1. { Does Hypnosis work? Do Now: do you “believe” in hypnosis?

2. Video Clip from “Brain Games”.

3.  Stretch your arms in front of you, making sure your palms are facing each other at the same height and about two inches apart.  Close your eyes. Imagine that your right arm is getting heavier and heavier, while your left arm is getting lighter and lighter.  To help yourself, imagine that your right hand is holding a strap wrapped around several heavy books, while your left hand is holding a string tied to a helium balloon. Can you hypnotize yourself?

4.  1. After about a minute, open your eyes and see how far your hands have actually moved. Are they one or two inches or several inches apart? Analysis

5.  Hypnosis is a social interaction in which one person suggests to another that certain perceptions, feeling, thoughts, or behaviors will spontaneously occur. Hypnosis

6.  Can relieve pain  As therapy.  Success in treatment of obesity.  Little success in the treatment of controlled substances. Benefits of Hypnosis

7. Explaining Hypnosis