Health ministry of republic of moldova the university of medicine and pharmacy nicolae testemiţanu

 
is the stoppage of brea-
thing after failing asleep, which may then be followed by awakening and 
gasping for air.
 
Narcolepsy 
is a disorder in which people will suddenly 
fall asleep, losing muscle control and often entering the REM period 
immediately. 
Hypnosis 
is difficult to define, and at present no clear explanation 
for the phenomenon exists.
Hypnosis is used to reduce the experience of pain, to treat certain 
behavior disorders such as smoking, and to improve memory recall. 
However, the improvement in memory hypnosis seems to produce, may 

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actually be the result of confabulation; therefore caution should be exer-
cised in using information recalled during hypnosis. 
Hypnosis is a highly responsive state induced by a hypnotist 
through the use of special techniques. While the term “hypnosis” comes 
from the Greek word for sleep (
hypnos), 
hypnotized people are not 
really asleep, hypnosis is actually an intense state of concentration. 
Their condition resembles sleep in that they are relaxed and out of touch 
with ordinary environmental demands, but their minds remain active and 
conscious.
Other characteristics of hypnosis include lack of initiative, selective 
redistribution of attention, enhanced ability
 
to fantasize, reduced reality 
testing, and increased suggestibility. Also, hypnosis is often followed by 
post-hypnotic amnesia, in which the person is unable to remember what 
happened during the hypnotic session.
Classical hypnotic induction involves a series of steps. First, sen-
sory input to the subject is restricted, and the subject is instructed to stop 
moving. Second, the subject’s focus of attention
 
is narrowed. This may 
be accomplished by asking him or her to focus on a specific point of 
light or a spot on the wall. Finally, the hypnotist begins a pattern of mo-
notonous repetition. The hypnotist may repeatedly tell the subject to 
relax, to breathe slowly and deeply, and to focus attention on a fixed 
point. 
There are