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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Milton Erickson came from the American Midwest and received the majority of his education and preliminary work experience in Wisconsin and _____.
(a) Portland.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Ohio.

2. Under which heading of Chapter 1 does it state that therapy now helps patients make changes without any focus on understanding why the previous behavior had existed?
(a) "Encouraging Resistance".
(b) "Awakening and Disengagement".
(c) "Emphasizing the Positive".
(d) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".

3. A fear of women that had been troubling Erickson's client in Chapter 3 was overcome but Erickson never even discussed that fear with this client, as the problem was solved through his what?
(a) Quitting smoking.
(b) Direct approach.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Indirect approach.

4. Which heading in Chapter 1 involves subjective aspects of time?
(a) "Emphasizing the Positive".
(b) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".
(c) "Encouraging Resistance".
(d) "The Use of Space and Position".

5. When the client's real need is _______, Erickson goes out of his way to actually artificially create relationships for his patients.
(a) Friends.
(b) Sexual contact.
(c) Social contact.
(d) Parenting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Erickson addresses Harold's anxieties and hatred about women in a simple way. He ______ a relationship with a woman who teaches him.

2. Erickson writes of withholding and sharing information and of how he succeeds in curing a young woman of pain she experiences during ______.

3. Harold became negative about the _______ with whom he had had been sexually involved in a limited sense.

4. In some cases, Erickson offers patients the option to make more complete changes in a shorter time span. In these cases, he assures them that they can, but the greater the transformation, the greater the _________ associated with the changes that will be facilitated by hypnosis.

5. What is the title of Chapter 1 in the book?

(see the answer key)

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