{"id":18728,"date":"2017-10-04T13:13:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T18:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/?p=18728"},"modified":"2017-10-05T04:58:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T09:58:06","slug":"hypnotism-at-imsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/2017\/10\/04\/hypnotism-at-imsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypnotism at IMSA"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the annual Homecoming week hypnotist show this past Friday, many excited students waited to see hypnosis in action, despite doubts about its effectiveness. As Wyatt Funkhouser (’20)<\/strong> said, \u201cI don\u2019t plan to volunteer to be hypnotized because I don’t believe it’s real.  I\u2019m just here for fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While commonly associated with a swinging pocket watch and a mystical power in control over the subconscious, hypnosis is really a psychological tactic that puts the brain into a relaxed, somewhat dazed, state.  Similar to sleep, a hypnotized person has slower brain wave activity.  This is why hypnosis is more effective if the patient is already tired.  It is also why hypnosis will not work if the patient is consciously resisting as there is too much brain activity to achieve the necessary relaxed state.  Thus, the effectiveness of hypnosis greatly depends upon the patient’s trust of the hypnotist.<\/span><\/p>\n

In previous years, students were hypnotized into \u201cforgetting that the number 4 existed, thinking they were zombies, or shouting out the names of vegetables as expletives,\u201d according to Ari Li (’18)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s show featured psychologist Dr. Jim Wand<\/strong>, who hypnotized audience members into, among other things: seeing faces behind stage-lights, improvising choreography for the song <\/span>Despacito,<\/span><\/i> giving CPR to a puppy, fighting a zombie dog upon hearing the word \u201cIMSA,\u201d and screaming aloud upon hearing the word \u201cGalena.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the hypnosis volunteers, eight more audience members were called on stage to help ensure the safety of the hypnotized patients, keeping them from falling off their chairs.  Krishna Thakkar (’20)<\/strong> commented, \u201cUp on stage, I was able to see just how \u2018into\u2019 it everybody was; it took my whole weight to keep the chairs from moving at some points.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Wand noted after the performance, \u201cI love hypnosis because, just for an hour, I can make people forget their worries.  It doesn\u2019t matter what the worries are, I can make people forget about them.  And I can educate kids about hypnosis and how they can utilize it in their own daily lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe hypnotist show is awesome,” said Ari Li, “on par with cultural shows and Clash of the Halls events in terms of being a must-see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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