ct in the way it is answered. The questions were posed “Did you see a broken headlight?” and “Did you see the broken headlight?”(Loftus, 1974: Loftus &Zanni, 1975) “The article “a” does not necessarily convey the implication of existence”(Pettijohn, 154). “One uses “the” when one assumes the object referred to exists and may be familiar to the listener”(Pettijohn, 154). The results of this showed that when something is implied to be there, someone is more likely to state that they saw it. This type of word usage shows how a therapist could mislead a patient to believe that there is hidden meaning to a thought or to an event. Hypnosis was used very often as an anesthetic during surgery. The patient would not have any other type of anesthetic in his or her body. “Since World War II, it has slipped quietly and discreetly into the clinical mainstream, to the point where the America Medical Association, many HMOs and even Medicare now recognize it” (Jackson 128). Hypnosis could help the patient live a much more fulfilling life with new confidence about themselves and the world. The use of this type of therapy can actually spark one’s interest and potential in various activities one engages oneself in that one finds interesting. Psychiatrists, medical doctors, psychologists, and other people have tried it. “People have used hypnotherapy for two centuries to treat people with different sicknesses and pain”(Jackson 127-128). Each time one experiences hypnosis, the more in depth the concentration is for the patient. Though deeper concentration sounds more therapeutic for the patient, it is not. The deeper the hypnotic state, the more likely it is that one will experience loss of consciousness and hallucinations. Hypnosis skills allow the patient to completely relax, thus slowing down all parts of the body, including the nervous system, respirato...
