Regression Therapy Protocols Flashcards
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Which term refers to the first event in a series of emotionally linked memories that established a negative pattern?
Answer: Initial Sensitizing Event (ISE)
The ISE is the root event that planted the emotional seed; later events reinforce but do not originate the pattern.
In regression therapy, a 'subsequent sensitizing event' (SSE) is best described as:
Answer: An event after the ISE that reinforces and strengthens the original sensitization
SSEs layer onto the ISE, amplifying the emotional charge and making the presenting pattern more entrenched.
When a client states 'I don't remember anything before age ten,' the most therapeutically sound approach is to:
Answer: Accept the statement and work with whatever material does emerge, including symbolic experiences
Memory gaps are common and do not prevent regression; symbolic, somatic, or fragmentary material can still be therapeutically valuable.
Which statement best describes the ethical use of regression to uncover 'repressed memories'?
Answer: Memories recovered in hypnosis may be confabulated and must never be presented as factual historical truth
Research shows hypnosis increases both recall and confabulation; ethical practice requires clear disclosure that regression memories are not forensically reliable.
The 'revivification' level of age regression differs from 'hypermnesia' in that revivification involves:
Answer: Re-experiencing the event as if it is happening now, with associated affect and sensory experience
Revivification is a full re-living of the experience; hypermnesia is enhanced memory recall without full re-experiencing.
During a regression, the hypnotist notices ideomotor signals indicating distress before the client verbalizes it. The appropriate action is to:
Answer: Acknowledge the signal and offer support or distance-creating options
Responding to ideomotor distress signals with supportive guidance or protective framing keeps the client safe and the therapy productive.
A client regresses to age 5 and begins speaking in a childlike voice and vocabulary. The hypnotist should:
Answer: Match the client's level of communication to maintain rapport and stay within the regression
Matching the client's regressed communication style maintains rapport and supports the therapeutic regression process.