BCH Trance Depth Assessment 2

Question 1

Which behavioral indicator best distinguishes a medium trance from a light trance?

Accepted Answer

Catalepsy of the dominant hand

Answer

Catalepsy — rigid immobility of a limb — is a hallmark of medium trance and is not typically present in light trance states.

Question 2

A client in the Davis-Husband scale at level 6 would MOST likely demonstrate which response?

Accepted Answer

Partial limb catalepsy

Answer

Level 6 on the Davis-Husband scale corresponds to partial catalepsy, a mid-range trance phenomenon.

Question 3

The Elman Induction is designed to achieve what depth within the first few minutes?

Accepted Answer

Somnambulism

Answer

Dave Elman's rapid induction protocol targets somnambulism because most therapeutic phenomena require that depth.

Question 4

Which cue would a hypnotist MOST rely upon to confirm eye catalepsy without a verbal challenge?

Accepted Answer

Noticing eyelid flutter ceasing and lids appearing 'glued'

Answer

Visual observation of still, 'glued-looking' eyelids with no flutter indicates eye catalepsy without disrupting the trance.

Question 5

In trance depth assessment, 'arm levitation' is typically classified as a phenomenon of which depth range?

Accepted Answer

Medium trance

Answer

Arm levitation is an ideomotor response that reliably appears in the medium trance range on most standard scales.

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