Hypnotherapy Certification Hypnotic Phenomena & Suggestibility

Question 1

What is catalepsy in the context of hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

Muscle rigidity or immobility where limbs remain in fixed positions

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The ability to recall suppressed memories

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An involuntary motor response to suggestions

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A state of deep unconsciousness

Question 2

Which of the following scales is most widely used to measure hypnotic suggestibility in research settings?

Accepted Answer

The Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale

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The Spiegel Induction Profile

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The Davis-Husband Scale

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The LeCron-Bordeaux Scale

Question 3

What is an ideomotor response in hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A small, involuntary muscle movement caused by thought or imagery

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A hallucination triggered by suggestion

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A deepening technique using eye fixation

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A verbal response to a direct suggestion

Question 4

What is a positive hallucination in the context of hypnotic phenomena?

Accepted Answer

Perceiving something that is not actually present

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Failing to perceive something that is present

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Enhanced sensory awareness of real stimuli

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Recalling past memories with greater clarity

Question 5

What does hypnotic age regression allow a subject to do?

Accepted Answer

Mentally and experientially revisit past memories or life stages

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Physically return to a younger physiological state

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Access memories from previous lifetimes

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Permanently reprogram early childhood conditioning

Question 6

What is post-hypnotic amnesia?

Accepted Answer

Forgetting what occurred during a hypnotic session after emerging

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Inability to enter hypnosis after a traumatic experience

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Loss of memory prior to the hypnotic induction

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Confusion about one's identity during hypnosis

Question 7

Which of the following BEST describes hypnotic analgesia?

Accepted Answer

Reduced or eliminated perception of pain through hypnotic suggestion

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Heightened sensitivity to pain during hypnosis

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The use of medication combined with hypnosis for pain relief

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Temporary paralysis of pain receptors in the brain