ASCH Level 2 Clinical Hypnosis, Post-Test, May 2026

Post-Test

This quiz serves as a post-course assessment designed to evaluate your existing competencies and knowledge since completing the start of the course. It is not graded, but it will show you the correct answers. This quiz is intended to help us understand your strengths and areas that may need further focus during the upcoming learning experience.

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* 1. Which of the following most accurately defines trance:

Mind control and thought programming.

Walking around aimlessly.

It involves focused, absorbed attention, that permits an openness to helpful suggestions.

The shift between REM and deep sleep.

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* 2. Which of the following can serve as a beneficial metaphor for treating someone with panic attacks using hypnosis:

A coffin

An airplane

A smoke detector

Collecting baseball cards

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* 3. Hypnosis involves a set of clinical skills and NOT a state of mind

True

False

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* 4. Which of the following would NOT be included in a hypnosis treatment plan for anxiety:

Suggestions for comfort

Combative Inductions

Ego Strengthening

Age regression

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* 5. Please enter your name.

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* 6. Which of the following common terms IS NOT associated with hypnosis:

Fractionation

Time Travel

Intensification

Time Contraction

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* 7. Which of the following defines "intensification" associated with hypnosis:

When client's start crying and gasping for breath

When someone begins to feel full body levitation

When clinicians begin yelling to reinforce suggestions

Utilizing interventions to deepen and enhance an individual's trance experience

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* 8. Which of the following IS NOT a brain area involved in hypnosis:

Insula

Prefrontal Cortex

Uvula

Somatosensory cortex

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* 9. Please enter your email address.

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* 10. Contextual cues involve:

Nonverbal communication during trance

Hidden objects in the room to enhance intrigue

A game played to enhance trance

Things associated and paired with trance experiences like turning down lights, closing blinds, changing the tone of your voice.

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* 11. Treatment planning at times requires making adjustments within a hypnosis session. One intervention that can be effective for making adjustments that allow a clinician to strategize is:

Encouraging the client to fall asleep

Saying, "Do what I want you to do now."

Silence

Becoming authoritarian

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* 12. Hypnosis research on the brain has found that the Insula has been associated with:

Heightened sensory awareness

Safety and security

Dissociation

False memories