autosuggestion
noun
suggestion arising from oneself, as the repetition of verbal messages as a means of changing behavior.
autosuggestive
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a word derived from
autosuggestion.
Example Sentences
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The belief in the absurdities there has not even an autosuggestive value.
From Psychology and Social Sanity by Hugo Münsterberg
Without going into debatable questions, such as the possibility of predetermining the sex of the child to be born, one can find many helpful ways of aiding and benefiting the growing life by autosuggestive means.
From The Practice of Autosuggestion by Emile Coué
The autosuggestive fear was uprooted by these and the central ear organs slowly came to normal functioning.
From Psychotherapy by Hugo Münsterberg
In some cases, I can distinctly testify, it is psychic or autosuggestive.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by William J. Robinson
Experience shows that the strongest chance for the development of such autosuggestive beliefs exists wherever an emotional disposition is favorable to the arriving belief.
From Psychotherapy by Hugo Münsterberg
