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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the animal like to be scratched?
(a) Beak.
(b) Back.
(c) Behind the ears.
(d) Belly.

2. The therapist believes that one should be able to make changes if what fraction of the problem can be solved?
(a) 3/5.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/2.

3. What is the name of the person who has annotated Erickson's work?
(a) Weston.
(b) Rosen.
(c) Randall.
(d) Wilson.

4. Rapport should not be mistaken for which of the following?
(a) Coercion.
(b) Pacifying.
(c) Manipulation.
(d) Lying.

5. What was the main part of the student's system that allowed him to keep remarkable notes?
(a) Asterisks.
(b) Photocopies of text.
(c) Highlighters.
(d) Abstract examples.

6. A person that is blocked will most likely not subject himself to which of the following?
(a) Trance.
(b) Treatment.
(c) Results.
(d) Suggestion.

7. To whom did the professor and the student go for help?
(a) Dean.
(b) Principal.
(c) Headmaster.
(d) Superintendent.

8. What is Erickson's first name?
(a) Michael.
(b) Mishka.
(c) Milburn.
(d) Milton.

9. People are often willing to do things under hypnosis that they might otherwise consider to be:
(a) Rude.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Embarrassing.
(d) Pointless.

10. What was Erickson's job while in college? What kind of salesman was he?
(a) Magazine.
(b) Book.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Car.

11. Erickson shares a story about a student whose name is:
(a) Arthur.
(b) Archie.
(c) Angus.
(d) Adam.

12. The target customer's animals were considered to be the man's ______.
(a) Profitable future.
(b) Bane of existence.
(c) Cross to bear.
(d) Pride and joy.

13. What commonly causes athletes to get into their trance states?
(a) Endorphins.
(b) Adrenaline.
(c) Focus.
(d) Determination.

14. Erickson's methods are designed to help a patient do which of the following?
(a) Gain self-esteem.
(b) Set boundaries.
(c) Alter behaviors.
(d) Learn to say no.

15. Trauma may be responsible for causing what kind of mental states in a patient?
(a) Absent.
(b) Erratic.
(c) Fluid.
(d) Neurotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. The professor accused the student of doing what?

2. What is another word for believing something that has no proof or basis in science?

3. What is the purpose of delving into someone's subconscience? What would it help the doctor to find?

4. By using this particular technique the patient may become aware of information that was previously:

5. The woman had to go to the doctor frequently to get treatments on what part of her body?

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