Anxiety & Stress Reduction Flashcards
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A client's chronic stress is rooted in workplace perfectionism. The hypnotherapist uses parts therapy. In this model, the 'perfectionist part' is treated as:
Answer: A protective part with positive intent that needs a better strategy
Parts therapy honors that the perfectionist part originally formed to protect the client; therapy redirects its energy toward healthier strategies rather than trying to eliminate it.
Which self-hypnosis instruction is MOST practical for a client to use independently for daily stress management?
Answer: Use a brief eyes-closed relaxation with a personal cue word and 3 slow breaths daily
A brief, consistent daily self-hypnosis practice using a personal cue and slow breathing is practical, evidence-supported, and builds cumulative stress resilience.
The 'relaxation response' described by Herbert Benson in relation to stress is best characterized as:
Answer: A physiological state of decreased sympathetic arousal opposite to the stress response
Benson's relaxation response is a measurable physiological state of reduced sympathetic activity — decreased heart rate, blood pressure, and muscle tension — elicitable through mental techniques including hypnosis.
A hypnotherapist notices a client's anxiety increases when the therapist uses authoritative direct suggestions. The best adjustment is to:
Answer: Shift to permissive, client-centered, indirect language
Clients with anxiety often respond poorly to authoritative language, which can feel threatening; permissive, indirect suggestions reduce resistance and increase therapeutic responsiveness.
Which of the following BEST describes 'generalization' as a therapeutic goal in anxiety hypnotherapy?
Answer: The calm and coping skills learned in session transferring spontaneously to multiple real-life contexts
Therapeutic generalization means the relaxation and coping responses conditioned in hypnotherapy spontaneously transfer to diverse real-world situations without needing separate training for each.
When working with a client who has both anxiety and depression, the BCH should prioritize which of the following in the initial sessions?
Answer: Establishing safety, building rapport, and creating stabilizing relaxation resources
With comorbid anxiety and depression, stabilization and resource-building must precede deeper exploratory work to avoid destabilizing a vulnerable client.
A client reports their shoulders tense up before every anxious episode. The hypnotherapist uses this as a 'somatic signal.' This means the shoulder tension is being used as:
Answer: An early-warning cue to trigger a conditioned relaxation response
Somatic signals — physical cues that precede anxiety — can be conditioned to trigger relaxation responses, giving the client an early intervention point before anxiety escalates.