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be, the voluntary movements were always inhibited, that in the last two cases
hallucinations of the senses could be induced, and that it was possible for
me in all cases to converse with the subject, and we could understand each other.
I wished to bring forward these examples in order that the reader might under-stand
to a certain extent, in spite of the absence of living subjects, what different
states are included in the idea of hypnosis—how those states are induced
and how terminated. The experiments described above are typical; they can be
reproduced by any one who knows how to experiment correctly. At the conclusion of these experiments I add a short terminology, which, however, is by no means complete, as some particular ideas can only be made clear in the further course of the work. By hypnosis I mean the state into which the subjects were thrown during the experiments described above. Hypnotise: is not, as Braid defined it, the name of the state itself, but of the whole science which deals with the phenomena of this state. A person in the hypnotic state is called a hypnotic, or subject. A hypnotist is a man who hypnotizes for scientific purposes. A hypnotizer is a man who makes hypnotism a profession. Hypnosigenesis is the technical term for the act of inducing hypnosis. Hypnosigen is the means employed. Hypnogen, a term frequently used, only leads to confusion. It is derived from inrvoo—sleep—and is often used for "sleep-producing." Hypnosigen is derived from hypnosis.
38 HYPNOTISM. The different commands which are given to the subjects in the experiments described,
the prompting and persuasion, are called suggestion. I shall use the phrase
"to suggest" for the giving of these hints and promptings. If the
suggestion takes effect it is said, from the point of view of hypnotism, that
the subject is under the influence of suggestion. |
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