IM 300 Hypnotherapy Training Course Exam 2011 Dr. Patrick Porter 2011 IQUIM All Rights Reserved

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1 IM 300 Hypnotherapy Training Course Exam 2011 Dr. Patrick Porter 2011 IQUIM All Rights Reserved 1. Which of the following cities had sleep temples? a. India b. Egypt c. Greece d. None of the three e. All of the three 2. Franz Mesmer used magnets to induce a trance like state for healing and his theories were a precursor to hypnosis. 3. Dr. Mesmer proved that only uneducated people have "animal magnetism." 4. Which one of the men listed below was considered the first hypnotherapist? a. Franz Mesmer b. James Braid c. Émile Coué d. Milton Erickson 5. Neuro Linguistic Hypnotism was a common term used by Dr. James Braid in The word hypnosis is from the Greek word hypno meaning sleep. 7. Dr. Émile Coué coined the term "hypnotism" in 1841.

2 8. Jose Silva trained Émile Coué to use the affirmation "Day by day, in every way, I am getting better, better and better." 9. Hypnotic suggestions can be vague and generalized and still manifest as positive results in a subject s life., Every day in every way I m getting better, better and better.", A suggestion has to be specific and have a unique trigger for it to work. 10. Dr. Milton H. Erickson perfected the use of directive hypnosis. 11. Dr. Erickson never used vague language when putting a subject into trance. 12. Which of the following people or group doesn t approve of hypnosis? a. American Psychiatric Association b. British Medical Association c. American Medical Association d. Pope Pius XII, the Catholic Church e. None; all of them agree that hypnosis is a positive tool for change 13. It s not important to maintain a concern for your subject's welfare. 14. Always obtain consent of the subject before hypnotizing them. 15. Which one of the following is true? a. The well being of the subject must never be the prime concern. b. You should always treat medical disorders. c. Become familiar with, and obey, all laws and regulations. d. It's easy to use hypnosis to take advantage in business. e. Always make post hypnotic suggestions negative to motivate clients. 16. Never intentionally cause strong or frightening emotions.

3 17. Hypnosis is used in every court in America. 18. The Texas Rangers have a division that is trained in forensic hypnosis. 19. Forensic hypnosis is used for which of the following. a. By lawyers to swing jury cases b. Used to help people recall crime scenes c. Used as a lie detector d. none of the above 20. Hypnosis is so powerful people can t lie under hypnosis. 21. Uncritical acceptance of an idea is a factor of suggestions. 22. Using sensory based information helps to make suggestions more effective. 23. It is best if clients know they are being persuaded. 24. Verbal suggestion consists of. Non Verbal suggestions are. a. gestures and movement, sounds and words b. sounds and words, gestures and movement c. none of the above: There is no such thing as Verbal and Non Verbal suggestions. 25. Modulating your voice while giving a suggestion is called. a. Intraverbal behavior b. Mesmerizing c. NLPing d. None of the above, you should never vary your voice.

4 26. Children are more difficult to hypnotize than adults. 27. Which one of these is not part of the levels of learning? a. Unconscious Incompetence b. Subconscious Incompetence c. Conscious Incompetence d. Conscious Competence e. Unconscious Competence 28. The critical factor prevents you from accepting all suggestions and is part of our logical thinking. 29. Misdirection for trance is... a. When you take a wrong turn to the store. b. A powerful technique to covertly hypnotize a person. c. A persuasion technique used by Attila the Hun. d. A process Dr. Erickson advised never be used by a hypnotist. 30. Formal religions use a form of social hypnosis. 31. It doesn t matter what the environment is like; hypnotizing a person depends totally on the skill of the hypnotist. 32. Beta brainwave activity functions at the following levels: a. 0 to 4 cps b. 4 to 7 cps c. 7 to 13 cps d. 13 to 20 cps 33. Delta Brainwave activity is best for learning.

5 34. Fear, frustration, and anxiety are present primarily at the Beta state. 35. Which best describes Alpha 7 to 13 cps? a. reactionary b. unconscious c. inventive d. intuitive 36. Childbirth and pain free dentistry are best experienced in which state. a. Beta only b. Alpha and Theta c. Beta and Alpha d. none: It is not possible to experience pain free states. 37. Delta is best known for rejuvenation and sleep. 38. You can function without reaching the delta state during sleep. 39. Which of the following is not needed for self hypnosis to occur. a. Sit facing the sunrise b. Have a system c. Expect the result d. Pretend as if 40. Using Rapport is unethical during a hypnosis session. 41. Which is not part of rapport? a. Body language, posture and gestures b. Eye contact c. Matching breathing rhythm d. Tone and tempo of your voice e. All of the above are part of rapport.

6 42. It s impossible to match breathing to build rapport. 43. You should always keep eye contact when speaking with a subject. 44. People naturally match body language with friends. 45. Ideosensory activity is only possible with mind altering drugs. 46. The capacity of the brain to develop sensory images is called: a. Sensorimagery b. Neuro Linguistic Programming c. Ideosensory activity d. none of the above 47. Involuntary capacity of muscles to respond instantaneously to thoughts, feelings, and ideas is called: a. Ideomotor activities b. Ideosensory activity c. Hypnotic activity 48. Which is not an example of ideomotor activity? a. Swallowing when biting into an imaginary lemon b. Instantaneous loss of consciousness when you hear the word sleep c. Feeling pain when you see an accident in a movie d. Stepping on the brake from the back seat 49. It s not possible to have ideomotor activities spontaneously produced without the awareness of the individual. 50. A Post hypnotic suggestion is a certain sequences of events and may be set as triggers to enter or exit the post hypnotic pattern.

7 51. It is not possible to set a post hypnotic suggestion without classical behavior alteration techniques. 52. Classical conditioning is a psychological phenomenon involving voluntary behavior. 53. Operant conditioning is a psychological phenomenon involving voluntary behavior. 54. It s not necessary to give subjects a task to confirm hypnotic conditioning is working. 55. Disassociation is an unexpected partial or complete disruption of the normal integration of a person s conscious functioning. 56. Disassociation is never used in hypnosis. 57. Amnesia is experienced by everyone under hypnosis. 58. Which is out of order in the David Elman Method? a. Eye closure test b. Test pinch for anesthesia c (Numbers Drop out at 95) d. Hand drop deepening technique 59. From the Greek an, without + algesis, sense of pain is which word? a. hypnonesia b. anaesthesia c. analgesia d. hypermnesia

8 60. Analgesia is the inability to feel pain while still conscious. 61. Hypno Anesthesia is a drug free way to create anesthesia. 62. Which describes hypermnesia the best? a. Abnormally strong memory of the past b. Abnormally weak memory of the past c. Neither: This is not a real word. 63. Revivification is bringing again into activity and prominence memories of the past. 64. Revivification never happens in the alpha and theta states. 65. Which memory should always change the color to black and white, remove the sound, and place it in the past with a lesson learned? a. Positive Memories b. Negative Memories 66. Hypnosis can t be used for Post Traumatic Stress. 67. Time distortion never happens in hypnosis. 68. Which of the following is an example of future pacing? a. Imagine waking up yesterday with the changes made. b. Imagine waking up in a week with the changes made. c. Imagine you are there and it's happened: Your past has changed.

9 69. Changing your subjects position in time is not a safe practice and can cause them to prematurely grey or get acne. 70. It s important to balance the time line with changes in the past, present, and future. 71. Which one is an example of a double bind suggestion? a. Are you relaxing because of the chair that you are in or because I just mentioned it? b. You can relax now and you can relax later. Can you not? c. Are you unconscious and relaxing? 72. Which is not part of suggestive structure? a. Keep language simple and be specific b. Keep a big smile on your face c. Keep it positive suggest the desired result 73. What does The law of expectancy state? a. That when a male and female are together one will be expecting. b. If you expect water to boil, you have to turn the stove on. c. What you expect tends to be realized. 74. It s not important to use full sensory suggestions or say it with feelings. 75. When the eyes roll up the subject is most likely accessing what? a. Visual images b. Auditory information c. Feelings d. Internal dialogue 76. When the eyes roll down the subject is most likely accessing what? a. Visual images b. Auditory information c. Feelings d. Internal dialogue 77. When the eyes move from side to side the subject is most likely accessing what? a. Visual images

10 b. Auditory information c. Feelings d. Internal dialogue 78. Communication isn t redundant. 79. When clients come in wearing comfortable clothing like sweatpants they are most likely: a. Visual b. Auditory c. Kinesthetic 80. When clients come in with pressed slacks and bright colors they are most likely: a. Visual b. Auditory c. Kinesthetic 81. V A K O G represent the five senses. 82. It s not important to use a client s sensory based language. 83. Which one is not a theory of hypnosis? a. Unified Theory b. Psychological Regression c. Sociocognitive Perspective d. The Peter Principle e. Interactive Phenomenological 84. Only weak minded people can be hypnotized. 85. You don t have to be a deep subject to get results.

11 86. People do get stuck in hypnosis. 87. When a person is in hypnosis he or she is asleep. 88. Under hypnosis you are in the total control of the hypnotist. 89. Which one is a true statement? a. You will tell the hypnotist all your secrets b. You can lie under hypnosis 90. Which is a technique used for testing hypnosis capacity? a. Finger magnet b. Hand Clasp c. Balloon & Book d. Eye roll e. All of the above. 91. You can be physically but not emotionally susceptible to suggestion. 92. Which is a false statement? a. Your walk can give you clues about being physically suggestibility. b. If you look at the seat before being seated, you might be left brained. c. Everyone who ate little green apples in 1864 is dead. d. You have to have an IQ under 70 to be hypnotized. 93. Your client doesn t need to want the change. 94. Which is not an effective way to recognize that the subject is in a state of hypnosis? a. Breathing deepens b. Heart stops c. Eyes flutter

12 d. Flushing of the skin 95. Which of the following are feelings clients may have under hypnosis? a. Lightness b. Heaviness c. Tingling d. All of the above 96. Which is not a hindrance to hypnosis? a. Neurotic problems b. Negative emotional state c. Skeptical mindset d. A willingness to change 97. When it comes to hypnosis, it is best to let it happen. 98. Hypnotic induction is composed of a series of preliminary instructions and suggestions. 99. Fixation on an object, the arm drop, hand levitation, and the confusion method are all examples of what? a. The Elman Method b. Induction techniques c. Mesmerism d. Ericksonian hypnosis 100. When should you dispel any myths about hypnosis? a. At the end of the session. b. During the deepest part of trance. c. During the pre induction phase. d. You should never bring this up with a subject It s not important to gather a subject s personal information before performing hypnosis. Studies have shown that personalizing a session makes no difference Which one is not part of the contract for hypnosis? a. Gain permission b. Tie their agreement to the result they want

13 c. Always guarantee results d. Get a commitment to change 103. Hypnosis is so powerful that once you give a suggestion, the subject can never go back to the old behaviors It s important that you give specific instructions to a right brain dominant person. They are considered direct (or physically) suggestible It s important that you give specific instructions to a left brain dominant person. They are considered direct (or physically) suggestible Which of the following is not a deepening techniques? a. Counting Down 10 1 b. Progressive Relaxation c. Stair Case d. These are all deepening techniques 107. You must have perfect quiet to perform hypnosis; you can t use environmental sounds As long as the subject is of sound mind, the only risk in using hypnosis is falling asleep or making the changes requested It s not recommended that you get a doctor s referral to take away pain in the body When you ask the question, Does the condition worsen under stress? If the answer is yes, you know hypnosis can be effective with the issue at hand.

14 111. There is only one way to terminate a trance Counting up and 5 and giving a positive post hypnotic suggestion is a recommended way of terminating the trance state After a hypnosis session, never suggest they drink water. Their brain is in a very unstable state and water will wash the suggestions out of their head Which of the following is not a cause for resistance to trance? a. The contract wasn t secured b. A willingness to let it happen c. Fears are still present 115. Everything is self hypnosis so the deeper the rapport the greater the potential for change Once people have developed beliefs about themselves, it becomes a law and can t be changed under hypnosis Beliefs aren t truths; if people are willing to use hypnosis, they can make the changes even if at the beginning they don t believe they can Which one is a true statement? a. Once you are certified you no longer need training. b. Once you are certified you have started a lifetime of training to improve your art and understand the science of hypnosis. c. Once you are certified you have the power over life and death. d. None of the above is true With hypnosis you can grow back limbs, turn water into wine, and teach people to walk on water.