Hypnotherapy Certification Hypnotic Phenomena & Suggestibility 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is a negative hallucination in hypnosis?
- Experiencing an unpleasant hallucination
- Failing to perceive a person or object that is actually present (Correct answer)
- Imagining a negative future outcome under suggestion
- Suppressing an unwanted memory during trance
Correct answer: Failing to perceive a person or object that is actually present
A negative hallucination involves NOT perceiving something that actually exists in the environment—the opposite of a positive hallucination.
Question 2: In hypnotherapy, what is somnambulism?
- Sleepwalking caused by stress-related disorders
- A very deep level of hypnotic trance with full responsiveness to suggestion (Correct answer)
- A light trance state characterized by physical relaxation only
- A hypnotic phenomenon involving involuntary speech
Correct answer: A very deep level of hypnotic trance with full responsiveness to suggestion
Somnambulism in hypnotherapy refers to a deep level of trance in which the subject can respond fully to complex suggestions while appearing deeply relaxed.
Question 3: What does 'time distortion' as a hypnotic phenomenon refer to?
- The ability to predict future events under hypnosis
- An altered perception of how much time has passed during trance (Correct answer)
- Regressing to a specific historical time period
- Slowing down physiological processes during hypnosis
Correct answer: An altered perception of how much time has passed during trance
Time distortion is the subjective experience of time passing differently during hypnosis—sessions may feel much shorter or longer than they actually were.
Question 4: What is hyperesthesia as a hypnotic phenomenon?
- Decreased sensitivity to external stimuli
- Heightened sensory sensitivity or acuity during hypnosis (Correct answer)
- Inability to feel any physical sensation
- An extreme emotional response to suggestion
Correct answer: Heightened sensory sensitivity or acuity during hypnosis
Hyperesthesia refers to heightened or increased sensitivity to sensory stimuli (touch, sound, taste, etc.) that can occur during hypnosis.
Question 5: The Spiegel Eye Roll Test is used primarily to assess what?
- The depth of a client's current trance state
- A client's innate hypnotic susceptibility (Correct answer)
- The effectiveness of a delivered post-hypnotic suggestion
- Whether a client is simulating hypnosis
Correct answer: A client's innate hypnotic susceptibility
The Spiegel Eye Roll Test (part of the Hypnotic Induction Profile) uses the degree of upward eye roll as an indicator of a person's innate hypnotic susceptibility.
Question 6: What is 'glove anesthesia' in hypnotherapy?
- A technique for inducing hypnosis via a handshake induction
- A hypnotic suggestion creating numbness in the hand that can then be transferred elsewhere (Correct answer)
- Using physical touch on the hand to deepen trance
- A post-hypnotic suggestion used specifically for surgical procedures
Correct answer: A hypnotic suggestion creating numbness in the hand that can then be transferred elsewhere
Glove anesthesia is a technique where the client imagines their hand becoming numb (as if wearing an anesthetic glove), and that numbness is then transferred to another body area.
Question 7: According to most research, approximately what percentage of the general population is considered highly hypnotically susceptible?
- 5–10%
- 10–15%
- 15–25% (Correct answer)
- 40–50%
Correct answer: 15–25%
Research consistently shows that approximately 15–25% of the general population is considered highly susceptible to hypnosis, with most people falling in the medium range.
Hypnotherapy Certification Hypnotic Phenomena & Suggestibility 2
What is a negative hallucination in hypnosis?