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Consciousness Guided Reading

Section 3

READING THE SECTION

DIRECTIONS Read each of the following descriptions, and write who or
what is “speaking” in the space provided.

______________________ 1. “I am an altered state of consciousness during which

people respond to suggestions and behave as though they
are in a trance.”

______________________ 2. “I am a technique in which a therapist gives instructions

during hypnosis that are to be carried out after the
session has ended.”

______________________ 3. “I am something that causes a response.”

______________________ 4. “I am a method some people use to try to narrow their

consciousness and make the stresses of the outside world
fade away.”

______________________ 5. “I am a system that provides information about

something happening in the body.”

DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the correct
word or phrase.

6. _______________________ training enables people to control bodily functions

previously regarded as not subject to conscious control. (Biofeedback/Meditative)

7. Meditation techniques generally focus on a peaceful, repetitive

_______________________ to help people relax, such as a light or a chanted

syllable. (hypnosis/stimulus)

8. A therapist might use a _______________________ suggestion to help a person

break a habit, such as smoking or overeating. (biofeedback/posthypnotic)

9. Some therapists have used _______________________ to help people recover

memories or to prevent pain. (hypnosis/stimuli)

10. Meditation, biofeedback, and hypnosis are all possible ways of achieving an

_______________________ state of consciousness. (altered/unimpeded)

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Section 3 continued Guided Reading

POST-READING QUICK CHECK

DIRECTIONS Write three words or phrases to describe each term given.

11. hypnosis _____________________________________________________________

12. biofeedback __________________________________________________________

13. meditation ___________________________________________________________

14. posthypnotic suggestion _________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS Answer the questions on the lines provided.

15. Why do some people practice meditation?

____________________________________________________________________

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16. What are two uses that therapists have found for hypnosis?

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