Foundations of Hypnosis & Induction Techniques Flashcards

Which induction technique involves the hypnotist speaking in a rapid, confusing manner to overwhelm the conscious mind?

Answer: Confusion induction

The confusion induction uses rapid, contradictory language to bypass critical conscious analysis and facilitate trance.

In Dave Elman's induction method, what is the primary first step after initial relaxation?

Answer: Eye catalepsy test

Elman's method begins by inducing physical relaxation and then tests eye catalepsy to confirm the subject cannot open their eyes.

The term 'somnambulism' in hypnosis refers to which depth of trance?

Answer: Deep trance allowing positive hallucinations

Somnambulism is the deepest commonly used trance state, characterized by amnesia and the ability to experience both positive and negative hallucinations.

What does 'fractionation' mean as a deepening technique in hypnosis?

Answer: Repeatedly emerging and re-inducing trance to go deeper each time

Fractionation deepens trance by bringing the subject in and out of hypnosis multiple times, each return typically producing greater depth.

Which theorist proposed that hypnosis is best explained as a form of role-playing and expectation rather than a special state?

Answer: Theodore Barber

Theodore Barber argued that hypnotic phenomena can be explained by social compliance, expectancy, and imagination without invoking a distinct altered state.

An 'ideomotor response' in hypnosis is best defined as:

Answer: An unconscious physical movement triggered by a thought or idea

Ideomotor responses are small, unconscious physical movements—such as finger signals—that arise from mental imagery without conscious volition.

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'hypnotic depth' according to the LeCron-Bordeaux scale?

Answer: A continuous spectrum from insusceptible to somnambulistic

The LeCron-Bordeaux scale conceptualizes hypnotic depth as a continuum with multiple gradations from waking to deep somnambulism.