BCH Pre-Talk & Client Preparation Flashcards
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The goal of establishing rapport during client preparation is to:
Answer: Create trust and a safe therapeutic relationship
Rapport creates a foundation of trust that is essential for clients to feel safe enough to follow hypnotic suggestions without resistance.
When reviewing a client's goals during preparation, the hypnotist should:
Answer: Help the client clarify and prioritize realistic, specific goals
Goal clarification ensures the session targets outcomes the client genuinely wants that can realistically be addressed through hypnosis.
Which contraindication statement should be addressed during client preparation?
Answer: Hypnosis is not appropriate as the sole treatment for psychotic disorders
Active psychosis is a contraindication because hypnosis could potentially worsen dissociation or delusional thinking in these individuals.
A thorough pre-session intake form should specifically ask about:
Answer: Current medications, medical conditions, and prior trauma history
Medications, medical conditions, and trauma history directly affect session design, safety, and the appropriateness of specific induction and deepening techniques.
When a client asks 'Can you make me do things I don't want to do?' the best response is:
Answer: No—hypnosis cannot override your values or force you to act against your will
A fundamental principle of hypnosis is that subjects retain their moral and ethical values and cannot be compelled to act against their personal will.
The pre-talk should include a brief explanation of:
Answer: The history of hypnosis and its scientific validation
Grounding hypnosis in its history and scientific basis increases credibility and helps skeptical clients approach the experience with an open, receptive mind.