People under hypnosis are in a trance-like state of heightened susceptibility to the suggestions of others.
People do not lose all will of their own.
There are wide variations in people's susceptibility to hypnosis.
People who are readily hypnotized are also easily absorbed while reading books or listening to music, becoming unaware of what is happening around them.
Hypnosis may represent a state of consciousness that differs significantly from other states.
Other theorists argue that no specific physiological changes occur when a person is in a trance.
Hypnosis has been successfully used to solve practical human problems.
Controlling pain
Reducing smoking
Treating psychological disorders
Assisting in law enforcement
Improving athletic performance
Hypnosis has significant limits.
Little support exists for the contention that adults can accurately recall memories of childhood events while hypnotized.
