Mind Model Flashcards
List the different myths of hypnosis (5)
It is evil
You might not wake up again
You might tell your darkest secrets
You might do something against your will
You are under control of the hypnotist
Which part of the conscious mind is connected to the “outside” world via our senses?
Analytical mind
Which part of the brain controlls which information gets passed to the subconscious mind?
Critical mind
Name the 2 minds which forms part of the conscious mind?
Analytical mind
Critical mind
Name the 3 parts of the subconscious mind
Imagination
Judgemental mind
Reactive mind
The mind model has 2 main “mind” components. Name them.
Conscious and
subconscious minds
How can you, as hypnotist, get the analytical mind to be less analytical? (3)
1) . Going inside. Ask patient to focus on internal sensations - eg. breathing
2) . Focus of attention. To look at a specific point or even use words - focus on your breathing.
3) . Overload of information / shock
Name the 3 parts of the mind that you need to affect to create a trance.
- Analytical mind. Block outside inputs. 2. Critical mind. Bypass the critical mind. 3. Imagination. Stimulate the imagination.
How do you as hypnotist bypass the critical mind?
Boredom
Emotions
Creating an expectation
Overload of information
Distraction
How do you stimulate the imagination?
Just ask the patient to imagine someting and then describe the scene. Tell a story
How can we know that a patient will not do something against their will under hypnosis?
Because the judgemental mind is part of the subconscious mind, it (judgemental mind) will be in tact when the patient is in a trance.(using the subconscious mind)
Name the 3 parts of the mind that you need to affect to create a trance.
- Analytical mind. Block outside inputs. 2. Critical mind. Bypass the critical mind. 3. Imagination. Stimulate the imagination.
How do you as hypnotist bypass the critical mind?
Boredom
Emotions
Creating an expectation
Overload of information
Distraction
How do you stimulate the imagination?
Just ask the patient to imagine someting and then describe the scene. Tell a story
How can we know that a patient will not do something against their will under hypnosis?
Because the judgemental mind is part of the subconscious mind, it (judgemental mind) will be in tact when the patient is in a trance.(using the subconscious mind)
How can we, as hypnotists, bypass the critical mind? (4)
- Bore the patient
- By telling emotional stories
- By creating expectations “In a moment, but not yet, you will …”
- Distraction
How can we, as hypnotists, stimulate the imagination?
- Suggest to patient that they should imagine a certain scene / image / situation.
- Tell a story.
How will you put someone into a trance (just broad strokes - using the mind model)
- Lull analytical mind
- Bypass critical mind
- Stimulate imagination
