FREE CHT Introduction to Hypnosis and History Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is hypnosis commonly used for?

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic purposes such as pain relief and habit modification.

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Entertainment and stage performances.

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To put people to sleep during surgeries.

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None of the above.

Question 2

Who is considered the father of modern hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

Franz Anton Mesmer.

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Sigmund Freud.

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Milton Erickson.

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John K. Lee.

Question 3

What is the term for the process of guiding someone into a state of hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

Induction.

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Enlightenment.

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Meditation.

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Reprogramming.

Question 4

Which of the following is a key element of the hypnotic state?

Accepted Answer

Deep relaxation and heightened suggestibility.

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Complete loss of memory.

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Complete control over the subject.

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Ability to perform impossible tasks.

Question 5

Which historical figure helped popularize hypnosis for therapeutic use?

Accepted Answer

James Braid.

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Sigmund Freud.

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Milton Erickson.

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Ernest Hilgard.

Question 6

What is a typical use of hypnosis in modern therapy?

Accepted Answer

Pain management and anxiety reduction.

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Memory enhancement.

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To recover repressed memories.

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To hypnotize for entertainment.

Question 7

What does the term 'post-hypnotic suggestion' mean?

Accepted Answer

Suggestions for future behavior given during the hypnotic trance.

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Inducing amnesia after the session.

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The process of waking someone from hypnosis.

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Using hypnosis to suggest false memories.

Question 8

Which of the following is a common misconception about hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

The subject is aware of what is happening during hypnosis.

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The subject has no control over their actions.

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Hypnosis can make someone do anything.

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Hypnosis is a form of mind control.

Question 9

What is one of the most common therapeutic goals of hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

To help people quit bad habits and manage stress.

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To alter a person's personality completely.

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To make people believe in supernatural phenomena.

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To control someone's thoughts.