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

2. The student and the professor had a confrontation about which of the following?

3. The therapist believes that one should be able to make changes if what fraction of the problem can be solved?

4. Erickson refers to an old adage that says, "It's just like ______."

5. People are often willing to do things under hypnosis that they might otherwise consider to be:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is automatic writing? What is the process? How is it helpful?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

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

6. Explain one of the doctor's main tenets of practice and the theory behind it. How does this main tenet work into the patient's overall treatment plan?

7. Briefly describe Erickson's approach to dealing with patients on a one-to-one basis.

8. Erickson believes that it may not be necessary to solve an entire problem for the problem to be effectively relived. Explain this theory and to what cases it might best relate.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed biography of Milton H. Erickson, MD. Include his personal and professional lives, education, techniques, contributions to the field of hypnotherapy, etc.

Essay Topic 2

Everyone has automatic behaviors in certain situations. The behaviors may stem from many issues but are almost always subconscious. What examples of automatic behavior are used in the text? Are the behaviors reasonable? Do you think you have any automatic behaviors? If so, what do they deal with? Do they have any connection to a physical injury like the woman in the book? Are the behaviors triggered by something specific? Ask family and friends for observations on your automatic behaviors. Once conscious of the behaviors, do you notice when you do it? Do you still do the behaviors?

Essay Topic 3

Personal power is an often discussed topic but not one that is always addressed in therapy. What is personal power? How is it achieved? Why is it important? What are Erickson's views on the subject? Write a 1000 word essay on personal power and what it means to you. Include how you incorporate - or should incorporate - it into your daily life. What differences would it make?

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