RTT RTT Methodology 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: RTT identifies four possible ways a client's issue can originate. Which of the following is NOT one of those four ways?
- A single traumatic event
- A pattern of repeated experiences
- A genetically inherited personality disorder (Correct answer)
- Something a significant person said that was taken literally
Correct answer: A genetically inherited personality disorder
RTT traces issues to events, repeated experiences, significant statements, and fantasies or comparisons—not to genetic personality disorders.
Question 2: Which RTT technique invites the client to speak directly to a younger version of themselves during regression to provide comfort and new perspective?
- Empty chair dialogue
- Inner child rescripting (Correct answer)
- Parts negotiation
- Resource anchoring
Correct answer: Inner child rescripting
Inner child rescripting in RTT has the adult client offer their younger self the understanding, love, or truth they needed at the time of the formative event.
Question 3: An RTT practitioner working with a client on weight issues discovers the client associates thinness with vulnerability from childhood. This illustrates which RTT concept?
- Secondary gain (Correct answer)
- Hypnotic literalism
- Somatic imprinting
- Rapport rupture
Correct answer: Secondary gain
Secondary gain in RTT describes the hidden subconscious benefit—such as feeling protected—that the symptom (excess weight) provides, which must be addressed for lasting change.
Question 4: In RTT's approach to language, why does Marisa Peer emphasize telling the mind what you WANT rather than what you don't want?
- The subconscious mind does not process negation and moves toward what is pictured (Correct answer)
- Positive language activates serotonin release during hypnosis
- Regulatory guidelines for hypnotherapy require positive framing
- The conscious mind rejects any negative framing during trance
Correct answer: The subconscious mind does not process negation and moves toward what is pictured
RTT teaches that the subconscious mind processes images, not negatives—'I don't want to be fat' creates a mental image of fatness, while 'I am slim and healthy' creates the desired image.
Question 5: RTT practitioners are trained to identify 'the most significant event' during regression. What criterion defines it?
- The event that caused the most physical pain
- The earliest or most emotionally charged scene where the limiting belief was first formed (Correct answer)
- The event the client consciously identifies as the cause of their problem
- The most recently occurring negative experience
Correct answer: The earliest or most emotionally charged scene where the limiting belief was first formed
The most significant event in RTT is typically the earliest or most emotionally loaded scene where the client first made the limiting decision about themselves.
Question 6: Which of the following scenarios would be an RTT contraindication requiring the therapist to modify or defer the session?
- A client who has never experienced hypnosis before
- A client who is actively psychotic or experiencing a psychiatric crisis (Correct answer)
- A client who is skeptical about hypnotherapy
- A client with a phobia of medical settings
Correct answer: A client who is actively psychotic or experiencing a psychiatric crisis
Active psychosis is a contraindication in RTT and most hypnotherapy modalities, as regression and trance may worsen dissociation or delusional thinking.
Question 7: According to RTT methodology, what is the ideal mindset a therapist should cultivate regarding the speed of client transformation?
- Change takes many months and therapists must manage client expectations accordingly
- Rapid change is natural and expected because the mind responds instantly to new meaning (Correct answer)
- Transformation only occurs after the client consciously decides to change
- Progress should be gradual to avoid overwhelming the nervous system
Correct answer: Rapid change is natural and expected because the mind responds instantly to new meaning
RTT's foundational philosophy is that transformation can be fast because the mind updates its programming the moment a new, compelling meaning is accepted at the subconscious level.
RTT RTT Methodology 5
RTT identifies four possible ways a client's issue can originate.
Which of the following is NOT one of those four ways?