BCH Hypnotic Suggestions & Therapeutic Applications 3

Question 1

Which approach uses ideomotor signals to communicate with the unconscious mind during hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

Finger signaling

Answer

Finger signaling allows the unconscious to respond to yes/no questions through involuntary finger movements, bypassing the conscious verbal filter.

Question 2

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:

Accepted Answer

Dissociation

Answer

Dissociation suggestions encourage the client to mentally separate from the painful part of the body, reducing perceived pain intensity.

Question 3

The 'affect bridge' technique in hypnotherapy is primarily used to:

Accepted Answer

Connect a current feeling to an earlier memory with the same emotion

Answer

The affect bridge uses a current feeling as an emotional 'bridge' to regress the client to an earlier experience that produced the same emotion.

Question 4

Which statement about post-hypnotic amnesia is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

It can occur spontaneously or be suggested and is a valid hypnotic phenomenon

Answer

Post-hypnotic amnesia can arise naturally or through direct suggestion and represents a genuine hypnotic response involving temporary inaccessibility of session content.

Question 5

In therapeutic hypnosis, 'glove anesthesia' is a technique where:

Accepted Answer

Numbness is first created in the hand, then transferred by touch to another body area

Answer

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.

(BCH) Board Certified Hypnotist Practice Test

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BCH Hypnotic Suggestions & Therapeutic Applications 3