BCH Foundations of Hypnosis & Induction Techniques 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Confusion induction

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Eye catalepsy test

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Deep trance allowing positive hallucinations

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Theodore Barber

Answer

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

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BCH Foundations of Hypnosis & Induction Techniques 2