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Module 23
psychology-1003
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Physiology
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11/08/2015

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Meditation
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a mental exercise for producing relaxation or heightened awareness
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relaxation response
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the pattern of internal bodily changes that occurs at times of relaxation
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mindfulness
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a state of open, nonjudgmental awareness of current experience
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hypnotic susceptibility
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one's capacity for becoming hypnotized
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consciousness
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mental awareness of sensations and perceptions of external events as well as self-awareness of internal events, including thoughts, memories, and feelings about experiences and the self
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hidden observer
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a detached part of the hypnotized person's awareness that silently observes events
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concentration meditation
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mental exercise based on attending to a single object or thought
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hypnosis
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an altered state of consciousness characterized by narrowed attention and increased suggestibility
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mindfulness meditation
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mental exercise based on widening attention to become aware of everything experienced at any given moment
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altered state of consciousness (ASC)
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a condition of awareness distinctly different in quality or pattern from waking consciousness
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basic suggestion effect
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the tendency of hypnotized persons to carry out suggested actions as if they were involuntary
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waking consciousness
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a state of clear, organized alterness
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