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Hypnotherapy Terms and Definitions

Hypnosis Glossary of Terms - B

Behavior Modification
The process of changing behavior by using techniques based on learning theory. The techniques include systematic desensitization, aversion therapy, and assertion training.
Beliefs
Knowns in the subconscious.
Beta
The brainwave activity state of the normal awake state. Higher than Alpha and Theta.
Body Syndromes
A body syndrome is a physical manifestation of an emotional trauma. When an emotion is held in or repressed instead of being processed and released, the emotion will express itself as a physical discomfort.
Bunching
When an individual fails to separate one problem from another or one area of his life from another. In order to help this individual, the operator must help him to separate his problems and handle them individually.
Buying the Symptoms
Getting a client to accept some of the patterns in their life.