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Your Friend Is Considering Visiting a Hypnotist to Help Her

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Your friend is considering visiting a hypnotist to help her overcome her intense claustrophobia. Your friend has some reservations, however. She fears, for instance, that she may be made to act against her will, that painful memories will surface, or that she will suffer long-term memory loss. Address your friend's reservation from a scientific standpoint.


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Brainstorming

A creative group technique used to generate a large number of ideas for the solution to a problem.

Process Gains

The enhanced outcomes or efficiencies that result from the collective efforts of a group working together, exceeding what individuals could achieve on their own.

Synergies

The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

Social Facilitations

The enhancement of an individual's performance when in the presence of others, due to increased arousal and motivation.

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