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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Unlike adults, children are not _______ by previous events.
(a) Affected.
(b) Stricken.
(c) Prejudiced.
(d) Tortured.

2. How did the man undergoing trauma refer to his situation?
(a) Deadening and hopeless.
(b) Frustrating and prolonged.
(c) Fearful and tense.
(d) Annoying and stupid.

3. What happened to the man who attempted to cross the slippery surface before he met Erickson?
(a) The man would fall.
(b) The man would fall down.
(c) The surface would crack.
(d) Muscles got tense.

4. The author states that regardless of past experiences, everyone can achieve which of the following?
(a) Focus.
(b) Athletic ability.
(c) Rapport.
(d) Success.

5. Erickson was adept at getting patients to overcome which of the following?
(a) Fixed mental state.
(b) Fear of failure.
(c) Negative behaviors.
(d) Bad attitude.

6. What does "malady" mean as it is used in the text?
(a) Broken heart.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Perfection.
(d) Skin disease.

7. According to the text, which of the following is vital to accomplishing things in one's life?
(a) Fighting.
(b) Going with the flow.
(c) Taking charge.
(d) Education.

8. There is often a large gap between theory and _____.
(a) Skill.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Practice.
(d) Experience.

9. According to Erickson, the married couple often argued about things that were:
(a) Too big to solve.
(b) Outside their relationship.
(c) Insignificant.
(d) Rhetorical.

10. When patients start therapy, it is common for at least some of them to act in what way?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Over-eager.
(c) Defiant.
(d) Rude.

11. The man's focus could easily be referred to as which of the following:
(a) Fate.
(b) Coincidence.
(c) Victory.
(d) Luck.

12. Which of the following will most likely override a person's training?
(a) Instinct.
(b) Skill.
(c) Faith.
(d) Fear.

13. Taking charge is one way in which a person may be able to:
(a) Keep from getting bossed around.
(b) Earn money.
(c) Get ahead.
(d) Stay alive.

14. While in meditation, what thing did the man discover that he had not noticed before?
(a) His hands were often shaky.
(b) The grass was many colors.
(c) The sky is not really blue.
(d) Turkeys can fly.

15. Many patients that go to a therapist claim that they want nothing more than to be:
(a) Sane.
(b) Less obsessed.
(c) Better.
(d) Cured.

Short Answer Questions

1. The doctor believed that a patient will only succeed if s/he has which of the following:

2. Following Erickson's advice, the woman who wanted to lose weight found that it was:

3. The author states that there is a lot to be said for which kind of learning?

4. Which of the following was one of the man's most difficult issues to confront?

5. Surprisingly, Erickson did just the opposite of what one might think. According to the text, Erickson did not tell the man to:

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