Hypnotherapy Certification Regression Therapy Protocols 3

Question 1

In regression therapy, 'symptom substitution' refers to:

Accepted Answer

A new symptom appearing after the original is resolved without addressing the root cause

Answer

Symptom substitution can occur when surface symptoms are removed without resolving the underlying ISE, causing the psyche to generate a new symptom.

Question 2

Which ideomotor signal is commonly used to indicate 'yes' during a regression session?

Accepted Answer

Lifting of the index finger

Answer

In ideomotor signaling, finger lifts (typically index finger for 'yes') allow subconscious communication without breaking deep trance with verbal responses.

Question 3

A client claims to have vivid memories of a past life during regression. The ethical therapist's best response is to:

Accepted Answer

Work therapeutically with the material as it emerges, regardless of literal truth

Answer

Whether past-life material is literal or symbolic, it can hold therapeutic value; the therapist's role is to facilitate healing, not adjudicate metaphysical claims.

Question 4

The 'revivification' technique in regression involves:

Accepted Answer

Fully reliving a past event as if it is happening in the present

Answer

Revivification causes the client to re-experience the event with full sensory and emotional intensity, as opposed to the more dissociated 'reorientation' approach.

Question 5

Which contraindication is most critical when considering regression therapy?

Accepted Answer

Active psychosis or dissociative identity disorder without specialist support

Answer

Clients with active psychosis or severe dissociative disorders require specialist psychiatric support because regression can destabilize already fragile reality-testing.

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Hypnotherapy Certification Regression Therapy Protocols 3