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A Modern Hypnosis Dictionary:The Letter N
Nancy School -
Early French school of psychotherapy
founded in 1866 by A. A. Liebeault (in the city of Nancy). Hypnosis played
a great part in the treatment methodology and much research was conducted
into this subject, particularly by H. M. Bernhiem.
Necrophobia -
Abnormal fear of death.
Negative Hallucination -
Not seeing something that is actually
there. Often used in stage hypnosis.
Negativism -
A form of resistance to suggestions.
Can be so strong that the opposite course of action to the one suggested
is taken, (active negativism). Simply refusing to accept suggestions is
termed 'passive negativism'.
Nervous Sleep -
The term coined by J.Braid to describe
hypnosis.
Neurodermatitis -
Skin inflammations that have a
psychogenic causation.
Neurosis -
A functional problem of entirely
psychogenic origin, often manifesting as maladaptive habit/s. Usually treatable
by hypnotherapy.
Nightmare -
A dream that arouses great fear
and alarm.
Noctambulism -
Sleepwalking.
Nocturnal Enuresis -
Involuntary urination at night.
Bedwetting. Common in children up to 4-5 years of age and is usually grown
out of. Treatable with hypnosis after this time.
Nosophobia -
Excessive fear of disease.
Nyctophobia -
Irrational fear of the night, or darkness.
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Tom Connelly© ed@hypnos.co.uk
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