Part one of term paper
The common view of is that it is an altered state of consciousness, a trance-like state characterized by intense concentration, extreme relaxation, and high suggestibility. Many who accept this view also believe that is the way of accessing the unconscious mind, thereby allowing the recovery of repressed memories, multiple personalities, a ...

Part two of term paper
... : the myth of the altered state, and the myth of the unconscious mind as a reservoir of repressed memories, numerous personalities, past lives, and for some, mythical insights and occult truths. Thoughts of began in the 1970's with an Australian physician Franz Mesmer who would rely heavily on the power of suggestion. Franz's last name is where the term mesmerize came about. Later the term emerged through an English surgeon named James Braid. is a Greek word, which means sleep. Braid used i ...