Foundations of Hypnosis & Induction Techniques Flashcards
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The 'Alert Hypnosis' or 'waking hypnosis' technique is characterized by:
Answer: Induction performed with eyes open and the client fully physically active
Alert hypnosis produces hypnotic responsiveness while the subject remains physically active and eyes-open, without the classic relaxation induction.
In the Spiegel Eye-Roll Induction, a high eye-roll score typically indicates:
Answer: High hypnotic susceptibility and likely ease of induction
The Spiegel eye-roll test correlates the degree to which someone can roll their eyes upward with their likely hypnotic susceptibility.
Which of the following accurately describes 'anchoring' as used in hypnosis and NLP?
Answer: Associating a specific stimulus with a desired mental or emotional state
Anchoring pairs a specific trigger (touch, word, gesture) with an emotional or physiological state so that activating the trigger later re-elicits that state.
The Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scales (SHSS) are primarily used for:
Answer: Standardized research measurement of hypnotic responsiveness
The SHSS are standardized research instruments used to measure and compare levels of hypnotic susceptibility across populations.
What is the key ethical concern when using 'age regression' in hypnosis?
Answer: Hypnotically recovered memories may be confabulated and should not be treated as factual
Age regression carries the risk of confabulation (false memory creation), and hypnotic memories are not considered legally or clinically reliable evidence of past events.
Which induction style is most appropriate for a highly analytical, skeptical client who intellectualizes everything?
Answer: Confusion technique or Ericksonian indirect approach
Analytical clients often respond best to indirect or confusion-based approaches that occupy the analytical mind while bypassing resistance.
Catharsis in hypnotherapy refers to:
Answer: The emotional release and relief that can occur when repressed material surfaces during trance
Catharsis is the therapeutic emotional release—often tears, anger, or laughter—that can emerge when suppressed memories or feelings are accessed during hypnosis.