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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 was one of the man's most difficult issues to confront?

2. There is a lot to be said for which of the following:

3. How long was the couple married?

4. Surprisingly, Erickson did just the opposite of what one might think. According to the text, Erickson did not tell the man to:

5. Another patient was afraid to walk on which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is two main things were connected in the story about the athlete? How did the combination affect the athlete's performance?

2. What are the doctor's thoughts about experiential learning?

3. Describe the story about Erickson and the athlete and how Erickson's work helped to vastly improve the young man's performance.

4. What is one tool that often helps the therapy along, even when the patient is resistant?

5. Why is it stated that children are like empty slates? What does that mean?

6. Recap Erickson's example of experiential learning and instinct.

7. Describe the example of this tool as it involved the allergist and heroin addict.

8. What was the example used regarding the fact that some people disagree just to disagree?

9. What is the doctor's opinion on the difference between theory and practice? What ensures the best end result?

10. Reframing can occur in many different ways. Explain one of the ways in which Erickson uses reframing to help a man who wanted to stop drinking.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Self-sabotage may be linked to self-imposed limitations in some cases. The mind is a very powerful tool that can control one's ability to succeed if the belief system does not match the desire. What causes one to have self-imposed limitations? Is it innate or a learned way of thinking? If it is learned, how was it taught and by whom? How can self-imposed limitations affect you in school, sports, or every day activities? Are you typically aware of these situations? Are you aware of what causes your behaviors? How can you overcome the limitations?

Essay Topic 2

Hundreds of books have been written about people who overcame serious or terminal illness through the sheer force of will or simply denying that the problem was as bad as it was or even that it could be fatal. How is it possible for a person to overcome something that doctors say will kill him? Is the mind so powerful that it can heal the body or is it something else? Do you believe in divine intervention? If so, do you think it could be a factor? Do the people who beat the illness ever relapse?

Essay Topic 3

Self-sabotage is very common in patients, particularly those who are attempting to make major life changes and/or abandoning a certain behavior or action. Give examples of self-sabotage. Did anyone in the text practice self-sabotage? How did Erickson deal with it? Was the problem resolved? Why did it happen in the first place? Write a 500 word essay on how self-sabotage has affected you.

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