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mesmerism
mes·mer·ism M0237200 (mĕz′mə-rĭz′əm, mĕs′-)n.1. A strong or spellbinding appeal; fascination.2. Hypnotic induction believed to involve animal magnetism.3. Hypnotism.
[After Franz Mesmer.]
mes·mer′ic (-mĕr′ĭk) adj.mes·mer′i·cal·ly adv.mes′mer·ist n.Word History: Franz Anton Mesmer, a visionary 18th-century physician, believed cures could be effected by having patients do things such as sit with their feet in a fountain of magnetized water while holding cables attached to magnetized trees. Mesmer then came to believe that magnetic powers resided in himself, and during highly fashionable curative sessions in Paris he caused his patients to have reactions ranging from sleeping or dancing to convulsions. These reactions were actually brought about by hypnotic powers that Mesmer was unaware he possessed. Eventually, Mesmer's practices came to be called mesmerism (a term first recorded in English in 1784). The related word mesmerize (first recorded in English in 1829), having shed its reference to the hypnotic doctor, lives on in the sense "to enthrall."mesmerism (ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm) n1. (Psychology) a hypnotic state induced by the operator's imposition of his will on that of the patient2. (Psychology) an early doctrine concerning this[C19: named after F. A. Mesmer (1734–1815), Austrian physician] ˈmesmerist nmes•mer•ism (ˈmɛz məˌrɪz əm, ˈmɛs-)
n. 1. hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. Mesmer, through animal magnetism. 2. hypnotism. 3. a compelling attraction; fascination. [1775–85] mes•mer′ic (-ˈmɛr ɪk) adj. mes•mer′i•cal•ly, adv. mes′mer•ist, n. Mesmerism1. hypnosis as induced by Dr. F. A. Mesmer through “animal magnetism,” a 19th-century therapy.
2. hypnotism.
3. a compelling attraction; fascination. — mesmerization, n. — mesmerist, mesmerizer, n.See also: HypnosismesmerismName given to a type of therapy developed by Franz Mesmer who believed he had the ability to harness the magnetic forces of the planets and who some believe to be the originator of hypnotism.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mesmerism - the act of inducing hypnosis hypnotism, suggestioninfluence - causing something without any direct or apparent effort |
Translationsmesmerize, mesmerise (ˈmezməraiz) verb to hypnotize. The child was mesmerized by the television screen. 催眠 使进入催眠状态ˈmesmerism noun 催眠術 催眠术mesmerism
mesmerism: see hypnotismhypnotism
[Gr.,=putting to sleep], to induce an altered state of consciousness characterized by deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility. The term was originally coined by James Braid in 1842 to describe a phenomenon previously known as animal magnetism or mesmerism (see
..... Click the link for more information. .Mesmerism an antiscientific medical system promoted by the Austrian physician (of Swiss origin) F. Mesmer (1734–1815) and based on the notion of animal magnetism, widespread at the end of the 18th century in France and Germany. Mesmer believed that the planets affect man through a special magnetic force and that a person in command of this force can emit it to others to favorably influence the course of all diseases. The untenability of the theory was demonstrated in 1774 by a special commission that included A. L. Lavoisier. mesmerism[′mez·mə‚riz·əm] (psychology) Hypnotism induced by animal magnetism, a supposed force passing from operator to subject. mesmerism
hypnotism [hip´no-tizm] the study of or the method or practice of inducing hypnosis.mes·mer·ism (mes'mer-izm), A system of therapeutics from which were developed hypnotism and therapeutic suggestion. [F.A. Mesmer, Austrio-Hungarian physician, 1734-1815] mesmerism (mĕz′mə-rĭz′əm, mĕs′-)n.1. A strong or spellbinding appeal; fascination.2. Hypnotic induction believed to involve animal magnetism.3. Hypnotism.
mes·mer′ic (-mĕr′ĭk) adj.mes·mer′i·cal·ly adv.mes′mer·ist n.A method of hypnosis that allegedly placed patients in a trance-like state deep enough to allow major surgery without pain, or awareness of the operation, named for Austrian physician Franz Anton Mesmer, who developed itmes·mer·ism (mes'mĕr-izm) A system of therapeutics from which were developed hypnotism and therapeutic suggestion. Mesmer, Franz Anton, Austrian physician, 1733-1815. mesmeric crisis - reaction technique. Synonym(s): grand crisis; magnetic crisismesmerism - the use of hypnotism as practiced by Mesmer.mes·mer·ism (mes'mĕr-izm) A system of therapeutics from which hypnotism and therapeutic suggestion developed. Patient discussion about mesmerismQ. HYPNOSIS can hypnosis be used in bi-polar disorder?A. there is no reason why not. people with bipolar disorder can be susceptible to hypnosis like any others. but like all population the ability to be hypnotized is variable. some are very suggestible and some are not. doesn't say anything on the person- very smart and intelligent people can be hypnotized. Q. How effective is hypnosis in treating alcoholism? And how expensive is it? I've already tried hypnotherapy for social anxiety problems but the guy was a useless quack and I didn't even go under properly.A. Hypnosis is a very effective treatment for addictions, it was used back in the 19th century as one but the use of hypnosis today is smaller then before. Here is a web page with some info about it:
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