DEFENITION OF HYPNOSIS FROM DIVISION 30 AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA)

Hypnosis typically involves an introduction to the procedure during which the subject is told that suggestions for imaginative experiences will be presented. The hypnotic induction is an extended initial suggestion for using one’s imagination, and may contain further elaborations of the introduction. A hypnotic procedure is used to encourage and evaluate responses to suggestions. When using hypnosis, one person (the subject) is guided by another (the hypnotist) to respond to suggestions for changes in subjective experience, alterations in perception, sensation, emotion, thought or behavior. Persons can also learn self-hypnosis, which is the act of administering hypnotic procedures on one’s own. If the subject responds to hypnotic suggestions, it is generally inferred that hypnosis has been induced. Many believe that hypnotic responses and experiences are characteristic of a hypnotic state. While some think that it is not necessary to use the word “hypnosis” as part of the hypnotic induction, others view it as essential. 

FENOMENA HYPNOSIS

Pikiran Sadar dan Pikiran Bawah Sadar

 Secara umum kita mengenal dua jenis pikiran, yaitu pikiran sadar dan bawah sadar. Hal ini perlu saya uraikan terlebih dahulu, karena dalam hypnosis kita akan banyak bermain atau melakukan penerobosan ke pikiran bawah sadar seseorang. Deikman (dalam Atkinson, 2005) menjelaskan hal ini. Menurutnya terdapat dua jenis kesadaran, yaitu : kesadaran pasif, dimana seseorang bersikap menerima apa yang terjadi pada saat itu dan kesadaran aktif, yang menitikberatkan pada inisiatif dan mencari, atau merencanakan berbagai kemungkinan dimasa depan. Pikiran bergerak melalui kedua jalur kesadaran ini dan di dalam kedua jalur ini pula alur berpikir sangat dekat dengan kesadaran.