BCH Hypnotic Phenomena & Classical Phenomena 2

Question 1

A negative hallucination in hypnosis is demonstrated when a subject:

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Fails to perceive an object or person that is actually present

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Sees an object or person that does not exist in their environment

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Hears sounds that are not physically present in the room

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Experiences an exaggerated emotional response to real stimuli

Question 2

A post-hypnotic suggestion is BEST defined as:

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An instruction delivered during trance to be acted upon after the session ends, often triggered by a cue

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A suggestion given to the client before the induction phase begins

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A suggestion designed to deepen the level of trance during a session

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An affirmation the client repeats aloud during the waking state after hypnosis

Question 3

Automatic writing in hypnosis is primarily used to:

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Access unconscious material by allowing the hand to write without conscious direction or intent

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Help clients practice handwriting skills in a relaxed state

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Record the hypnotist's instructions so the client can review them later

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Test the depth of hypnotic trance using a standardized script

Question 4

Hypnotic analgesia refers to:

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The reduction or elimination of pain perception through hypnotic suggestion

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Complete surgical-level anesthesia with total sensory blockade induced by hypnosis

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A technique used to help clients vividly re-experience past painful events

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The use of hypnosis to increase pain tolerance by redirecting the client's attention

Question 5

Dissociation as a hypnotic phenomenon involves:

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A separation between different aspects of consciousness, allowing detachment from an experience

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A complete break from conscious awareness, similar to fainting or losing consciousness

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The merging of two separate personality states during deep trance

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An inability to form new mental associations between concepts while hypnotized

Question 6

Glove anesthesia is a hypnotic technique primarily used to:

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Create numbness in the hand and then transfer that numbness to another body area by touch

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Assess whether a client can achieve somnambulistic depth of trance

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Help clients with hand-washing compulsions and contamination fears

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Train clients to use hand placement as a self-hypnosis induction anchor

Question 7

Somnambulism in hypnosis refers to:

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A very deep trance level where subjects can open their eyes and move while remaining fully hypnotized

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A light trance level characterized by relaxation but full critical awareness

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The dream-like state that occurs during ordinary nighttime sleep

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Involuntary sleepwalking that is directly triggered by the hypnotist's suggestion