Hypnotherapy Certification Trance Depth Assessment 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which behavioral indicator most reliably suggests a client has entered a medium-depth trance?
- Rapid eye blinking
- Catalepsy of the dominant hand (Correct answer)
- Increased muscle tension in the jaw
- Spontaneous verbal responses to suggestions
Correct answer: Catalepsy of the dominant hand
Hand catalepsy, where the hand becomes rigid and immobile, is a classic indicator of medium-depth hypnosis.
Question 2: On the LeCron-Bordeaux scale, which depth range is associated with complete anesthesia suitable for minor surgery?
- Levels 1-6
- Levels 7-15
- Levels 16-24
- Levels 25-30 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Levels 25-30
The deepest levels (25-30) on the LeCron-Bordeaux scale correspond to surgical anesthesia and profound somnambulism.
Question 3: A client spontaneously enters a trance without formal induction after several sessions. This phenomenon is called:
- Fractionation effect
- Instantaneous conditioning (Correct answer)
- Hypersuggestion
- Revivification
Correct answer: Instantaneous conditioning
Instantaneous conditioning occurs when repeated hypnotic sessions train the client to enter trance rapidly with minimal or no formal induction.
Question 4: Which depth assessment method uses a series of test suggestions to gauge responsiveness without interrupting the session flow?
- Chevreul pendulum test
- Waking challenge test
- Embedded challenge technique (Correct answer)
- Post-hypnotic amnesia probe
Correct answer: Embedded challenge technique
The embedded challenge technique incorporates depth-testing suggestions naturally within the hypnotic narrative so assessment occurs unobtrusively.
Question 5: Eye roll immobility during a depth check most accurately indicates:
- Light trance only
- Somnambulism has not been reached
- Deep trance with ocular muscle relaxation (Correct answer)
- The client is faking hypnosis
Correct answer: Deep trance with ocular muscle relaxation
Inability to roll the eyes upward when instructed is associated with deep relaxation of the ocular muscles in a deep trance state.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes 'fractional awakening' as a depth-deepening and assessment tool?
- Bringing the client to full wakefulness, then re-inducing to a deeper level (Correct answer)
- Testing depth by asking the client to count backward
- Using biofeedback to measure brainwave depth
- Administering successive deepening suggestions without waking
Correct answer: Bringing the client to full wakefulness, then re-inducing to a deeper level
Fractional awakening (fractionation) involves partially or fully waking the client then re-inducing hypnosis, which typically produces deeper trance each cycle.
Question 7: A therapist notices the client's swallowing reflex has nearly ceased and breathing is very slow and shallow. This suggests the client is in:
- Hypnoidal state
- Light hypnosis
- Medium hypnosis
- Deep (somnambulistic) hypnosis (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Deep (somnambulistic) hypnosis
Near-cessation of the swallowing reflex combined with very slow, shallow breathing are physiological signs of deep somnambulistic trance.
Hypnotherapy Certification Trance Depth Assessment 2
Which behavioral indicator most reliably suggests a client has entered a medium-depth trance?