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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. Erickson does not tell Harold there is anything wrong with _________; he tells Harold that he wants to put Harold into a position to be open to changing or keeping his ideas about himself.
2. One marital trouble that can occur was exemplified in Chapter 5 as the case of a young wife with a _____ hand.
3. Haley writes of one case in which a woman was directly threatened with death by her husband over what?
4. Family stress is most severe when someone is _________ (in) the family.
5. Harold would finally happen into a heterosexual relationship with whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. When was hypnosis introduced to the psychiatric community and why?
2. What are some of the prominent issues in marriages as Haley suggests in Chapter 5?
3. What does Jay Haley remark about Erickson's contribution to the progression of psychotherapy in the beginning of the book?
4. Describe Erickson's use of metaphor and relapse.
5. What is remarked by Haley regarding a "love triangle" in Chapter 2?
6. How does Erickson deal with an adolescent's fears and insecurities in the courtship period?
7. How and with whom does Harold end up beginning a relationship with in Chapter 4?
8. What are the first two descriptions of Erickson's techniques in Chapter 1?
9. What is the purpose of therapy in Haley's opinion as it relates to the phases?
10. What is one example in which Erickson recommends divorce in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how "amnesia and the control of information" works. How is this technique controversial? In what examples does Erickson use it?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Erickson use the technique of avoiding self-exploration? In what way does this make his methods unique to other talk-therapists?
Essay Topic 3
Who is affected by the phase, "marriage and its consequences"? Why does this phase affect others than the couple in focus? Give examples from the text.
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