Hypnotic Suggestions & Therapeutic Applications Flashcards
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Which approach uses ideomotor signals to communicate with the unconscious mind during hypnosis?
Answer: Finger signaling
Finger signaling allows the unconscious to respond to yes/no questions through involuntary finger movements, bypassing the conscious verbal filter.
A client suffering from chronic pain is given the suggestion that the painful area feels 'numb and distant, as if wrapped in a warm, protective cocoon.' This technique is called:
Answer: Dissociation
Dissociation suggestions encourage the client to mentally separate from the painful part of the body, reducing perceived pain intensity.
The 'affect bridge' technique in hypnotherapy is primarily used to:
Answer: Connect a current feeling to an earlier memory with the same emotion
The affect bridge uses a current feeling as an emotional 'bridge' to regress the client to an earlier experience that produced the same emotion.
Which statement about post-hypnotic amnesia is most accurate?
Answer: It can occur spontaneously or be suggested and is a valid hypnotic phenomenon
Post-hypnotic amnesia can arise naturally or through direct suggestion and represents a genuine hypnotic response involving temporary inaccessibility of session content.
In therapeutic hypnosis, 'glove anesthesia' is a technique where:
Answer: Numbness is first created in the hand, then transferred by touch to another body area
Glove anesthesia involves suggesting numbness in the hand, which the client then 'transfers' by placing the hand on a painful area to relieve discomfort there.
A hypnotherapist working with a client on smoking cessation uses the suggestion, 'Each cigarette will taste increasingly bitter and unpleasant.' This is an example of:
Answer: Aversion suggestion
Aversion suggestions pair an unwanted behavior with an unpleasant sensation or image to reduce its appeal and frequency.
Which ethical boundary must a BCH-certified hypnotist observe when a client presents symptoms that may indicate an underlying medical or psychiatric condition?
Answer: Refer the client to an appropriate licensed healthcare professional
Hypnotists are not licensed to diagnose or treat medical/psychiatric conditions and must refer clients to qualified professionals when such conditions are suspected.