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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Erickson talks about patients overcoming which of the following:
(a) Fear.
(b) Limitations.
(c) Negative thinking.
(d) Addiction.

3. There are some people who may not be able to easily respond to treatment if they tend to:
(a) Criticize.
(b) Intellectualize.
(c) Hypothesize.
(d) Analyze.

4. What major event did the athlete participate in after following Erickson's advice?
(a) Olympics.
(b) Stanley Cup.
(c) World Cup.
(d) World Series.

5. Some people are able to recover from serious illnesses by simply refusing to do what?
(a) Listen to the doctors.
(b) Take medicine.
(c) Have surgery.
(d) Give in.

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

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

8. Through therapy Erickson believes that people are able to overcome a:
(a) Fear of flying.
(b) Bad prognosis.
(c) Childhood trauma.
(d) Bad habit.

9. Which of the following is not one of the issues addressed in this chapter?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Weight.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Drinking.

10. Sometimes people like to disagree just to:
(a) Prove a point.
(b) Disagree.
(c) Be rude.
(d) Make the other person mad.

11. Earlier in the text, Erickson convinced the athlete that he could move forward, at first by using what measurement?
(a) 1/2".
(b) 1".
(c) 1/16".
(d) 1/4".

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

13. The last person referred to in the text was a woman who indulged in what problem?
(a) Being promiscuous.
(b) Ignoring her children.
(c) Compulsive spending.
(d) Lying.

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

15. Erickson also believes that a person's experiences do not have to be guided by which of the following:
(a) Anger.
(b) Self-sabotage.
(c) Fear.
(d) Stage fright.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author believes that one learns best by:

3. The story of the man who sat in the grass belonged in what profession?

4. The man spent most of his time thinking about what one thing while he was undergoing trauma?

5. What is the word that best relates to "stepping stone" as it is used in the text?

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