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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Erickson use as an example for a skill learned early in life?

2. What was the main part of the student's system that allowed him to keep remarkable notes?

3. The book refers to a woman who had bouts with what kind of disease?

4. People in a trance state may be willing to do something silly such as:

5. Erickson is a big believer in learning how to establish _____ with another person.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Erickson say about forgetting the skill and the skills one possesses?

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

3. What is automatic behavior? How can it be used to help patients?

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

5. Why are patients unable or unwilling to help themselves to change their behaviors? Why does Erickson disagree?

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

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

8. 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?

9. What does it mean to be in a trance? What kind of person or activity is most likely to experience the state?

10. What was Arthur's explanation for his preparedness when it came to taking the professor's test?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marrying truisms and possibilities has proven to be an effective method that has brought about great success for Erickson's patients. Examine in detail the story about the athlete who went on to win Olympic gold through this technique. How can marrying those two things help you to succeed in your daily life? In what area would the skill be used best?

Essay Topic 2

Many famous psychiatrists, hypnotherapists and psychologists have tackled the issue of changing negative behaviors in patients. List at least five famous doctors and/or cases in which negative and/or dangerous behaviors were addressed and "cured" by the techniques referenced by Erickson.

Essay Topic 3

Performance anxiety and athletic improvement are common issues in which Erickson's techniques can be highly beneficial. A prime example is the athlete who went on to win gold medals at the Olympics. Using that story as a reference, write about a famous athlete who decided to undergo a similar type of hypnotherapy in order to improve his/her performance. Did it work? How long did it take? Did drugs play any part in the therapy? If so, do you think the same results could have been achieved without drugs? What other kinds of life changes were involved? Were the results temporary or permanent?

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