CMH CMH Sports Performance & Peak Achievement

Question 1

When using hypnosis for sports performance, the primary goal of mental rehearsal (visualization) is to:

Accepted Answer

Create neural pathways that simulate actual physical practice

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Replace physical training entirely

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Increase muscle mass

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Reduce the need for coaching

Question 2

In sport hypnosis, 'anchoring' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Linking a peak performance state to a specific physical trigger or cue

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Using weight training alongside hypnosis

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Fixing negative beliefs permanently

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Relaxing muscles before competition

Question 3

Which technique involves guiding an athlete through a hypnotic rehearsal of their entire competition from start to finish with successful outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Mental walkthrough (future pacing)

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Age regression

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Somnambulistic deepening

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Fractionation

Question 4

The concept of 'flow state' in sports psychology most closely parallels which hypnotic phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Focused trance with absorbed attention and automatic performance

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Deep somnambulism with amnesia

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Hypermnesia for past events

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Post-hypnotic amnesia

Question 5

When helping an athlete overcome a performance block (e.g., the 'yips'), a CMH practitioner would FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Identify and address the root cause or triggering event using exploratory techniques

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Apply direct suggestion to 'forget' the block

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Refer to a sports physician immediately

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Use regression to find a past-life cause

Question 6

Hypnotic suggestions for athletes are most effective when they are framed:

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Positively, describing desired outcomes rather than what to avoid

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As commands using authoritarian language

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Vaguely so the unconscious fills in details

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In technical sporting terminology