Trance Depth Assessment Flashcards
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Positive hallucinations in trance refer to:
Answer: Perceiving something that is not physically present
A positive hallucination involves the subject perceiving a sensory experience — visual, auditory, or otherwise — that has no external physical source.
Negative hallucinations are BEST defined as the hypnotic subject's ability to:
Answer: Fail to perceive something that is physically present
A negative hallucination causes the subject to become perceptually unaware of a stimulus that actually exists in their environment.
Which depth phenomenon is required for successful hypnotic anesthesia for surgical-level pain control?
Answer: Somnambulistic depth with glove anesthesia capability
Somnambulistic depth, with the ability to produce localized anesthesia (glove anesthesia), is necessary for hypnosis to function as a primary anesthetic.
A client reports that during hypnosis, one hour felt like five minutes. This experience is BEST classified as:
Answer: Time distortion
Time distortion — the subjective compression or expansion of perceived time — is a common and reliable indicator of meaningful trance depth.
In the context of trance assessment, 'ideomotor signaling' is MOST useful for:
Answer: Obtaining unconscious-level yes/no responses without verbal output
Ideomotor finger signals allow the hypnotist to receive reliable responses from the subconscious mind while keeping the subject in trance.
Which of the following BEST describes the 'hidden observer' phenomenon first documented by Ernest Hilgard?
Answer: A dissociated part of awareness that can report on experiences independent of the hypnotic response
Hilgard's hidden observer concept describes a dissociated cognitive subsystem that remains aware of actual stimuli (e.g., pain) even when the hypnotized part reports no sensation.
When deepening trance using number count-downs, why do hypnotists typically suggest 'deeper with each number'?
Answer: To use repetitive, progressively focused suggestions that reinforce descending depth expectation
Countdown deepeners leverage the expectation built into descending sequences, linking each number to the suggestion of increasing depth.