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

2. What kind of award did the athlete receive for his hard work in eliminating his limitations?
(a) Gold medal.
(b) Heisman trophy.
(c) Rare autographed baseball.
(d) Stanley Cup.

3. It is important for a patient to learn how to combine possibilities with which of the following:
(a) Truisms.
(b) Facts.
(c) Hope.
(d) Strength.

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

5. How much weight was the woman required to gain according to Erickson?
(a) 30 lbs.
(b) 20 lbs.
(c) 15 lbs.
(d) 10 lbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. There are some people who may not be able to easily respond to treatment if they tend to:

2. The man was also an addict. To which drug was the man addicted?

3. How long was the couple married?

4. Erickson did encourage the man to do which of the following?

5. What was the secondary issue faced by the woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one tool that often helps the therapy along, even when the patient is resistant?

2. What was the example used regarding the fact that some people disagree just to disagree?

3. What did Erickson mean when he said that direct therapy may not always work? What can make it work?

4. Describe the example of this tool as it involved the allergist and heroin addict.

5. Describe the story about Erickson and the athlete and how Erickson's work helped to vastly improve the young man's performance.

6. Explain the lesson learned by Erickson in regards to people wanting to change their habits and behaviors.

7. What is the doctor's opinion on the difference between theory and practice? What ensures the best end result?

8. Explain how one of Erickson's techniques helped a man to overcome a fear of walking across ice.

9. Explain the process of "reframing;' and how it changes a person's outlook.

10. Reframing can occur in many different ways. Explain one of the ways in which Erickson uses reframing to help a man who wanted to stop drinking.

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