Anxiety & Stress Reduction Flashcards
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Which hypnotic phenomenon is MOST useful for helping a client mentally escape from an acutely stressful environment during hypnosis?
Answer: Dissociation
Dissociation allows the client to mentally detach from the stressful situation, creating psychological distance that reduces anxiety intensity.
The 'safe place' or 'special place' visualization in anxiety hypnotherapy primarily serves to:
Answer: Establish a mental refuge the client can return to for self-soothing
A safe-place visualization gives the client a reliable inner resource — a mental location associated with calm and safety they can access between sessions.
When a BCH uses progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) within a hypnotic session for stress reduction, what physiological response is being trained?
Answer: Contrast awareness of tension vs. relaxation to deepen bodily calm
PMR teaches clients to recognize and release muscle tension by contrasting tense and relaxed states, training a somatic relaxation response.
A client reports that anxiety peaks Sunday evenings before the work week. A hypnotherapist uses post-hypnotic suggestions timed to that pattern. This approach is called:
Answer: Contingency-based post-hypnotic suggestion
Contingency-based post-hypnotic suggestions are linked to specific triggering circumstances, making them fire automatically when the client encounters that context.
In anxiety hypnotherapy, 'reframing' is best described as:
Answer: Changing the meaning or perspective the client assigns to a stressful event
Reframing shifts the client's interpretation of an event, which can transform a perceived threat into a manageable challenge, reducing anxiety.
Which of the following is a contraindication requiring referral before proceeding with anxiety-focused hypnotherapy?
Answer: Untreated psychosis with command hallucinations
Untreated psychosis, especially with command hallucinations, requires psychiatric evaluation before hypnotherapy, as trance states could exacerbate symptoms.
The 'affect bridge' technique in anxiety hypnotherapy is used to:
Answer: Follow the emotional feeling of anxiety back to its initial sensitizing event
The affect bridge uses the current feeling of anxiety as a pathway to trace back to the original event that first established the anxiety pattern.