Practitioner Questions and Sources
Sources in Black in Italic are developed from the INLPTA.com web site
Sources in Blue in Italic have been added by David Smallwood
NLP FOUNDATIONS AND PRESUPPOSITIONS
1. List the presuppositions of NLP
Thorsons Principles of NLP (retitled The Way of NLP), O'Connor and McDermott pp165-168
People respond to their map of reality, not to reality itself
The Structure of Magic Vol 1, Bandler and Grinder, p7
Human behaviour is purposeful
Frame Analysis, Erving Goffman, p21
All behaviour has a positive intention
The Structure of Magic Vol 1, Bandler and Grinder, p45
The unconscious mind is benevolent
Hypnotic Realities Erickson, Rossi & Rossi, p366: ‘you can trust your unconscious mind’.
Having choice is better than not having choice
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p37
People make the best choice they can at the time
The Structure of Magic Vol 1, Bandler and Grinder, p14
People work perfectly
Using Your Brain For a Change, Bandler, p15
The meaning of your communication is the response you get
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder p30
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder p34
We already have all the resources we need or can create them
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p92
Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H Erickson, MD, Vol 2, Bandler and Grinder,
p10
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotional Disorders, Aaron Beck, p3
My Voice Will Go With You, Sidney Rosen, p51
The mind and body are one system
Peoplemaking, Virginia Satir, pp10-11
Modelling with NLP, Robert Dilts, p8
We process all information through our senses
The Structure of Magic Volume 2 Bandler and Grinder, Footnote 1, p25
Turtles all the way down, DeLozier and Grinder, xiv
Rules for Guiding One’s Intelligence, Rene Descartes, Rule 12
On the Psyche, Aristotle quoted in NLP II The Next Generation, p5
Modelling successful performance leads to excellence. If one person can do something it is
possible to model it and teach it to others
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p36
The Emprint Method, Cameron-Bandler, Gordon Lebeau, p20 and p322 Note 8
If you want to understand - act
A Separate Reality, Carlos Castanada, p90
Tales of Power, Carlos Castanada, p29
Other presuppositions:
Experience in and of itself has no meaning
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder p2
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotional Disorders, Aaron Beck, p3
If what you are doing isn’t working, do anything else
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p 13 and p61 and p73
Whispering the Wind, Bostic St. Clair and Grinder p150
Sudden Death, Rita Mae Brown, Bantam Books, New York, 1983, p. 68.
There is no failure, only feedback.
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p30
Experience has Structure
NLP The New Technology of Achievement, Andreas & Faulkner, p35
You cannot NOT Communicate
NLP The New Technology of Achievement, Andreas & Faulkner, p36
2. What is the Law of Requisite Variety?
Frogs Into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p74
Introduction to Cybernetics, W R Ashby, p206 and p245
Neuro Linguistic Programming Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier, p151
3. What are the 3 legs of NLP? What are some of its variations?
Frogs Into Princes, Bandler and Grinder pp54-55
4. What does "the map is not the territory" mean?
NLP Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier p3
Science and Sanity, Korzybski, 4th Edition 1958, pp58-60.
The Structure of Magic Vol. 1 Bandler and Grinder, p7 and in Vol 2 p4
5. What is the difference between the distinctions of process, pattern and content? Why are
these distinctions important to know?
6. What is meant by the conscious and unconscious? Why is the difference important to
know?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p37
Trance-Formations, Bandler and Grinder, pp58-59, 99
Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H Erickson, MD, Vol 2, Bandler and Grinder,
p13, p179
NLP Workbook, Joseph O’Connor, pp9-10
7. What are some of the existing s of NLP?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, Forward i
NLP Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier, Preface
Using Your Brain For a Change, Bandler, pp7-9
Turtles All The Way Down, DeLozier and Grinder
NLP The New Technology of Achievement, Andreas and Faulkner, p334.
8. What is your definition of NLP? Explain thoroughly.
This requires a subjective answer, so there is no reference.
9. What is the magic number 7 +/- 2 and why is it useful to know?
The Magic Number 7 +/- 2, George Miller (search Google with George Miller Magic Number
for his original article)
Trance-Formations, Grinder and Bandler, pp80,83,191
10. List the well formedness conditions for outcomes.
They Lived Happily Ever After, Leslie Cameron Bandler. Republished in 1985 as Solutions.
Chapter 7.
11. Describe the following frames and when to use them:
a. Backtrack
Precision, Grinder and McMaster, pp67-68
b. Relevancy
Precision, Grinder and McMaster pp70-73
c. As If
Precision, Grinder and McMaster p134
The Enneagram and NLP, Linden and Spalding - Appendix 4
Frame Analysis, Erving Goffman, p21
d. Open
e. Discovery
f. Outcome
Precision, Grinder and McMaster, xiii, pp68-69
g. Contrast
NLP Workbook, Joseph O’Connor, p 222
Modelling with NLP, Robert Dilts, p77
h. Ecology
NLP Workbook, Joseph O’Connor, p 222
i. Agreement
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, pp.175 f.
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder, p16
j. Absurdity
META MODEL
(for this entire section, unless where noted: The Structure of Magic Vol. 1, Bandler and
Grinder)
12. What is the meta model? When is it used?
pp46 54-55,57-58
Patterns of The Techniques of Milton H Erickson, MD Vol 1 page146
13. What are the three universal processes of modelling on which the meta model is based?
What are the definitions of each?
pp14-16
14. What is a nominalisation? What is its appropriate meta model response?
pp43 74
15. What is a deep structure?
pp28,41
Applications of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Dilts, p62
Changing Belief Systems with NLP, Dilts, p220
16. What is a surface structure?
pp28,40
Applications of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Dilts, p65
Changing Belief systems with NLP, Dilts, p216
17. What is a derivation? Transformation?
pp29
18. What are the following meta model distinctions and their appropriate responses?
a. simple deletion. p59
b. unspecified verbs. p 90
c. "ly" adverbs. p 68
d. comparative deletion. p66
e. nominalisations. pp43,74
f. complex equivalence. p88
g. cause-effect. p95
h. mind reading. p104
i. unspecified or lack of referential index. p80
j. universal quantifier. p83
k. modal operator of necessity. p69
l. modal operator of possibility. p71
m. lost performative. p106
19. List the various forms of linguistic presuppositions.
The Structure of Magic Vol. 1, Appendix B, Bandler and Grinder
20. What is the difference between the Precision Model and the Meta Model?
The Structure of Magic Vol. 1, Bandler and Grinder, pp46,54-55,57-58
Precision, Grinder and McMaster, x-xii
21. What are the two most common ways in which the meta model is chunked in NLP?
The Structure of Magic Vol. 1, Bandler and Grinder
Applications of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Dilts, Section V, p2.
MILTON MODEL
(for this entire section, unless where noted: Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H.
Erickson, MD, Vol. 1)
22. What is the Milton Model? When is it used?
Prefix ix, p1,12,146
23. What is transderivational search (TDS)? How do you activate it?
pp219-225,251
24. What is an embedded command? How do you do it?
pp172-174
25. What is fractionation?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p156
26. List the 4 types of ambiguity and give a definition and examples of each.
p101
27. What is analogue marking?
p24
28. What are Inverse Meta Model Patterns?
p146
Trance-Formations, Grinder and Bandler, p100, p240
29. What are Stacked Presuppositions? Please give an example.
Trance-Formations, Grinder and Bandler, p246
30. What are Conversational Postulates? Please give an example
pp23,51,243-245
31. What are Causal Linkages? Please give an example for each of the following types:
a. Simple Conjunction p147
b. Implied Causative p147
c. Direct Cause-Effect p148
32. What are Factive Predicates? Please give an example.
p23
33. What are Lesser Included Structures? Please give an example.
p237
34. What are Embedded Questions? Please give an example.
35. What are Temporal Predicates? Please give an example.
p126, note 16
36. What are Spatial Predicates? Please give an example.
37. What are Quotes? Please give an example.
p239
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, pp 62-62.
38. What are Tag Questions? Please give an example.
Trance-Formations, Grinder and Bandler, p68
39. What are Lesser Included Structures? Please give an example. (This is a repeat of Q.33)
p237
40. What are Behavioural Presuppositions? Please describe an example.
41. What is a Selectional Restriction Violation? Please give an example.
pp20,224
42. What is a referential index shift? Please give at least 3 ways in which you might facilitate
it within a context relevant to your area of interest.
Frogs Into Princes, Bandler and Grinder p159
43. What is the difference between a deep and shallow metaphor? How do you construct
each? When and why would you use either?
Therapeutic Metaphors, David Gordon
44. What are at least 4 uses for metaphors.
Therapeutic Metaphors, David Gordon, pp8,12-18
45. What is a leverage induction? Please give at least 4 examples.
Trance-Formations, Grinder and Bandler, pp70-73
46. What are at least four ways to induce an altered state of consciousness?
Trance-Formations - Grinder and Bandler, p54, pp70-88 (summary on p88)
47. What is a pattern interrupt? When is it used? What are its effects?
Trance-Formations, Grinder and Bandler, p74-79
48. When would you use the Meta Model vs. the Milton Model and vice versa? Explain the
differences between the two in structure, intent and application.
The Structure of Magic Vol 1, Bandler and Grinder, p46
Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, MD, Vol.1, Prefix ix, pp1,12,146
STATE MANAGEMENT
49. What is meant by a "state"?
Changing Belief systems with NLP, Dilts, p219
50. What is meant by a "stuck state"?
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming - O'Connor and Seymour, pp63-65
51. What is meant by "going meta"?
Introducing NLP, O’connor and Seymour, p90, p243
The Encyclopaedia of Systemic NLP and NLP New Coding, Dilts & DeLozier, p1415 (search
under Triple Description)
52. What is the relationship between internal representations, physiology, state and the
quality of your behaviours and results (the "face map")? Why are these distinctions important
and how can you use them?
Time Line therapy and the Basis of Personality, James and Woodsmall, p4
Strategies of Genius Volume 1, Dilts, p301
53. What is a physiology of excellence and why is it important?
Whispering the Wind, Bostic St. Clair and Grinder pp233-235
54. What is the difference between confusion and overwhelm? When and why would you use
either?
Using Your Brain for a Change, Bandler, Chapter VI
Trance-Formations, Grinder and Bandler, pp80-84
55. What is the difference between association and dissociation? When is each useful and
not useful?
Using Your Brain for a Change, Bandler, p40 onwards
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, Andreas and Andreas (see index listings)
The Enneagram and NLP, Linden and Spalding, see Glossary
56. How do you facilitate association and dissociation?
Using Your Brain for a Change, Bandler p40 onwards
57. How do you facilitate a V-K dissociation? Double dissociation?
Using Your Brain for a Change, Bandler pp37-48
Frogs Into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p116
STRATEGIES
(for this entire section, unless where noted: Neuro-Linguistic Programming Vol. 1, Dilts,
Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier)
58. What is a strategy? How is it both different from and related to a state?
pp39,48,49-55
59. How do you elicit a strategy? What questions would you use?
pp60-103
60. What is a synaesthesia?
Neuro Linguistic Programming Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier, pp23,235
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming, O-Connor and Seymour, p50
61. How do you change or streamline a strategy?
pp194-200
62. How do you install a strategy?
pp220-277
63. What are the well formedness conditions for strategies?
pp204-209
64. What are the 8 learning strategies of Generative Learning?
P57(There are only 6 listed here)
Encyclopaedia of Systemic NLP and New NLP Coding, Dilts & DeLozier, p710, Memory
65. What is a T.O.T.E.? Please describe the details of its structure thoroughly.
pp26-35
Plans and the Structure of Behaviour, Miller, Gallanter and Pribram
66. What are the ways to notate the various representational distinctions with TOTEs?
Neuro-Linguistic Programming Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier, pp38-40
SENSORY ACUITY AND CALIBRATION
67. What is sensory based language?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p54
Peoplemaking, Virginia Satir, p55
68. What is projection?
Timeline Therapy and the Basis of Personality, James and Woodsmall, p184
69. What is hallucination?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, pp50-53
70. What is calibration? How do you do it? Why do you do it?
Trance-Formations - Grinder and Bandler, pp201-212
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming, O'Connor and Seymour, pp. 52-53
Neuro Linguistic Programming Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier. P59 Note 4
71. Calibration is based on which presuppositions of NLP?
72. List at least 7 things you can calibrate.
73. What is the difference between uptime and downtime and when would you use either?
Frogs into Princes - Bandler and Grinder, p.163
The Enneagram and NLP, Linden and Spalding - see Glossary
74. List 3 ways you can develop each of the following:
a. visual external acuity
b. visual internal awareness and flexibility (NLP Workbook, Joseph O’Connor, p54)
c. auditory external acuity
d. auditory internal awareness and flexibility (NLP Workbook, Joseph O’Connor, p55)
e. kinaesthetic external acuity
f. kinaesthetic awareness and construct (NLP Workbook, Joseph O’Connor, p58)
g. olfactory acuity
h. gustatory acuity
i. uptime (Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p163)
j. downtime (The Enneagram and NLP, Linden and Spalding - see Glossary)
k. auditory digital
75. What is meant by taking inventory of yourself?
Turtles All The Way Down: Prerequisites to Personal Genius, Grinder and Delozier, p151
76. What is meant by multi-tracking? How are some ways to do it?
77. What is the difference between simultaneous and sequential incongruity? How do you
calibrate each? How do you handle each?
The Structure of Magic Vol. 2, Bandler and Grinder, pp 29-96
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder pp179-203
78. What is the single most important component of physiology to work with and why?
Whispering the Wind, Bostic St. Clair and Grinder, p233-234
ANCHORING
79. What are the keys to anchoring?
NLP Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier. pp126-127
80. What are the steps to anchoring someone?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, pp82-96
81. What does it mean to collapse an anchor?
Frogs into Princes - Bandler and Grinder, p106
82. What are the steps to collapsing an anchor and when would you do it?
Neuro Linguistic Programming Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier. pp142-144
83. How do you do a visual squash? When would you use it? How is it related but different to
collapsing an anchor?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p.129
84. What is chaining anchors, how do you do it and when?
The Emotional Hostage, Cameron-Bandler & Lebeau, pp165-169
The Neurophysics of Human Behaviour, Furman & Gallo, p306
Conditioned Reflexes, Pavlov, p
85. What is a stacked anchor? How and when do you do it?
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming, O'Connor and Seymour, p72
The Neurophysics of Human Behaviour, Furman & Gallo, p308
Conditioned Reflexes, Pavlov, p
86. What is a search anchor? How and when do you do it?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p95
87. What is a resource anchor? How and when do you do it?
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming, O'Connor and Seymour, p72
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p115
88. How do you do a Change Personal History? When do you do it?
Frogs Into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p85 and p108 (not the usual version)
A Framework for Excellence, Charlotte Bretto, Formats p22 (almost the usual version)
Introducing NLP, O’connor & Seymour, pp62-64 (usual version)
89. What is the single most powerful representational system to anchor in? Why?
90. Give an example of an anchor that spans all rep systems.
91. What is a lifeline? How would you set one up and when would you use one?
Turtles All The Way Down: Prerequisites to Personal Genius, Grinder and Delozier, pp76f.
92. What is a future pace and how do you do it?
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming - O'Connor and Seymour, pp77-78
Trance-Formations - Grinder and Bandler, p158
The Enneagram and NLP, Linden and Spalding, p134
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p87
93. How do you do a Circle of Excellence? When is it used?
A Framework for Excellence, Charlotte Bretto, Formats pp11-12
94. Describe at least 3 ways to do a self edit/personal edit.
RAPPORT
95. What is an NLP definition for rapport?
Applications of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Dilts, p64
Changing Belief systems with NLP, Dilts, p219
Introducing NLP, O’Connor and Seymour, p245
96. What is meant by pacing and leading?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p80
97. List at least 7 things you can match in establishing rapport.
Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H Erickson, MD, Vol 1, Bandler and Grinder,
p16
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p79
NLP Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier p163, p181
Trance-Formations - Grinder and Bandler, p33, pp43-44
98. What is the difference between matching and mirroring?
99. What is crossover mirroring?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p79
100. What is the test for rapport?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p80
Trance-Formations, Grinder and Bandler, pp58-59
REPRESENTATIONAL SYSTEMS
101. Draw a diagram of the eye patterns for a "normally wired right hand person".
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p25
102. What is meant by a primary representational system and what are at least 5 ways to
detect it.
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, pp28,30,45-47
Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H Erickson, MD, Vol1, Bandler and Grinder,
p10
103. What is a lead representational system? How do you detect it if it is different from a
person's primary representational system?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p28
104. What is a reference system?
Frogs Into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p28
Neuro Linguistic Programming Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier. P59
105. What is overlapping? How do you do it? When would you use it?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, pp41-42,44,80
Trance-Formations, Grinder and Bandler, pp44-49
106. What is another term often used for the technique of overlapping?
107. What is the difference between the rep systems of auditory tonal and auditory digital?
Strategies, Wyatt L Woodsmall, p10
SUBMODALITIES
108. What are submodalities? What do they allow us to do?
Using Your Brain For a Change, Bandler, pp22-35
Insiders Guide to Submodalities, Bandler and MacDonald, pp111, 2, 18
109. What is the difference between analogue and digital submodalities?
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, Andreas and Andreas, p11
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming, O'Connor and Seymour, p58
110. What are critical submodalities?
Insiders Guide to Submodalities, Bandler and MacDonald, p54 (describes Critical
Submodalities as what we understand only as Driver submodalities)
NLP Workbook, Joseph O’Connor, p98
111. What are driver submodalities?
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, Andreas and Andreas, pp90-93
112. Describe the standard swish pattern. When would you use it?
Using Your Brain For a Change, Bandler, pp131-152
Insiders Guide to Submodalities, Bandler and MacDonald, p64
113. Describe how to design and conduct a designer swish.
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, Andreas and Andreas, p50 onwards
Insiders Guide to Submodalities, Bandler and MacDonald, pp81-83
114. What are the two major ways to do a compulsion blow out? How and when would you
use them?
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, Andreas and Andreas, pp89-113
115. How do you do the ecstasy pattern. Why would you use it?
Email from Wyatt Woodsmall
116. What is a phobia?
Heart of the Mind, Andreas and Andreas p61
117. Describe how to remove a phobia.
Using Your Brain for a Change, Bandler, pp43 -48
Heart of the Mind, Andreas and Andreas, pp55-71
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, p109 (this an earlier version of the technique)
118. Describe how to create a compelling future.
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, Andreas and Andreas, pp33-34
119. How do you do the following patterns and when:
a. confusion to understanding
Using Your Brain for a Change, Bandler, pp83-101
Insiders Guide to Submodalities, Bandler and MacDonald, pp13-16
b. belief change
Using Your Brain for a Change, Bandler, pp108-110
Insiders Guide to Submodalities, Bandler and MacDonald, pp73-75
120. How do you elicit a timeline?
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, Andreas and Andreas, pp1-4
Timeline Therapy and the Basis of Personality, James and Woodsmall, p31
121. What is the difference between temporal submodalities and timeline intervention
methods?
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, Andreas and Andreas, pp1-36
Heart of the Mind, Andreas and Andreas, pp191-212
122. What is the difference between in time and through time?
Timeline Therapy and the Basis of Personality, James and Woodsmall, pp21,23-27
REFRAMING
123. What is the premise upon which reframing is based?
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder, p9
124. When do you use a reframe?
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder, p96
125. What are the two basic categories of reframes? When do you use one or the other?
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder, pp9,3-43
126. What are the steps to a 6 step reframe? When do you use it?
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder, p114
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, pp137-160
Transformations, Grinder and Bandler, pp147-159
127. What are the steps to negotiating between parts? When do you use it?
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder, pp45-56
128. How do you do the pattern of creating a new part? When do you do it?
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder, pp57-103
ECOLOGY
129. What is ecology? Why is it important?
Frogs Into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, pp147-149
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, Andreas and Andreas, pp105-106, pp126-127
130. Describe at least 5 ways to do ecology checks.
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, pp149
MODELLING
131. What are the elements to basic modelling? What presuppositions of NLP is modelling
based on?
Frogs into Princes, Bandler and Grinder, pp7-10, 36
Neuro Linguistic Programming Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier, 7th page of Forward,
pp3-25
Modelling with NLP, Robert Dilts, pp5-10 and 72
PERCEPTUAL SORTING
132. What is meant by a perceptual position?
Using Your Brain for a Change, Bandler, pp37-48
Turtles All The Way Down: Prerequisites to Personal Genius, Grinder and DeLozier, p197
onwards
133. What is meant by position shifting?
Using Your Brain for a Change, Bandler pp37-48
Turtles All The Way Down: Prerequisites to Personal Genius, Grinder and DeLozier, p197f
and p366
134. What is the value of establishing multiple points of reference?
Using Your Brain for a Change, Bandler. pp37-48
Turtles All The Way Down: Prerequisites to Personal Genius, Grinder and DeLozier, p197
onwards
135. What is a triple description and why is it important to do? Please give a thorough
explanation of 1st, 2nd and 3rd position.
Turtles All The Way Down: Prerequisites to Personal Genius, Grinder and DeLozier, p197
onwards
136. How do you actually do a triple description?
Turtles All The Way Down: Prerequisites to Personal Genius , Grinder and DeLozier, p197
onwards
137. What are the 4 perceptual positions based on time? Why are they important to do?
Figuring Out People, L Michael Hall and Bob G Bodenhamer, p174
The Emotional Hostage, Cameron-Bandler and Lebeau, pp57-59
The Imprint Method, Cameron-Bandler, Gordon, Lebeau, Chapter 6
Time Line therapy and The Basis of Personality, James & Woodsmall, pp16-19, 23-27
ADDITIONAL DISTINCTIONS
138. What are the 4 stages of learning (the learning ladder)? How is it different from 4 logical
levels of learning?
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming , O'Connor and Seymour (see index listings)
Steps to an Ecology of Mind, Bateson pp247-9, 283-307, 364-5
139. What is a 4-tuple? 6-tuple?
Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, MD, Vol. 2
Magic Demystified, Lewis and Pucelik, Chapter I
140. What is chunking and why is it useful to be flexible with it? Give examples of chunking
up, down, and laterally.
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming, O'Connor and Seymour, pp150-152
141. What is sequencing and why is it important?
Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, MD, Vol. 2 pp 91-96
Neuro Linguistic Programming Vol. 1, Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier. p20f.
Reframing, Bandler and Grinder, p151
142. What are values and why are they important to work with?
Timeline therapy and the Basis of Personality, James and Woodsmall, pp155,171,180,201202,205f
Change Your Mind and Keep the Change, Andreas and Andreas, Chap. IV
Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming, O'Connor and Seymour, p147f
143. What are the 5 Satir Categories? How are they useful in change work?
The Structure of Magic Vol. 2, Bandler and Grinder, p47 onwards
144. List at least 5 things you can do with your internal dialogue.
Strategies, Wyatt Woodsmall, p11
Tales of Power, Carlos Castanada, p19
NLP The New Technology of Achievement, Andreas & Faulkner, p178
145. What is a contextual marker? Why are they important to work with?
Steps to an Ecology of Mind, Bateson, pp289-291
146. What is meant by 1st and 2nd attention?
Turtles All The Way Down: Prerequisites to Personal Genius, Grinder and DeLozier, p62f.
147. What is meant by epistemology? Why is it important to study it?
Turtles All The Way Down, DeLozier and Grinder, Preface xii-xxi
Steps to an Ecology of Mind, Bateson, pp313-315
148. What did Gregory Bateson mean by calling "I"the ultimate nominalization?
Turtles All The Way Down: Prerequisites to Personal Genius - Grinder and DeLozier, p195f
149. What is meant by the difference between 1st and 2nd order change?
Change - Watzlawick, Weakland and Fisch, pp10-11
Mind, Self and Society, G A Mead in Adulthood and Aging, D C Kimmel
150. Describe a personal evolution process that you can do in 5 minutes on a daily basis for
yourself.
151. How will you celebrate having finished all these questions?
This requires a subjective answer, so there is no reference.
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