RTT Behavioral Change 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In RTT, which of the four responses to hypnosis is most conducive to rapid behavioral change?
- Somnambulism (Correct answer)
- Resistance
- Light trance
- Amnesia
Correct answer: Somnambulism
Somnambulism is the deepest hypnotic state, allowing maximum subconscious access and thus the most effective reprogramming of behavior.
Question 2: A client reports that after three weeks, they still feel compelled to overeat at night. Which RTT approach would be most appropriate?
- Prescribe a strict diet plan
- Conduct a follow-up session to explore unresolved root causes or check recording compliance (Correct answer)
- Refer the client to a nutritionist
- Increase the number of affirmations in the recording
Correct answer: Conduct a follow-up session to explore unresolved root causes or check recording compliance
Persistent behavior after the 21-day protocol suggests either a deeper unresolved root or inconsistency in listening to the transformation recording.
Question 3: The RTT concept that 'the mind does what it thinks you want it to do' most directly explains which behavioral phenomenon?
- Cognitive dissonance
- Self-fulfilling prophecy driven by self-talk and mental imagery (Correct answer)
- Classical conditioning
- Operant reinforcement schedules
Correct answer: Self-fulfilling prophecy driven by self-talk and mental imagery
RTT teaches that the subconscious executes whatever it perceives as the dominant mental instruction, making internal language and imagery critical to behavior.
Question 4: According to RTT, which type of language is most likely to reinforce unwanted behavioral patterns?
- Positive affirmations stated in present tense
- Negatively coded self-talk such as 'I always fail' or 'I can't stop' (Correct answer)
- Future-paced visualizations
- Commands given during hypnosis
Correct answer: Negatively coded self-talk such as 'I always fail' or 'I can't stop'
The subconscious takes habitual self-talk as instruction; negative language programs it to perpetuate the unwanted behavior.
Question 5: RTT distinguishes between 'wired-in' behaviors and 'learned' behaviors. Why does this distinction matter for the therapist?
- Wired-in behaviors cannot be changed in RTT
- Learned behaviors respond more readily to RTT's regression and reframe techniques (Correct answer)
- Wired-in behaviors require medication before RTT can work
- There is no practical difference in the RTT approach
Correct answer: Learned behaviors respond more readily to RTT's regression and reframe techniques
Learned (conditioned) behaviors have a root event or belief that can be uncovered and transformed, making them highly responsive to RTT methods.
Question 6: A client intellectually understands why they should exercise but still avoids it consistently. In RTT, this gap is best explained by:
- Low willpower and discipline
- A conflict between the conscious desire and a subconscious belief that exercise is painful or pointless (Correct answer)
- Poor goal setting
- Insufficient knowledge about exercise benefits
Correct answer: A conflict between the conscious desire and a subconscious belief that exercise is painful or pointless
RTT recognizes that the subconscious always overrides conscious intention when there is a conflicting ingrained belief.
Question 7: In RTT, 'commands to the body' are used to address behavioral and physical issues because:
- The body responds to direct verbal instruction given in a trance state (Correct answer)
- They replace the need for regression
- They work only on physical symptoms, not behavioral patterns
- They are used exclusively in the waking state
Correct answer: The body responds to direct verbal instruction given in a trance state
RTT uses direct hypnotic commands to the body in trance to activate the mind-body connection and reinforce desired behavioral and physical changes.
RTT Behavioral Change 3
In RTT, which of the four responses to hypnosis is most conducive to rapid behavioral change?