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1 The Global Hypnosis Academy Diploma Final Examination Paper Name: Date: Postal Address For Diploma..... The answers to all the following questions can be found in your training manuals and/or your workbook (The Essentials of Hypnosis) the book can be bought from Amazon or it can be downloaded as a free PDF in the students on line training and resource centre A minimum of one hundred and forty correct answers is required to pass this examination Use this examination paper and write legible answers in the spaces provided below each question, you may also use other reference material excepting NLP books which will often contain different and non congruent information. If you choose to use other information you must reference the answer; circle Yes/No A, B, etc. 1. Who coined the term Neuro Hypnotism? 2. NLP is; A. Classical hypnosis? B. A hybrid of classical hypnosis? 3. If a subject appears highly resistant to hypnosis, you should; A. Give up? B. Adapt, Improvise, Overcome?

2 4. Why did Freud abandon hypnosis? 5. What is The Stanford Hypnotic Scale? 6. Name the now deceased American Psychiatrist considered by many to be the father of modern hypnotherapy? 7. Who is the recently deceased American showman often considered the Dean of MODERN stage hypnosis? 8. What is Glove Anaesthesia? 9. What is the hypnotic term for a subject capable of achieving deep trance? 10. What two brain frequencies are most predominant during the hypnotic state? 11. In what year did Franz Anton Mesmer leave France and move to Switzerland and then Meersburg in Germany? 12. What is a positive suggestion? 13. What is a negative suggestion? 14. What is a content suggestion?

3 15. What is a process suggestion? 16. What is a post hypnotic suggestion? 17. Briefly explain the difference between hypnosis and meditation? 18. What is an ideo-motor signal? 19. Name three different types of hypnotic inductions? 20. What does rapid eye movement indicate in a hypnotised subject? 21. How long does it take to induce a hypnosis? 22. Explain the difference between hypnosis and hypnotherapy? 23. Does the NLP theory of eye movements and other postulated representational system responses have any proven scientific validation? Yes / No

4 24. In relation to Human Sensing Systems, what is a receptor? 25. What is the scientific term for brain cells? 26. Who said I never liked to get into debates with the sceptics, because if you didn t believe that remote viewing was real you hadn t done your homework? 27. What are two essential traits of an effective hypnotist? 28. What should you do if a hypnotised subject won t come out of trance? 29. What should you do if a hypnotised subject begins to display discomfort during trance? 30. What should you say to the subconscious mind to ensure that the conscious mind will accept and comply with a suggestion given during trance? 31. What is the minimum number of times a suggestion should be offered to a subject in hypnosis so that the suggestion becomes embedded into the subconscious mind? 32. The practice of hypnosis is? A. Difficult and technical? B. Everything and nothing? C. Very misunderstood? D. All of the above?

5 33. Name the Scottish surgeon who performed at least seventeen documented limb amputations? 34. Between what Hertz (or cycles per second) is the Theta frequency? 35. Is hypnosis mind control? Yes / No / Can be? 36. Can hypnosis be used for mind control? Yes / No / Sometimes 37. Is hypnosis a panacea (cure all)? Yes / No 38. Does a hypnotist have power over their subject? Yes / No / Sometimes 39. A hypnotist A B C Makes people go into trance? Leads people into trance? Both? 40. Should a psychotic person be hypnotised by a Lay hypnotist? Yes / No 41. Can a person be hypnotised against their will? Yes / No / Sometimes 42. What is Psychosis? 43. What is meant by the term Post Hypnotic? 44. When might hypnosis be dangerous or unhelpful?

6 45. What is the term for a hypnotised subjects arm floating up into the air in compliance to the hypnotist s suggestion that it do so? 46. What is Hypermnesia? 47. Who was Valentine Greatrakes? 48. The in-trance, phrase That s Right was coined by Milton, Who? 49. What is the difference between Mesmerism/Magnetism and Hypnosis? 50. Is Mesmerism Hypnosis or Animal Magnetism? 51. Which hemisphere of the brain appears to be most active during the hypnotic state? 52. Why are finger signal responses (ideo-motor signals) used during trance? 53. What is a handshake induction? 54. What is the maximum amount of thoughts that the conscious mind can hold and process at any one given time?

7 55. What is meant by conscious - subconscious transference? 56. Hypnosis is? A. An art? B. A science? C. Both? 57. Is hypnosis? A. B. C. A stand alone therapy? A facilitation to assist the effectiveness of other therapies? Can be both? 58. What should you do if a hypnotised subject, for no apparent reason, spontaneously opens their eyes? 59. Describe what or how cultural and/or religious issues may affect the practice of hypnosis? 60. Can children be hypnotised? Yes / No 61. What is the minimum age of consent for hypnosis in your country/ state? 62. Should you touch a client whilst they are in the hypnotic state and if Yes, when? 63. Name three things, feats, acts, or changes that hypnosis CAN NOT achieve?

8 64. Briefly describe a hypnotic deepening technique? 65. How many times should a suggestion be given to a subject whilst in the hypnotic state to ensure that the suggestion is correctly anchored? A. Once? B. Twice? C. Three? D. At Least Four? 66. What (if any) is the minimum number of sessions a subject will require to achieve their desired result? 67. What should the hypnotist be thinking about and concentrating on during a hypnosis session? 68. Is it necessary to keep accurate and relevant notes and documentation about a client s treatment progress? 69. What should you do if a potential client informs you that they are under psychiatric care for ANY ISSUE? 70. What should you do if at any time before, during, or after treatment a client suggests that they are feeling suicidal? 71. Name four psychiatric disorders for which hypnosis could be unhelpful? 72. What is a Neuro transmitter?

9 73. Who after initially rejecting hypnosis as dangerous made the statement The only danger about hypnosis is that it is not dangerous enough? 74. Martin who? (now deceased) is Australia s most recognised international stage hypnotist? 75. Can a rapid induction be used to begin a hypnotherapy session? 76. Can the presence of hypnosis be recorded by (FMRI) functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging? 77. Who re-named Mesmerism/Magnetism, Hypnotism? 78. Name the village where Dr Mesmer spent his last days before his death? 79. Does thought move through the THIRD or the FOURTH dimension? 80. What is a Conversion Reaction? 81. What gland does the Third Eye Chakra supposedly relate to and activate? 82. Hypnosis appears to be activated within what major gland in the brain? 83. Explain what is meant by a Post Hypnotic Trigger Mechanism, suggested by the hypnotist, for a client to use at any later time?

10 84. Is it absolutely necessary to use finger signals when you have a subject in hypnosis? Yes/No 85. Is there any SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE to prove the validity of having lived a past life? Yes/No 86. Name three Hybrids of hypnosis? 87. Around what age do children become susceptible to hypnosis? 88. Although they are two different aspects of a similar practice, can hypnosis and animal magnetism be combined by the hypnotist during a trance induction? A) Yes? B) No? C) Sometimes? 89. Explain why you believe that you will be an effective hypnotist? 90. Who was Emile Coue? 91. Quote the affirmation still used to this day which Emile Coue became famous for? 92. What is a pre-supposition?

11 93. What finger of the left and/or right hand is considered the most powerful and effective for projecting energy? 94. Name the German Doctor who theorises the controversial Shock Conflict mechanism of Cancer? 95. What is the approximate weight of the adult human brain? 96. Do the left and right hemispheres of the human brain operate: A) Together? B) Independently? C) Inter-dependently? 97. What is meant by: The hypnotic trinity? 98. How many subtle directions should you suggest to a subject (to create a Yes Set ) before you perform a trance induction? 99. What does re-framing mean in the hypnotic sense? 100. Loud noise during trance, or trance induction, is more of an issue for A) The Hypnotist? B) The Subject? C) Both of them? 101. What nationality was Dr. James Esdaile? 102. Who was Justinus Kerner? 103. Isaac...? was a scientist who is paid positive credence in Franz Anton Mesmer s thesis?

12 104. Is there any reliable and documented evidence that Mesmerism was effective for curing various illnesses and performing surgery? Yes/No 105. Who discovered and named Somnambulism? 106. Who was Karl Wolfart? 107. What was The Society of Harmonies? 108. Explain the difference between Mesmerism and Somnambulism? 109. What is a Baquet? 110. Who was the French doctor who offered Mesmer support and also used Mesmerism in his practice? 111. How many sessions of Mesmerism does it take to perform a healing? 1. One Session 2. Two Sessions 3. Three Sessions 4. However many it takes 112. Did Mesmer leave France or was he banished?

13 113. Did Mesmer father any children? 114. What was the name of the blind Pianist whose sight was restored by Mesmer? 115. The French and British medical academies were strongly opposed to Mesmerism; what was the position of the German Academy of Sciences? 116. Explain Neuro Linguist Programming (NLP)? 117. Explain the difference between the subconscious mind and the unconscious mind? 118. Why was medicine so strongly opposed to Mesmerism? 119. Is Somnambulism Conventional Hypnosis? Yes/No 120. Who was JJ Gassner?

14 121. Does a clinical hypnotist/hypnotherapist have to be licensed or have any specific training to practice in your country/state/territory. Yes/No 122. Is it necessary for a hypnotherapist to be have private Indemnity Insurance in any of the States and Territories of Australia? Yes/No 123. Who regulates the practice of hypnosis in Australia? 124. Is it a legal requirement for a professional hypnotist or hypnotherapist to belong to a hypnosis association? Yes/No 125. Is it a legal requirement for a hypnotherapist to be licensed to work with children in your country? Yes/No 126. Who was Dr. George Estabrooks? 127. Did Dr. Milton Erickson ever practice Traditional Hypnosis? Yes/No 128. How many Propositions did Mesmer accredit to his theory of Animal Magnetism? 129. Who was Sir William Crookes? 130. What did The Royal Society commission Sir William Crookes to undertake? 131. Finish this statement below, from training manual one, regarding what Hippocrates said to Tacitus Hippocrates, the father of medicine, is reported by Tacitus to have said: It hath oft appeared, while I have been soothing my patient, as if there were some strange property in my hands to pull and draw away from the afflicted parts aches and diverse impurities, by laying my hand upon the place, and by extending my fingers towards it Baron who introduced Dr. John Elliotson to Mesmerism in 1837?

15 133. Who Said? I believe in the existence within myself of a power. From this belief derives my will to exert it. The entire doctrine of Animal Magnetism is contained in the two words: Believe and Want! I believe that I have the power to set into action the vital principle of my fellow-men; I want to make use of it; this is all my science and all my means. Believe and want Sirs and you will do as much as I Who was Hippolyte Bernheim? 135. Briefly describe Critical Mass? 136. Name or describe ten different types of sensing receptors that have been discovered by conventional science?

16 What were the activities of The Scole Group in the UK? 138. When counting a subject deeper into trance should you count up or down?

17 139. When counting a subject out of trance should you count up or down? 140. What year did the British and American medical associations approve the use of hypnosis (not Mesmerism) as a valid treatment for certain medical conditions? 141. List five ethical and moral considerations for a hypnotherapist? Can hypnosis be induced while a subject is standing on their feet? Yes/No 143. At which University was Franz Anton Mesmer awarded his Doctorate in Medicine? 144. What is Trance Logic? 145. After being hypnotised does a subject thereafter become more and more susceptible to suggestions from the hypnotist? Yes/No 146. Who founded the Nancy School?

18 147. Upon his return to Scotland from Calcutta in India James Esdaile observed that it took; more time, or less time to induce the Mesmeric condition in a fellow countryman than what it did to mesmerise natives of India? More/Less 148. What is Symptom Substitution? 149. How deep is the Hypnodial State of hypnosis? Light / Medium / Deep 150. Is there such a thing as the Hypnotic Nerve and if yes, where is it located on the body? Post the final examination to: The Australian Academy of Hypnosis: P.O Box 847, Port Melbourne Melbourne Victoria 3207 Alternatively, you may it to rickcollingwoodhypnosis@gmail.com Upon the satisfactory completion of the examination, your marked examination paper, a Transcript of Studies and your Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis will be returned to you at the completion of your eight days of practical training attendance in accordance with all other pre-certificate issuance requirements.

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In this Pack you will find. Introduction... In this Pack you will find Introduction... For hypnotherapy to be effective, hypnosis itself must be effective. This is the focus of The Australian Academy of Hypnosis. We don t focus on NLP or so called