hypnotism

She tried quitting on several occasions using various methods from nicotine patches to hypnotism, before she managed to stop smoking for a nine-month period in 1979 and 1980, the court said.

What he was not interested in was hypnotism and prehistoric animals, as some pop-culture articles indicated.

In the popular consciousness, hypnotism is the stuff of vampires, side shows and watch-waving therapists.

The plot also includes a disturbing case of mass hypnotism and mind control.

“Yes, hypnotism provides a simple explanation,” he said.