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

2. The author uses another example of a woman who suffers from:
(a) Hiccups.
(b) Cough.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Warts.

3. What type of athlete is most likely to experience the heightened state?
(a) Cricketeer.
(b) Football player.
(c) Runner.
(d) Swimmer.

4. The student was eventually congratulated for which of the following?
(a) Attentiveness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Stealth.

5. As one gets older, it is common to remember the action but to forget the ____.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Skill.
(c) Motion.
(d) Result.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Erickson's job while in college? What kind of salesman was he?

2. What is one of the most common ways that a patient can block treatment?

3. Which of the following is not mentioned as something people might go into a state over/during:

4. What is it called when a certain place or thing causes a specific reaction?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. The author talks about rapport and relating to another person. Why should one strive to build rapport?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Erickson often received criticism for his methods of practice. Who gave out the criticism and what was the main complaint?

8. How did Arthur and the professor handle the situation?

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

10. What was Arthur's offer to the professor and the dean? What was the result?

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