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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erickson is a big believer in learning how to establish _____ with another person.
(a) Honesty.
(b) Rapport.
(c) Trust.
(d) Cooperation.

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

3. In what field did Erickson choose to make a career?
(a) Hydrotherapy.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Hypnotherapy.
(d) Podiatry.

4. Erickson does not believe in using which of the following to get his patients to change?
(a) Coercion.
(b) Bribes.
(c) Force.
(d) Mind games.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The doctor believes in using which of the following as a primary means of treating his patients?

2. What is the name of the person who has annotated Erickson's work?

3. Which of the following may help someone go into a self-induced state?

4. Erickson states that trances can be which of the following?

5. Erickson's methods are designed to help a patient do which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. The author includes a large number of examples featuring patients who are unaware of what actions? What kinds of results might there be from these particular actions?

2. Is it possible to recover from a set of forgotten skills? What example is used?

3. What is mentioned as being a way for a patient to block success in treatment? What is one way in which the problem can be solved?

4. Erickson talks about forgotten skills. What does the doctor mean about forgotten skills? What was the example used?

5. What is a common misconception about being put into a trance state? Can someone cause another to do something illegal or immoral while in a trance?

6. What happened between Arthur and the professor? What was the conflict?

7. What is Erickson's primary method of treatment? What tool is used to treat the patient? What is the purpose?

8. What kind of information is given to the reader through the use of discussion regarding Erickson's techniques?

9. Erickson chose to forge his own way in the practice of hypnotherapy by developing what? What were the developments designed to do?

10. Who is Arthur? Why is Arthur's story important to the text presented by Rosen?

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