Regression Therapy Flashcards
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In RTT regression therapy, what is the primary purpose of visiting 'significant scenes' from the past?
Answer: To identify root causes and beliefs formed during key experiences
RTT regression targets significant scenes to uncover the root-cause beliefs the client formed at that moment, not merely to re-experience emotions.
When a client in regression cannot recall a specific memory and instead accesses a symbolic image, the RTT therapist should:
Answer: Work with the symbolic image as if it were a real memory
RTT treats symbolic imagery with the same therapeutic respect as literal memories because the subconscious communicates through symbols.
Which question does an RTT therapist use to bridge a current problem to its origin scene during regression?
Answer: 'When did you first feel this way or someone first made you feel this way?'
The bridging question 'When did you first feel this way or someone first made you feel this way?' guides the subconscious to the root-cause event.
During a regression scene, the client begins to cry intensely. The RTT therapist's best response is to:
Answer: Encourage the client to stay with the feeling and move through it
RTT allows the client to feel and process emotions within the scene as part of releasing trapped feelings tied to limiting beliefs.
What does the RTT term 'the presenting problem' refer to in regression work?
Answer: The symptom or issue the client brings to the session
The presenting problem is what the client consciously identifies as the issue they want to resolve, which regression therapy then traces to its origin.
In RTT, after the client identifies the belief formed in a regression scene, the therapist's next role is to:
Answer: Help the client understand why the belief no longer serves them and install a new one
After uncovering a root-cause belief, the RTT therapist guides the client to reframe it and install an empowering replacement belief.
Which regression technique involves the therapist suggesting the client float above a past scene to gain a detached, observer perspective?
Answer: Dissociative or meta-position viewing
A dissociative or meta-position (floating above the scene) reduces emotional overwhelm while still allowing the client to access and process the memory.