CMH Hypnosis Techniques & Methods 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the 'Dave Elman' rapid induction most known for utilizing?
- Extended progressive muscle relaxation lasting 30–45 minutes
- Eye catalepsy, arm drop, and numerical relaxation to achieve quick deep trance (Correct answer)
- A purely conversational approach with no formal induction ritual
- Visualization of a safe place followed by a staircase deepener
Correct answer: Eye catalepsy, arm drop, and numerical relaxation to achieve quick deep trance
The Dave Elman induction is a fast, structured protocol that uses eye-lock catalepsy, a rapid arm drop, and asking the subject to multiply relaxation with each exhale to achieve somnambulism quickly.
Question 2: What is the purpose of a 'convincer' in a hypnosis session?
- A script that convinces a skeptical client to try hypnosis
- A phenomenon demonstrated to the subject that confirms they are in hypnosis (Correct answer)
- A clause in the informed consent form
- A deepening technique that uses counting
Correct answer: A phenomenon demonstrated to the subject that confirms they are in hypnosis
A convincer is a hypnotic phenomenon (such as arm levitation or eye catalepsy) shown to the subject to confirm and deepen their belief that they are hypnotized, which in turn deepens the trance.
Question 3: Which principle underlies the 'Yes Set' technique used before delivering suggestions?
- Getting the client to agree to a series of undeniable truths to build a momentum of compliance (Correct answer)
- Having the client verbally say 'yes' three times at the start of induction
- Selecting clients who test positive on the Harvard Group Scale
- Using yes/no ideomotor signals throughout the session
Correct answer: Getting the client to agree to a series of undeniable truths to build a momentum of compliance
A yes set chains several true, undeniable statements together so the client's mind enters an agreement response pattern, making it more likely to also accept the following therapeutic suggestion.
Question 4: In age regression, what is the difference between 'revivification' and 'hypermnesia'?
- Revivification is future-based; hypermnesia is past-based
- Revivification re-lives an experience as if it is happening now; hypermnesia is enhanced recall without full re-living (Correct answer)
- Hypermnesia requires deeper trance than revivification
- They are synonymous terms for the same phenomenon
Correct answer: Revivification re-lives an experience as if it is happening now; hypermnesia is enhanced recall without full re-living
Revivification fully immerses the subject in a past event as present reality, while hypermnesia is heightened memory recall where the subject remains an observer in the present.
Question 5: What is 'post-hypnotic suggestion' and when does it take effect?
- A suggestion given after the session ends during the waking debrief
- A suggestion delivered during trance that triggers a specific response after the subject has emerged from hypnosis (Correct answer)
- A follow-up suggestion emailed to the client post-session
- A suggestion that only works after multiple sessions
Correct answer: A suggestion delivered during trance that triggers a specific response after the subject has emerged from hypnosis
A post-hypnotic suggestion is embedded during trance and is designed to activate at a specific future cue or time after the subject returns to normal waking consciousness.
Question 6: Which deepening technique asks the subject to imagine descending a staircase, elevator, or escalator?
- Confusion technique
- Spatial deepening / descending metaphor (Correct answer)
- Affect bridge
- Pacing and leading
Correct answer: Spatial deepening / descending metaphor
Spatial descending metaphors (stairs, elevators, escalators) leverage the kinesthetic sensation of going deeper to reinforce and amplify the subject's trance depth.
Question 7: What is 'catalepsy' as observed in hypnosis?
- Rapid eye movement indicating deep trance
- Muscular rigidity or immobility of a body part that persists without effort from the subject (Correct answer)
- Involuntary laughter or emotional release during hypnosis
- Loss of conscious memory of the trance state
Correct answer: Muscular rigidity or immobility of a body part that persists without effort from the subject
Catalepsy in hypnosis is a state where a limb or the whole body becomes rigid or fixed in position, reflecting deep trance and heightened responsiveness to suggestion.
CMH Hypnosis Techniques & Methods 3
What is the 'Dave Elman' rapid induction most known for utilizing?