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Publisher: Good Housekeeping Magazine
This is a four page article on hypnosis.
The ability to be hypnotized is kind of like the ability to draw a picture or carry a tune: Some people have it and some don't. It's estimated that only 5 percent of adults are unable to achieve any kind of hypnotic state; the rest of us fall somewhere along a range of "hypnotizability." Curious to know if you'd be susceptible? This quiz will give you an idea.
Give yourself one point for each "yes."
0-2 Points
Hypnosis may not be for you. You may find it hard to enter a trance and may have trouble responding to hypnotic suggestions.
3-7 Points
You're somewhere in the middle. While you should have no difficulty being hypnotized, you may not be susceptible to every suggestion.
8-10 Points
Not only will you have no problem going under, but you should respond well to most hypnotic suggestions. Who knows? Hypnosis may help you get through your next root canal!
This is a four page article on hypnosis.
Auke Tellegen, Ph.D., emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis; Etzel Cardeña, Ph.D., chair of psychology and anthropology at the University of Texas-Pan American, in Edinburg.