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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. The therapists of the 19th-century noticed that there was something deeper going on; here Mesmer and ____ are used as examples
(a) Jackson.
(b) Freud.
(c) Jung.
(d) Erickson.

2. Erickson is able to _____ the man into proving to himself and the others that he can in fact get up and is even able to make it to the car.
(a) Convince.
(b) Flatter.
(c) Provoke.
(d) Lure.

3. Once Erickson helped the family of the boy with the sore, it cured the boy of his festering sore and the _______ behavior that had accompanied it.
(a) Demonstrative.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Quasi-compulsive.
(d) Destructive.

4. In one case of a wife who dominated her husband in Chapter 7, if a caller on the phone wouldn't announce who they were she would do what?
(a) Scream.
(b) Hang up.
(c) Cry.
(d) Accuse her husband of adultery.

5. It stated in Chapter 7 that Erickson recognized that normally the problem was indicative not only of a trouble with _____ but also in social conditions and other influences.
(a) The family.
(b) The friends.
(c) The parents.
(d) The patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. The therapist's intent is to be what to the marriage and to each of the partners in it?

2. The suggestion of Erickson's in Chapter 6 is that he takes what action to protect the over-all wellbeing of the mind of the patient?

3. Erickson claims that when a husband and wife where _____ of each other, it was best to see them together.

4. One case in Chapter 6 was about how the therapist helped a mother to re-establish her authority with her son. How old was the child?

5. Erickson is _____ if a husband goes so far as to show up to set the therapist straight on some ways that the therapist has been wrong.

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Erickson's methods differ than those of the 19th century?

2. What does Erickson state regarding seeing only one spouse in a marriage?

3. What does Haley say of children leaving the nest in Chapter 8?

4. What does Erickson say regarding becoming grandparents in the life cycle?

5. Describe the case of the schizophrenic daughter Erickson treats for family issues in Chapter 8.

6. What does Erickson focus on with new mothers facing post-partum depression?

7. One daughter seeks help from Erickson regarding overbearing parents in Chapter 8. Describe this example.

8. What is one of the more controversial aspects of Erickson's hypnosis?

9. How does Erickson use not siding with one family member as a technique?

10. How does Erickson enable couples in Chapter 6?

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