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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. There is often a large gap between theory and _____.
(a) Skill.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Practice.
(d) Experience.

3. When patients start therapy, it is common for at least some of them to act in what way?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Defiant.
(c) Rude.
(d) Over-eager.

4. Which of the following is not one of the issues addressed in this chapter?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Weight.
(d) Basketball.

5. Which of the following was one of the man's most difficult issues to confront?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Compulsive spending.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Gambling.

6. What major event did the athlete participate in after following Erickson's advice?
(a) World Cup.
(b) Stanley Cup.
(c) Olympics.
(d) World Series.

7. Erickson was fond of using one particular skill in his practice while diagnosing patients. What was that skill?
(a) Humor.
(b) Analyzing dreams.
(c) Observation.
(d) Multi-tasking.

8. Earlier in the text, Erickson convinced the athlete that he could move forward, at first by using what measurement?
(a) 1/2".
(b) 1".
(c) 1/16".
(d) 1/4".

9. Erickson states that therapy may:
(a) Cure part of the problem.
(b) Not work.
(c) Be 100% successful.
(d) Make things worse.

10. The doctor believed that a patient will only succeed if s/he has which of the following:
(a) Willpower.
(b) Self-control.
(c) Desire.
(d) A therapist.

11. What was the secondary issue faced by the woman?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Refusing to keep house.
(c) Refusing to balance her checkbook.
(d) Lying.

12. Following Erickson's advice, the woman who wanted to lose weight found that it was:
(a) Easy.
(b) Frustrating.
(c) Impossible.
(d) Difficult.

13. What is the word that best relates to "stepping stone" as it is used in the text?
(a) Transference.
(b) Transformation.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Baby step.

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

15. There is a lot to be said for which of the following:
(a) Education.
(b) Stubbornness.
(c) Wit.
(d) Listening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sometimes people like to disagree just to:

2. What kind of award did the athlete receive for his hard work in eliminating his limitations?

3. Erickson worked with an athlete who focused on what area of sports?

4. How far did one patient throw a shot put before working with Erickson?

5. Reframing often takes hold when the therapist or practitioner ties the facts with which of the following?

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