It is typically used as a method of enabling patients to ease their own painful symptoms. See also Glove Analgesia. Group Hypnosis - Referres to the effect percieved that hypnosis of people in large groups often results in greater depth of success, perhaps because the members of the group 'feedback' from each other.
Mass hypnosis is a recognized phenomenon.
Not normally used in therapy, which needs to be tailored to specific individuals but is often used at religious and political gatherings to get simple ideas accepted at the group level. Galvanometer - A device which measures the galvanic skin response. This response is a small change of electrical conductivity of the skin, due in part to the presence of stress. Used as the basis of lie detection equipment it is used by some hypno-analysts to detect areas of conflict and stress as patients recount their personal history. Generalization - A psychological process often uncovered by hypnosis, at the root of many phobias and neuroses.