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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. For those who glorify ______, older years may have a more difficult psychological impact.
(a) Youth culture.
(b) Babies.
(c) Early family life.
(d) Childhood.

2. When the post-partum mother does receive therapy, the reasons for why she is so upset about becoming a mother are discussed and where possible her _____.
(a) Fears are soothed.
(b) Child is cared for.
(c) Husband is relieved.
(d) In-laws are involved.

3. In Erickson's case in Chapter 6 which involved the boy's bed-wetting problem, Erickson suggested that if he didn't wet the bed for a month his parents were obligated to get him what?
(a) A new bed.
(b) A bike.
(c) A kitten.
(d) A puppy.

4. 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?
(a) Abrasive behavior.
(b) Hypnosis.
(c) Amnesia.
(d) Reverse psychology.

5. 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) Hang up.
(b) Cry.
(c) Accuse her husband of adultery.
(d) Scream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Erickson restricts himself to the truth, which Haley points out as a means that distinguishes him from those seeking to be _____ rather than those who are forthright and have an interest in the welfare of the client.

2. The dynamic between the parents of the child with the sore was affected because they paid attention to ______ in relation to the chores in a different way.

3. Erickson notes in Chapter 8 that when you start defending "my rights," you become a what?

4. Erickson believes that normally, the problem extends beyond the substance abuser and what is needed is actually a change of what?

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. In what ways does Erickson see patients he no longer counseled?

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

3. How does Erickson feel regarding psychiatric medication?

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

5. What is done with the teenage daughter who knows a family secret in Chapter 8?

6. What is Erickson's approach to the family "as a group"?

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

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

9. Describe the case in Chapter 6 in which the mother is ultimately left out following post-partum depression.

10. How do Erickson's techniques vary with different clients?

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