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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erickson uses examples of people who are:
(a) Confused.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Angry.
(d) Ill.

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

3. The author states that regardless of past experiences, everyone can achieve which of the following?
(a) Success.
(b) Rapport.
(c) Focus.
(d) Athletic ability.

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

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

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

7. Erickson was adept at getting patients to overcome which of the following?
(a) Bad attitude.
(b) Negative behaviors.
(c) Fixed mental state.
(d) Fear of failure.

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

9. The author states that there is a lot to be said for which kind of learning?
(a) Socratic.
(b) Experiential.
(c) Abstract.
(d) Theory-based.

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

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

12. One man in the text is referred to as he wanted to stop indulging in certain behaviors. What was the man's former occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Construction worker.

13. Many patients that go to a therapist claim that they want nothing more than to be:
(a) Better.
(b) Cured.
(c) Less obsessed.
(d) Sane.

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

15. There are some people who may not be able to easily respond to treatment if they tend to:
(a) Analyze.
(b) Intellectualize.
(c) Criticize.
(d) Hypothesize.

Short Answer Questions

1. The last person referred to in the text was a woman who indulged in what problem?

2. According to the text, which of the following is vital to accomplishing things in one's life?

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

4. Sometimes people like to disagree just to:

5. The man spent most of his time thinking about what one thing while he was undergoing trauma?

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