Answer: hypnosis

AnswerCrossword Clue
HYPNOSISEffective pain treatment for some
HYPNOSISTrance-inducing practice
HYPNOSISTrance state resembling sleep
HYPNOSISMesmer's field
HYPNOSISCause of some staring
HYPNOSISSvengali's forte, perhaps
HYPNOSISSvengali's forte
HYPNOSISKreskin specialty
HYPNOSISBehavior modification technique
hypnosisThis state of consciousness
hypnosisThe induction of a state of consciousness in which a person apparently loses the power of voluntary action and is highly responsive to suggestion or direction. Its use in therapy, typically to recover suppressed memories or to allow modification of behavior by suggestion, has been revived but is still controversial
hypnosisan artificially induced state resembling sleep