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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. According to Chapter 8, what is one way behaviors are achieved in behavioral therapy?

2. Who tries to comfort Catherine regarding Anne Marie's illness?

3. What is the setting of Dr. Lovaas's therapy program?

4. Who wrote the foreword?

5. What therapy does Catherine discover in Chapter 11 that she believes is the key to Anne Marie's recovery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happens with Michel on a trip at the end of Chapter 29.

2. Why do some people show dislike for behavioral therapy?

3. What specific information about Michel is included in Appendix II?

4. Explain Anne Marie's experience with a plate of crackers from Chapter 15.

5. What happens when Catherine takes a trip to Paris and Anne Marie is left with a sitter?

6. Explain Catherine's view of aversives used in behavioral therapy.

7. Why does Catherine thank those who came before her in the fight for autistic children?

8. What is the controversy about behavioral modification therapy?

9. Explain the three things Catherine believes everyone should know about behavioral therapy.

10. What is behavior modification?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Catherine's emotional and spiritual journey as she worked to recover her children from autism.

Essay Topic 2

Explain psychoanalysis in regard to autism, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Daniel's role in the recovery of Anne Marie and Michel.

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