A B C D E F-G H I-J-K L-M-N O P-Q R S T U-Z

Fascination Point: The object/place that a person focuses their attention on when using an eyes open hypnotic method.

Fixation: Concentration of attention on a single sensation or object.

Forensic Hypnosis: Legal application of hypnosis.

Forebrain: The largest division of the brain, which includes the cerebral cortex and basal ganglia. It is credited with the highest intellectual functions.

Fractionation: A series of inductions, bringing a subject up out of trance and then leading them back down for the purpose of increasing their hypnotic depth.

Free Association: The association or connection of ideas/feelings that are formed in the absence of any external interference. The spontaneous outpouring of subconscious material without the thought of editing or censoring it.

Free Floating Anxiety: Feelings of dread of apprehension that cannot be traced to any particular source.

Frontal Lobes: Located behind the forehead. They are most closely linked with making decisions and judgments.

G

Galvanic Skin Response (GSR): Increase in voltage and/or change in electrical resistance of the skin occurring during emotion as a result of action of the ANS on the sweat glands.

Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid (GABA): An amino acid transmitter in the brain whose primary function is to inhibit the firing of neurons.

Gastrointestinal Tract: The digestive tract, from mouth to anus.

Gestalt Therapy: A psychotherapy developed by Fritz Perls and others that emphasizes immediate experience and participation of the whole person in any activity.

Glia: Specialized cells that nourish and support neurons.

Glove Anesthesia: The technique whereby a person is taught to anesthetize their hand and then transfer that numbed condition to other parts of their body for pain control.

Glutamate: An amino acid neurotransmitter that acts to excite neurons. Glutamate probably stimulates N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors that have been implicated in activities ranging from learning and memory to development and specification of nerve contacts in a developing animal. Stimulation of NMDA receptors may promote beneficial changes; while over stimulation may be the cause of nerve cell damage or death in neurological trauma and stroke.

Goal: The object of a motivated and directed sequence of behavior.