Hypnotic Phenomena and Depth of Trance Flashcards
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What does the term 'hypermnesia' mean in the context of hypnosis?
Answer: Enhanced recall of memories, sometimes of events not consciously remembered
Hypermnesia refers to an increase in memory recall during or after hypnosis, allowing a subject to access memories with greater detail than normal waking state recall.
A 'negative hallucination' in hypnotherapy means the subject is:
Answer: Unable to perceive something that is actually present
A negative hallucination involves the suggestion that a real object or person is not there, causing the hypnotic subject to fail to perceive it — the opposite of a positive hallucination.
Time distortion as a hypnotic phenomenon refers to which of the following?
Answer: An altered subjective perception of time — either expanded or compressed — during trance
Time distortion is a common hypnotic phenomenon where the subjective experience of time differs significantly from clock time — minutes can feel like hours or hours like minutes.
In hypnosis, somnambulism refers to which level or state?
Answer: The deepest level of hypnosis involving full responsiveness to suggestion including positive hallucinations
Somnambulism in hypnotherapy is the deepest level of trance, at which subjects can experience positive and negative hallucinations, open-eye trance, and profound amnesia.
What is 'automatic writing' as a hypnotic technique?
Answer: A process in which the subject writes responses that emerge from the unconscious without conscious control
Automatic writing is a dissociative hypnotic technique where the subject's hand writes material that arises from unconscious processes, bypassing conscious censorship or deliberate thought.
Which best distinguishes hypnotic analgesia from hypnotic anesthesia?
Answer: Analgesia reduces the perception of pain; anesthesia produces a total loss of sensation in the area
Hypnotic analgesia reduces or eliminates the subjective experience of pain while some sensation may remain, whereas hypnotic anesthesia produces complete loss of sensation (including touch) in the targeted area.
The LeCron-Bordeaux depth scale includes which of the following as an indicator of deep trance?
Answer: Complete somnambulism with positive and negative hallucinations
On the LeCron-Bordeaux scale, the deepest stages include full somnambulism and the capacity for both positive and negative hallucinations, representing the most profound hypnotic depth.