#trance
- Abebe phenomenon — An eponym used in transcultural psychiatry, ethnopsychiatry, and clinical anthropology studies to illustrate trance phenomena, possession, or dissociative disorders specific to the Horn of Africa (the Abebe manifestation or syndrome). The term analyzes how severe psychic conflicts, collective traumas, or acute stress are culturally shaped into dissociative convulsive seizures, structured mystic hallucinations, or altered states of personality integrated into local medical folklore.
- Admission — The act of admitting and its result; the official process of selecting, receiving, or enrolling candidates into an educational institution, professional organization, or association based on exams, competitions, or predefined criteria. It represents the administrative and academic threshold through which the necessary skills for integration into a structured system are validated.
- Foyer — An entrance space in a dwelling, apartment, or public building, serving to connect the exterior with the main rooms or interior corridors. This functional area, often called a vestibule or hallway, is used for receiving guests, leaving outerwear, and organizing the circulation flow within the house.
- Foyer — An old or regional form for the word 'antre'; an entrance space, vestibule, or small hallway located at the entry of a traditional house or apartment. In historical rural architecture, it represented the porch or transitional room connecting the main exterior door to the living quarters, serving as thermal insulation.
- Tiny foyer — An affectionate or popular diminutive of 'antrea' or 'antre'; an extremely small entrance space, an intimate tiny hallway, or a narrow vestibule located at the entry of a modest dwelling or a cozy cottage. This tiny room serves exclusively as a buffer zone for leaving coats and shoes immediately after crossing the main threshold.
- Foyer — A space or room located at the entrance of a dwelling, apartment, or public building, serving to provide access from the exterior to the interior rooms; a hallway or vestibule. This functional element is used for receiving guests, leaving outerwear and footwear, while also serving as a thermal and acoustic insulation zone for the residence.
- Autohypnotic — Pertaining to or relating to autohypnosis; capable of inducing a state of hypnosis by oneself or through autosuggestion, without the assistance of an external therapist. In psychotherapy, the term describes techniques, states, or scripts utilized by an individual to voluntarily access an altered level of consciousness.
- Self-hypnosis — A state of hypnosis or trance induced by a person upon themselves through techniques of concentration, breathing, and mental autosuggestion, without the intervention of an external hypnotist; self-hypnosis. It is widely utilized in stress management, overcoming insomnia, and modifying unwanted behaviors.
- Avernus — The ancient name of a volcanic lake located in the Campania region of Italy (Lago d'Averno), considered in Greek and Roman mythology to be the gateway to the underworld, Hades, or the Inferno; in an extended literary sense, the term is used as a poetic or allegorical metaphor to denote hell, death, darkness, or an endless abyss. The name etymologically derives from the Greek 'aornos' (birdless), due to the belief that toxic gas emendations killed any bird flying over it.