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The common view of is that it is an altered state of consciousness, a trance-like state characterized by intense concentration, extreme relaxation, and high suggestibility. Many who accept this view also believe that is the way of accessing the unconscious mind ....

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.... came about. Later the term emerged through an English surgeon named James Braid. is a Greek word, which means sleep. Braid used it to describe the hypnotic state people would be in after . We now know that is not sleep, but an altered state of consciousness. Many people believe the is mythical and magical. Those supporting the mythical view of often cite studies which show that during the brain shows electrical changes and that the brain waves under differ from those during waking consciousness. There are many problems with the realism of . Many people feel that it's brought up upon the troubled people themselves. One clue as ....