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Respondents were also required to
assess the veracity of the various statements, and to name the most common use
ranges of hypnosis.
The conducted survey revealed that people’s knowledge of hypnosis is quite modest.
The identification of hypnosis as a dreamlike state is still widely spread. The survey
has showed that hypnosis was given positive and negative reviews equally. People
brought out the dangerous aspects of hypnosis, such as the weakening of the
subconsciousness or person’s total obedience to the hypnotiser’s impact. Meanwhile
there were people who thought that hypnosis is an interesting and wicked topic. Some
people even expressed a desire to learn hypnosis themselves. A large part of
information people have comes from television, films and TV series, as well as from
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the internet. Only a few respondents were interested enough to read specialized
literature.
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