n. (in psychology) 1. the process of changing people’s beliefs, attitudes, or emotions by telling them that they will change. 2. a thought or idea imparted to someone in a hypnotic state.
A self-induced receptive, hypnotic state which is believed to improve the body’s ability to help itself. Doctors have long realised that if they suggested to a patient that a particular treatment would work, it often did – a type of placebo e?ect. Some techniques now make use of this idea. For instance, people can be taught muscular relaxation to control their anxiety states – the BIOFEEDBACK principle.... auto-suggestion
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