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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, it becomes apparent over time that Harold is a very _______ worker.
(a) Diligent and good.
(b) Dedicated but uneducated.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Poor.

2. The first heading of Chapter 1 is titled _____________; wherein, the individual in therapy is re-educated to view resistance as a form of cooperation in its own right.
(a) "Encouraging Resistance".
(b) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".
(c) "Providing a Worse Alternative".
(d) "Emphasizing the Positive".

3. If a couple is able to remain civil and reasonably safe and sane in their fighting, Erickson ______.
(a) Asks one member to leave.
(b) Strongly approves of it,
(c) Disapproves regardless.
(d) Encourages it outside the office.

4. In one case in Chapter 5, there was competition between the mother and the ______ over mothering the new baby.
(a) Father.
(b) Sister.
(c) Mother's mother.
(d) Mother-in-law.

5. Haley writes of a case in Chapter 5 in which a new mother was so distraught that she was hospitalized; the trouble was that in some cases, the receipt of treatment is used by others in the greater familial context as what?
(a) An excuse for them to be blamed.
(b) An excuse to coddle them.
(c) An excuse to unfairly exclude them.
(d) An excuse for divorce.

6. Haley writes that the majority of the young adults who the therapist meets with do want to ____.
(a) Marry.
(b) Separate.
(c) Get an education.
(d) Divorce.

7. Erickson mentions that in cases where the woman won't let the man talk, as the therapist, he will either get her to keep her mouth shut and listen or will do what?
(a) Make her leave.
(b) Talk to the woman alone.
(c) No longer see the couple.
(d) Cause an argument.

8. When Erickson conducts long-term therapy, he does not do it as extensive and lengthy contact with meetings once each week for years. Instead, he does what?
(a) Varies the duration of appointments.
(b) Has sessions outside his office.
(c) Varies the frequency of appointments.
(d) Has telephone sessions.

9. One marital trouble that can occur was exemplified in Chapter 5 as the case of a young wife with a _____ hand.
(a) Itchy.
(b) Blotchy.
(c) Trembling.
(d) Numb.

10. Under which heading does Haley write that the marriage ceremony is actually very important to more than just those who are marrying?
(a) "Marriage and Its Consequences".
(b) "The Growing of Family".
(c) "The Marriage of Family".
(d) "The Secular Family".

11. The cases in Chapter 5 typically include whom in the couple?
(a) The wife.
(b) The children.
(c) Both parties.
(d) The husband.

12. Under which heading of Chapter 1 is it stated that Erickson emphasized both the autonomy and togetherness of family members?
(a) "Awakening and Disengagement".
(b) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".
(c) "Emphasizing the Positive".
(d) "Encouraging Resistance".

13. Harold succeeds in cultivating a friendship with an unintelligent ______ man who has been highly effective at making the best of who he is.
(a) Educated.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Handicapped.
(d) Fatherly.

14. In which situation is it said that new way of finding their equilibrium as a couple is needed?
(a) When someone passes away.
(b) During divorce.
(c) After childbirth.
(d) When parents grow old.

15. Which heading in Chapter 1 is shown to help work out residual resistance to desirable changes?
(a) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".
(b) "Encouraging Resistance".
(c) "Emphasizing the Positive".
(d) "Encouraging a Relapse".

Short Answer Questions

1. Harold's experience with his first relationship was so good that he voluntarily reconsidered his own views and chose to do what?

2. In Chapter 2, the author notes that among humans, the mating style appears to vary _____.

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

4. The period of adolescence that often closely predates major mating activity is one of the most important times for people to do what?

5. Under which heading of Chapter 2 does Haley state that children develop their own roles within families and parents face serious changes when they leave?

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