hypnotizable
Susceptible to trance
Hypnotizable describes someone susceptible to being hypnotized—able to enter a trance state through suggestion.
People vary in how hypnotizable they are, which affects therapeutic applications: Highly hypnotizable subjects responded better to the pain management protocol.
The word often appears in research contexts measuring this trait.
Easily influenced or affected
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
persuadable · gullible · credulous · naive · compliant · docile · yielding · submissive
Filled with wonder
- mesmerizedHeld in rapt attention
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
- absorbedTook in fully
dreamlike · dissociative · somnambulistic · meditative · induction · visualization · autosuggestion · subconscious
Receptive to different ideas
- amenableWilling to comply
- responsiveQuick to react
- attentivePaying close notice
- perceptiveQuick to understand
accepting · agreeable · cooperative · willing · relaxed · trusting · absorbent · adaptable
Matter under discussion
- patientAble to wait calmly
- clientOne who hires professionals
- responsiveQuick to react
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
screening · assessment · induction · baseline · session · regression · abreaction
impressionable
Easily influenced or affected
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- suggestibleEasily influenced by others
- malleableCapable of being shaped
pliant · persuadable · gullible · credulous · naive · compliant · docile · yielding · submissive · acquiescent
entranced
Filled with wonder
- mesmerizedHeld in rapt attention
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
absorbed · dreamlike · dissociative · somnambulistic · meditative · induction · visualization · autosuggestion · subconscious · drowsy
open-minded
Receptive to different ideas
- amenableWilling to comply
- responsiveQuick to react
- attentivePaying close notice
perceptive · accepting · agreeable · cooperative · willing · relaxed · trusting · absorbent · adaptable · flexible
subject
Matter under discussion
- patientAble to wait calmly
- clientOne who hires professionals
- responsiveQuick to react
susceptibility · screening · assessment · induction · baseline · session · regression · abreaction
hypnotizableresistant
Withstanding external forces
strong-willed · impervious · skeptical · guarded · closed-minded
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