RTT Methodology Flashcards
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In RTT, what is the term for the internal dialogue that repeatedly reinforces a limiting belief?
Answer: Self-talk loop
RTT uses the term 'self-talk loop' to describe the repetitive internal voice that keeps a negative belief alive and must be interrupted and replaced.
Which RTT principle states that the subconscious mind cannot distinguish between a real and a vividly imagined experience?
Answer: The principle of mental equivalence
RTT relies on the principle of mental equivalence—that an intensely imagined scene produces the same neurological response as the real event.
When an RTT client says 'I don't know why I feel this way,' what is the therapist's most appropriate RTT-aligned response?
Answer: Use hypnotic regression to let the subconscious reveal the origin
RTT uses regression to bypass the conscious mind's 'I don't know' and access the subconscious root of the issue.
According to RTT, what is the 'presenting issue' in relation to the 'root issue'?
Answer: The presenting issue is the symptom; the root issue is the underlying belief causing it
RTT distinguishes between what the client consciously complains about (presenting issue) and the deeper subconscious belief that sustains it (root issue).
Which of the following best describes RTT's approach to the 'critical faculty' of the mind?
Answer: Temporarily bypass it through hypnosis to allow new beliefs to reach the subconscious
Hypnosis in RTT temporarily quiets the critical faculty—the analytical gatekeeper—so that empowering suggestions can be accepted at the subconscious level.
An RTT client presents with chronic procrastination. During regression they uncover a scene of being criticized for a school project. What is the next RTT step?
Answer: Help the client reframe the meaning they assigned to that criticism
RTT instructs therapists to facilitate a reframe of the meaning the client drew from the formative scene, converting 'I'm not good enough' into an empowering belief.
In RTT methodology, 'blocks' are most accurately defined as:
Answer: Subconscious patterns originally adopted for protection that now limit the client
RTT defines blocks as protective subconscious patterns—once useful coping mechanisms—that have become obstacles to the client's current wellbeing.