EFT Foundational Techniques & Protocols 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 'psychological reversal' in EFT terminology?
- A client tapping in the wrong direction
- A subconscious resistance that blocks therapeutic change (Correct answer)
- The reversal of SUD scores after a session
- A technique to reverse negative emotions quickly
Correct answer: A subconscious resistance that blocks therapeutic change
Psychological reversal is a state in which the body's energy polarity is reversed, creating subconscious resistance that prevents EFT from working effectively.
Question 2: Which statement best describes the concept of 'Borrowing Benefits' in EFT?
- A practitioner borrows tapping techniques from other modalities
- A client gains emotional relief by tapping along while focusing on their own issues during another person's session (Correct answer)
- Two clients share the same Setup Statement
- A practitioner uses a surrogate to tap for an absent client
Correct answer: A client gains emotional relief by tapping along while focusing on their own issues during another person's session
Borrowing Benefits allows observers to gain therapeutic benefits by tapping along with another person's session while keeping their own issue in mind.
Question 3: The EFT Collarbone point is located:
- At the tip of the collarbone
- One inch below and one inch toward the center from the collarbone notch (Correct answer)
- On top of the clavicle near the shoulder
- Directly on the sternum between the collarbones
Correct answer: One inch below and one inch toward the center from the collarbone notch
The Collarbone (CB) point is found by moving one inch down and one inch toward the center from the U-shaped notch at the top of the sternum.
Question 4: In EFT, 'Sneaking Up on the Problem' is primarily used for:
- Advanced practitioners seeking faster results
- Clients who are resistant to any form of therapy
- Highly traumatic material where direct exposure could be retraumatizing (Correct answer)
- Clients with low SUD scores who need deeper work
Correct answer: Highly traumatic material where direct exposure could be retraumatizing
Sneaking Up on the Problem approaches traumatic events indirectly and gently to prevent retraumatization while still achieving therapeutic shifts.
Question 5: What is the primary purpose of the Reminder Phrase used during EFT tapping rounds?
- To remind the client to breathe during tapping
- To keep the client's attention tuned to the target issue (Correct answer)
- To signal when to move to the next tapping point
- To replace the Setup Statement after the first round
Correct answer: To keep the client's attention tuned to the target issue
The Reminder Phrase, a brief description of the problem, is repeated at each tapping point to maintain the client's focus on the target issue throughout the sequence.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes 'tail-enders' in EFT?
- Final tapping points in a sequence
- Subconscious objections or counter-thoughts that arise when stating a positive affirmation (Correct answer)
- Residual emotions remaining after a session ends
- Closing statements made at the end of a Setup phrase
Correct answer: Subconscious objections or counter-thoughts that arise when stating a positive affirmation
Tail-enders are the subconscious 'yes, but…' objections that automatically surface in response to positive Setup Statements, revealing deeper limiting beliefs.
Question 7: During EFT, the 'Under the Arm' (UA) tapping point is located approximately:
- At the armpit crease
- Four inches below the armpit on the side of the body (Correct answer)
- On the bicep muscle mid-arm
- At the elbow crease on the inner arm
Correct answer: Four inches below the armpit on the side of the body
The Under the Arm point is on the side of the body, roughly four inches below the armpit, level with the nipple on men and the bra strap on women.
EFT Foundational Techniques & Protocols 3
What is 'psychological reversal' in EFT terminology?