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nonstate theories of hypnosis

explanations of hypnosis in terms of psychological, physiological, and behavioral aspects of ordinary waking consciousness, rather than as a distinctive, altered state of consciousness. Compare state theories of hypnosis.

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character disorder

character disorder

formerly, in psychoanalysis, an alternative name for personality disorder.