PSY 355 Attention and Consciousness-Unlearning Through Hypnosis

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Running head: ATTENTION ANDCONSCIOUSNESS-UNLEARNING THROUGH1PSY 355Attention and Consciousness-Unlearning Through HypnosisPys/355University of PhoenixWhat was the purpose of this studyHow does this study apply to the real world?If you were doing the next step in this study, which research questionwould you develop? Howcould you test it?How could you apply the steps of the scientific method to test your hypothesis?

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ATTENTION AND CONSCIOUSNESS-UNLEARNING THROUGH2Attention and Consciousness-Unlearning Through HypnosisAmir Raz a brain researcherwants to know if we can unlearn learned behavior throughhypnosis. By reviewing his experiment and research,we will be able to see if hypnosis can workfor other learned behaviors. We will further extend Raz’s research process by using the scientificmethod in the application of smoking. With results to prove or disprove the use of hypnosis tothe real world.Hypnosis was created on the view of mesmerism, which was created by AustrianphysicianFranz Anton Mesmer during the 18thcentury. Amir Raz, from New York StatePsychiatric Institute,uses hypnoses in his research presented in thevideo “Attention andConsciousness-Unlearning Through Hypnosis”.Throughout the history of hypnosis,there showsimprovements in the quality of life. The most significant change in the view and practice ofpsychology happened in the 20thcentury. Style changed from direct instructionto a tranceinduced (based on subtly persuasive language)(History of Hypnosis,2012).Brought about bytherapists such as Milton E. Erickson(History of Hypnosis,2012).The work of Britishpsychologists Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrellin the field of neurological science and brain imaging,linked hypnosis to Rapid Eye Movement (REM)(History of Hypnosis,2012).This has helpedresolve the “state/non-state” debate, bringinghypnosis and hypnotic trance into everyday life(History of Hypnosis,2012).Medical achievementsthroughout history have beenconductedthrough hypnosis. John Elliotson (1791-1868) reported 1,834 surgical operations without pain(Birdsong Hypnosis,2011).Even the famous Sigmund Freud became fascinatedwith hypnosisthough he abandoned it for other methods of unlocking repressed memories (Birdsong

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