Crossword clues for autosuggestion
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Autosuggestion \Au`to*sug*ges"tion\, n. [Auto- + suggestion.] (Med.)
Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another, especially in hypnotism. Autosuggestion is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function of one or more organs.
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hypnosis induced by oneself.
Syn: self-hypnosis, self-suggestion.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also auto-suggestion, 1879, a hybrid from auto- + suggestion. The idea, and probably the model for the word, originally from French.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself, as in autohypnosis. 2 An instance of suggesting a thought to oneself.
WordNet
n. hypnosis induced by yourself [syn: self-hypnosis, self-suggestion]
Wikipedia
Autosuggestion is a psychological technique that was developed by apothecary Émile Coué at the beginning of the 20th century. It is a form of self-induced suggestion wherein the thoughts, feelings, or behavior of an individual are guided by oneself. This technique is often used in self-hypnosis.
Usage examples of "autosuggestion".
Everything that happened can be explained in terms of autosuggestion and collective hallucination.
Had Regan plucked her disorder through autosuggestion from the pages of this book?
Visualization has been variously called self-hypnosis, autosuggestion, enchantment, magic, self-fulfilling prophecy, and imagination.
And one of the most beneficial inventions of the psychologists was a technique of autosuggestion, which, at will, either facilitated conception, or prevented it, surely, harmlessly, and without inaesthetic accompaniments.
They were the result of a bokor or sorcerer lobotomizing the victim's personality and higher brain functions through hypnosis, autosuggestion, and a complex pharmacopoeia that included fish, frogs, and ferns.