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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. A person will only change if the desire to do so is:
(a) Real.
(b) Spontaneous.
(c) Imposed by a therapist.
(d) Thought out.

2. Erickson states that therapy may:
(a) Be 100% successful.
(b) Make things worse.
(c) Cure part of the problem.
(d) Not work.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Erickson also believes that a person's experiences do not have to be guided by which of the following:

2. There is a lot to be said for which of the following:

3. When patients start therapy, it is common for at least some of them to act in what way?

4. In this section, the author refers to children as being like which of the following:

5. What major event did the athlete participate in after following Erickson's advice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How can a person learn from the behaviors and actions of children?

3. 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.

4. It is stated that there's a lot to be said for stubbornness. What is the example used regarding stubbornness and illness?

5. Who is Victor Frankl? What makes his story an unusual one?

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

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

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

9. Discuss the last case in the book about the woman who ignored her children. How did Erickson help her?

10. Discuss one of Erickson's favorite therapeutic tools regarding everyday observations.

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