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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hopefully, a patient will do what when participating in treatment?
(a) Pay the bill.
(b) Go into a trance.
(c) Be cured.
(d) Respond.

2. Surprisingly, Erickson did just the opposite of what one might think. According to the text, Erickson did not tell the man to:
(a) Quit his job.
(b) Stop.
(c) Try hypnosis.
(d) Join group therapy.

3. This even occurred during what major world event?
(a) WWII.
(b) WWI.
(c) Gulf War.
(d) Vietnam.

4. Taking charge is one way in which a person may be able to:
(a) Keep from getting bossed around.
(b) Get ahead.
(c) Stay alive.
(d) Earn money.

5. Instinct causes people to do what _____.:
(a) They want to do.
(b) Is learned.
(c) Others want.
(d) Comes naturally.

6. The author believes that one learns best by:
(a) Doing.
(b) Watching.
(c) Reading about it.
(d) Listening.

7. What does "malady" mean as it is used in the text?
(a) Perfection.
(b) Broken heart.
(c) Skin disease.
(d) Sickness.

8. Erickson worked with an athlete who focused on what area of sports?
(a) Golf.
(b) Long jump.
(c) Shotput.
(d) Football.

9. It is important for a patient to learn how to combine possibilities with which of the following:
(a) Strength.
(b) Facts.
(c) Hope.
(d) Truisms.

10. Another patient was afraid to walk on which of the following?
(a) Hot coals.
(b) Grass.
(c) Water.
(d) Ice.

11. Which of the following will most likely override a person's training?
(a) Faith.
(b) Fear.
(c) Skill.
(d) Instinct.

12. Unlike adults, children are not _______ by previous events.
(a) Stricken.
(b) Prejudiced.
(c) Tortured.
(d) Affected.

13. The last person referred to in the text was a woman who indulged in what problem?
(a) Ignoring her children.
(b) Compulsive spending.
(c) Being promiscuous.
(d) Lying.

14. Some people are able to recover from serious illnesses by simply refusing to do what?
(a) Listen to the doctors.
(b) Give in.
(c) Take medicine.
(d) Have surgery.

15. There is an example used of a couple who always:
(a) Cheated.
(b) Traveled separately.
(c) Argued.
(d) Called each other names.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the man undergoing trauma refer to his situation?

2. The author states that regardless of past experiences, everyone can achieve which of the following?

3. The man's focus could easily be referred to as which of the following:

4. What is often used as a stepping stone to bigger and better things in therapy?

5. A person will only change if the desire to do so is:

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