CMH Hypnotic Phenomena & Suggestibility Testing 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a suggestibility test in hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

To assess a client's responsiveness to suggestion before formal induction

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To verify that a client has previously experienced hypnosis

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To measure the depth of trance after induction is complete

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To evaluate the hypnotist's command delivery effectiveness

Question 2

The eye closure (eye catalepsy) test primarily demonstrates what?

Accepted Answer

That the subject's eyes can feel so heavy they seem unable to open through suggestion

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That the subject can achieve deep somnambulistic trance

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That the subject has excellent visual memory and imagery

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That the subject can create visual hallucinations on command

Question 3

The hand clasp test (finger interlace test) is used to demonstrate that:

Accepted Answer

The clasped hands feel locked together and cannot be separated through suggestion

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The subject can experience time distortion easily

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The subject's grip strength increases during hypnosis

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Catalepsy has spread from the eyes to the arms

Question 4

What does the Chevreul pendulum test primarily demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

Ideomotor responses through involuntary pendulum movement driven by thought

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The depth of trance a subject has achieved

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The subject's ability to reach somnambulism quickly

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Visual suggestibility and ability to create hallucinations

Question 5

The arm levitation waking suggestion test demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

That the arm rises involuntarily through suggestion without formal induction

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Cataleptic rigidity of the arm during deep trance

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A post-hypnotic response to a previously established cue

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Negative hallucination affecting sensation in the limb

Question 6

The postural sway (falling forward) test primarily measures:

Accepted Answer

Responsiveness to direct suggestion about body movement

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The subject's physical balance and neurological coordination

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Depth of somnambulistic trance already achieved

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The subject's anxiety level about undergoing hypnosis

Question 7

Why are suggestibility tests sometimes called 'waking hypnosis' demonstrations?

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Because they demonstrate hypnotic-like responsiveness to suggestion without formal induction

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Because they require the subject to already be in a deep trance state

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Because they must be performed while the subject is standing and walking

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Because they are always conducted before any conversation with the client