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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Athletes in a certain state of mind or trance state often refer to it as being:
(a) On top of the game.
(b) Distracted.
(c) Unbeatable.
(d) In the zone.

2. People in a trance state may be willing to do something silly such as:
(a) Dance around a room full of people.
(b) Kiss a total stranger.
(c) Act like a chicken.
(d) Bark.

3. What is one way in which the doctor may be able to break through the patient's issue?
(a) Distraction.
(b) Biofeedback.
(c) Nothing can be done.
(d) Positive reinforcement.

4. Rapport should not be mistaken for which of the following?
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Coercion.
(c) Lying.
(d) Pacifying.

5. What is the name of the person who has annotated Erickson's work?
(a) Rosen.
(b) Randall.
(c) Weston.
(d) Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paying attention to others is the best way to ______.

2. The student was eventually congratulated for which of the following?

3. Which of the following may help someone go into a self-induced state?

4. The general public often associates trances with which of the following?

5. The doctor uses which technique to uncover hidden behaviors, thoughts and feelings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a common misconception about being put into a trance state? Can someone cause another to do something illegal or immoral while in a trance?

2. Why are patients unable or unwilling to help themselves to change their behaviors? Why does Erickson disagree?

3. Explain one of the doctor's main tenets of practice and the theory behind it. How does this main tenet work into the patient's overall treatment plan?

4. Erickson often received criticism for his methods of practice. Who gave out the criticism and what was the main complaint?

5. Erickson talks about forgotten skills. What does the doctor mean about forgotten skills? What was the example used?

6. What does Erickson say about forgetting the skill and the skills one possesses?

7. What was Arthur's offer to the professor and the dean? What was the result?

8. Who is Arthur? Why is Arthur's story important to the text presented by Rosen?

9. Erickson believes that it may not be necessary to solve an entire problem for the problem to be effectively relived. Explain this theory and to what cases it might best relate.

10. What does it mean to be in a trance? What kind of person or activity is most likely to experience the state?

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