12 Questions
In 2008, Alex Lenkei had a problem with the ______ in his arm
bone
Normally, with an operation like that, the doctor gives the patient an ______ so that he or she doesn't feel any pain
anaesthetic
Lenkei hypnotized himself and simply told himself that he could not feel any ______
pain
According to Mr Lenkei, pain signals do not reach his ______ when he is hypnotized
brain
The doctor, David Llewellyn-Clerk, had to take some ______ from Lenkei's arm
bone
In 1996, a friend hypnotized Lenkei before a thirty-minute operation on his ______
stomach
Lenkei had a third operation without anaesthetic in 2013, this time on his ______, which also went well
ankle
Match the following individuals with their roles in the story:
Alex Lenkei = Patient who refused anaesthetic and hypnotized himself Dr. David Llewellyn-Clerk = Doctor who performed the operation Friend = Person who hypnotized Lenkei before a 1996 operation Mr Lenkei = Individual who started hypnotizing people at sixteen and is now an expert
Match the following operations with their details:
2008 operation = Problem with the bone in Lenkei's arm 1996 operation = Hypnotized by a friend before a thirty-minute operation on his stomach 2013 operation = Operation on Lenkei's ankle without anaesthetic 83-minute operation = Duration of the operation performed by Dr. Llewellyn-Clerk
Match the following statements with their context:
Lenkei said 'How's it going?' during the operation = Doctor realized Lenkei was not in pain Lenkei refused anaesthetic in 2008 = Hypnotized himself and told himself he couldn't feel any pain Lenkei's 1996 operation was successful = Friend hypnotized him before the stomach operation Lenkei considers pain signals do not reach his brain when hypnotized = Explanation for not feeling pain during operations
Match the following time periods with the corresponding operations:
2008 = Operation on Lenkei's arm with a bone problem 1996 = Thirty-minute stomach operation by a friend's hypnosis 2013 = Ankle operation without anaesthetic
- = The duration of the 83-minute long operation
Match the following actions with their outcomes:
Lenkei hypnotized himself before the 2008 operation = Felt no pain during the bone operation A friend hypnotized Lenkei in 1996 before a stomach operation = Resulted in a successful thirty-minute procedure Lenkei started hypnotizing people at sixteen and is now an expert = - Lenkei had three operations without anaesthetic, all successful = -
Learn about Alex Lenkei's experience of using self-hypnosis instead of anaesthetic during a medical operation. Explore how he hypnotized himself to block pain signals from reaching his brain within seconds.
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