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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the man when he began to practice reframing?

2. How long was the couple married?

3. How did the man undergoing trauma refer to his situation?

4. How far did one patient throw a shot put before working with Erickson?

5. Erickson likes to see when patients take everyday events and are able to make ___________ about them.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is it stated that children are like empty slates? What does that mean?

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

7. Describe the story of the woman who continually sabotaged herself and her efforts to lose weight.

8. According to Erickson, there is a particular way to overcome limitations. What is the method?

9. What are the doctor's thoughts about experiential learning?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Self-sabotage may be linked to self-imposed limitations in some cases. The mind is a very powerful tool that can control one's ability to succeed if the belief system does not match the desire. What causes one to have self-imposed limitations? Is it innate or a learned way of thinking? If it is learned, how was it taught and by whom? How can self-imposed limitations affect you in school, sports, or every day activities? Are you typically aware of these situations? Are you aware of what causes your behaviors? How can you overcome the limitations?

Essay Topic 2

Many famous psychiatrists, hypnotherapists and psychologists have tackled the issue of changing negative behaviors in patients. List at least five famous doctors and/or cases in which negative and/or dangerous behaviors were addressed and "cured" by the techniques referenced by Erickson.

Essay Topic 3

Self-sabotage is very common in patients, particularly those who are attempting to make major life changes and/or abandoning a certain behavior or action. Give examples of self-sabotage. Did anyone in the text practice self-sabotage? How did Erickson deal with it? Was the problem resolved? Why did it happen in the first place? Write a 500 word essay on how self-sabotage has affected you.

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