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hypnotic rigidity

hypnotic rigidity

a condition of apparent muscular rigidity induced by suggestion during hypnosis. For example, individuals told to hold out their arms in a rigid way may find themselves unable to bend the arm when asked to do so. See also challenge suggestion; ideomotor suggestion.

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