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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. Haley observes that there are repercussions throughout the family system (meaning people of the families that led up to this union are affected by the turn of events) when what occurs?

2. In the example of the woman in the car accident in Chapter 8, the therapist was not even able to apply _____ that would actually alleviate the young woman's chronic pain.

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

4. Erickson in the 20th century insists on addressing the _______ and asserts the right to include other individuals who are part of the trouble.

5. What occurrence either forces or allows other relatives, be it the father or extended family, a great chance to take care of the baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the outcome of the example from Chapter 6 in which a child has a sore which festered for 2 years.

4. Describe the case of the 8-year-old terror, which is provided in Chapter 6.

5. What does Haley write regarding post-partum depression in Chapter 6?

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

7. How does Erickson feel regarding psychiatric medication?

8. How does Erickson enable couples in Chapter 6?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the "trance state" which Erickson uses. How does this differ from what people traditionally think of as hypnosis?

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

Discuss Erickson's methods of family therapy. How does his approach differ from the standard sessions of therapists in the 19th century?

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