- a variation of hypnoidal.
hypnoid
1 Britishadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hypnoid
from New Latin hypnum , from Greek hupnon a type of lichen, + -oid
Example Sentences
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Breuer called this altered state of consciousness the hypnoid state, owing to its similarity to the state induced by hypnosis.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 30, 2015
Freud for his part was skeptical of the whole concept of hypnoid states.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 30, 2015
Instead, Breuer asserted the phenomenon of dissociation due to trauma, which was implicit in his theory of hypnoid states, was more fundamental.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 30, 2015
If we do it, we certainly should acknowledge from the start that the hypnoid states are for therapeutic purposes not a bit less important than the full hypnotic states.
From Psychotherapy by Hugo Münsterberg
Thus there is no sharp demarcation between suggestions in a waking state and suggestions in a hypnoid state.
From Psychotherapy by Hugo Münsterberg
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