CMH Pain Management & Hypnoanalgesia 2

Question 1

Which neural mechanism best explains how hypnotic analgesia reduces the perception of acute pain?

Accepted Answer

Modulation of anterior cingulate cortex activity

Answer

Neuroimaging studies show hypnotic analgesia modulates the anterior cingulate cortex, which processes the affective-motivational dimension of pain.

Question 2

A client describes their chronic back pain as a 'burning fire.' Which hypnotic technique most directly uses this metaphor therapeutically?

Accepted Answer

Symptom substitution replacing the fire with cool water imagery

Answer

Symptom substitution works within the client's own metaphor by replacing a negative sensation (fire/burning) with a contradictory, soothing one (coolness).

Question 3

In the context of hypnoanalgesia, what is 'dissociation' specifically referring to?

Accepted Answer

Separating conscious awareness from the painful body part or sensation

Answer

In pain management, dissociation is the hypnotic technique of mentally detaching awareness from the site of pain so it is perceived as distant or belonging to someone else.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the difference between hypnotic anesthesia and hypnotic analgesia?

Accepted Answer

Anesthesia produces complete absence of sensation; analgesia reduces pain intensity without full numbness

Answer

Anesthesia refers to complete elimination of sensation in an area, while analgesia refers to reduction in pain perception while some sensation may remain.

Question 5

A hypnotherapist suggests a client move their chronic knee pain to a small spot on their fingertip. This technique is called:

Accepted Answer

Pain displacement

Answer

Pain displacement relocates the subjective experience of pain from a large, debilitating area to a smaller, less intrusive location.

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