Hypnotherapy Certification Trance Depth Assessment 3 â Questions and Answers
Question 1: Positive hallucination as a depth indicator means the client:
- Sees an object that is not present (Correct answer)
- Fails to see an object that is present
- Hears suggestions clearly for the first time
- Recalls a past memory vividly
Correct answer: Sees an object that is not present
A positive hallucination is the perception of something that does not exist in the environment, indicating very deep somnambulistic trance.
Question 2: Which scale specifically assigns numerical values from 1 to 30 to trance depth, with somnambulism beginning around level 21?
- Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale
- Davis-Husband Scale
- LeCron-Bordeaux Scale (Correct answer)
- Elkins Hypnotizability Scale
Correct answer: LeCron-Bordeaux Scale
The LeCron-Bordeaux scale rates trance depth 1-30, with somnambulism typically beginning around level 21.
Question 3: A client is able to open their eyes during hypnosis without losing trance depth. This most likely indicates:
- The client is not hypnotized
- Light hypnosis only
- Somnambulism (Correct answer)
- The induction has failed
Correct answer: Somnambulism
The ability to open the eyes and move about while maintaining trance is the defining characteristic of somnambulism.
Question 4: When assessing trance depth using ideomotor signals, a therapist is observing:
- Verbal reports from the client
- Involuntary small muscle movements as yes/no responses (Correct answer)
- Galvanic skin response readings
- EEG brainwave patterns
Correct answer: Involuntary small muscle movements as yes/no responses
Ideomotor signals are tiny, involuntary movements (often of a finger) that the unconscious mind uses to communicate without verbal output.
Question 5: Which physiological change is NOT typically observed as trance deepens?
- Decreased respiration rate
- Increased pupil dilation in bright light (Correct answer)
- Reduced blink rate
- Pallor or flushing of the skin
Correct answer: Increased pupil dilation in bright light
Pupil dilation in response to bright light is a reflex unaffected by trance depth; the other changes are commonly observed during deepening hypnosis.
Question 6: A post-hypnotic suggestion is best tested at which trance depth?
- Hypnoidal
- Light trance
- Medium trance
- Somnambulism (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Somnambulism
Post-hypnotic suggestions are most reliably accepted and acted upon at somnambulistic depth due to heightened suggestibility.
Question 7: Time distortionâwhere a client experiences 30 minutes as feeling like 5 minutesâis characteristic of which trance level?
- Hypnoidal
- Light hypnosis
- Medium hypnosis
- Deep hypnosis (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Deep hypnosis
Significant time distortion, where subjective time dramatically compresses or expands, is a hallmark of deep hypnotic trance.
Hypnotherapy Certification Trance Depth Assessment 3
Positive hallucination as a depth indicator means the client: