that is there. Clock on the wall becomes invisible.

O

OBJECTIVITY - ability to view events, ideas and phenomena as external and apart from self consciousness, detached and impersonal.
OPERATOR - the hypnotist.

P

PAIN - distressing feeling.
PANACEA - a cure-all.
PASSIVE STATE - this becomes the hypnotic state as soon as the hypnotist establishes rapport.
PATERNAL APPROACH - direct suggestions; authoritarian
PERMISSIVE - (maternal) soft spoken, nondirective, yet persuasive.
PHENOMENA - an exceptional, unusual or abnormal thing or occurrence.
PHOBIA - a morbid fear.
POSITIVE HALLUCINATION - Seeing something that is not there. A mirage.
POSTHYPNOTIC RESPONSE - acts carried out after the termination of hypnosis in response to specific suggestions are called posthypnotic. A suggestion given during hypnosis, serves as the stimulus in the act becomes the response.
POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION - suggestions made during the hypnotic state to be carried out after awakening.
PRECONDITIONING - the psychological impression you make on your subject concerning hypnosis.
(PRE-TALK) PREHYPNOTIC SUGGESTION - a visual or verbal suggestion used to indicate hypnotic conditions
PREHYPNOTIC TESTS - tests based on reflexes accompanied by suggestion to create certain effects.
PROFESSIONAL HYPNOTIST - one who makes a living employing the principles of hypnosis.
PROJECTION - the attributing of one's own feelings to someone else.
PSYCHOLOGICAL CRUTCH - mentally relying heavily on someone else for your outcome.
PSYCHOSOMATIC - functional inter-relationship between mind and body.
PYRAMIDING OF SUGGESTIONS - facilitation. Each successful challenge guarantees the success of the next more difficult challenge from simple test to difficult test.

R

RAPPORT - relation of harmony, comfort and accord; state of being in tune with your subject.
REALITY - true state of anything.
REVIVIFICATION - a reliving of a prior period of life. In revivification the hypnotized person, returns to a psychological state believed to have existed at the time to which the subject has returned. All memories following the age to which the subject has been regressed are removed.
RIGIDITY - muscle tenseness.

S

SELF CONTROL - conscious auto-suggestion.
SELF HYPNOSIS - placing one's self into a hypnotic state. Skeptic - one who doubts or disbelieves.
SLEEP HYPNOSIS - hypnosis brought about while an individual is sleeping, bringing them out of sleep just enough to be in the state of between sleep and wakefulness, the state of suggestibility. Usually conducted on small children with great success.
SLEEP TAPES - hypnosis tapes used to induce trance and strengthen post hypnotic retention.
SOMNAMBULISM - in everyday usage the term somnambulism is used for sleepwalking; however, in the lexicon of hypnosis somnambulism is used to designate the deepest state of hypnosis.
SOMNAMBULISTIC STATE - a state of the most profound relaxation and usually the hypnotist's objective with subject. (Sleep Walking State).
SUBCONSCIOUS - the nature of mental operation not yet present in the consciousness.
SUBCONSCIOUS CONTROL - automatic suggestion.
SUBJECT - one who is experimented with or tested.
SUBJECTIVE TIME - time as perceived by a subject (essays , as opposed to real-time).
SUGGESTIBILITY - the capacity to respond to suggestions. The propensity of a subject to accept an act on suggestions.
SUGGESTION - an idea which is offered to the subject for uncritical acceptance
SUGGESTIVE THERAPY - the removal of symptoms by hypnotic suggestion.
SUSCEPTIBILITY - capability of receiving impressions; sensibility.
SYMPTOM REMOVAL - removal of pain that denotes a condition.

T

THERAPEUTIC - of or pertaining to the healing arts; curative.
TIME DISTORTION - unexplainable lapse of time during the hypnotic state by the subject.
TRANCE - a state of profound abstraction.
TRANCE DURATION - time spent in the hypnotic state.
TRANCE LOGIC - the suspension of critical judgment on the part of a hypnotized subject and his or her ability to tolerate the coexistence of logically incompatible phenomena.
TRANCE MEDIUM - the use of a hypnotized subject to foresee the future.
TRANSFERENCE - the self-made science of Prof. J.M. Charcot.
TRAUMA - injury; shock or the resulting condition.
TWILIGHT SLEEP - the state between consciousness and natural sleep.

U

UNCONDITIONED SUBJECT - a person who has never been approached with the hypnotic process.
UNCONSCIOUS MIND - is a term used in psychiatry to denote a postulated region of the psyche, the repository of repressed urges and wishes. The term subconscious is often use as a synonym for the term unconscious.

V

VASOMOTOR - physical activity over which the subject has no control.

W

WAKING HYPNOSIS - hypnotic suggestions accepted by the subject in the waking state.
WILL - a thought conveyed by the subconscious which becomes a reality. (Will Power)
WORD ASSOCIATION - mental reaction to word stimuli.