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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 was the secondary issue faced by the woman?

2. The author states that there is a lot to be said for which kind of learning?

3. While in meditation, what thing did the man discover that he had not noticed before?

4. The man confessed to doing which of the following compulsively?

5. There is an example used of a couple who always:

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Victor Frankl? What makes his story an unusual one?

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

5. Explain the lesson learned by Erickson in regards to people wanting to change their habits and behaviors.

6. What is the best way for a person to make accomplishments in his/her life?

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

8. It is stated that there's a lot to be said for stubbornness. What is the example used regarding stubbornness and illness?

9. Explain how one of Erickson's techniques helped a man to overcome a fear of walking across ice.

10. What did Erickson mean when he said that direct therapy may not always work? What can make it work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

There is a great deal of discussion about overcoming and changing negative behaviors. How can negative behavior be stopped or changed? What are Erickson's views on the subject? In what ways can therapy help a person make the changes? Can someone else direct the changes or must the changes be self-imposed? How can one make sure that the changes stick? In your opinion, what is the best way to make more positive decisions?

Essay Topic 3

"It's just like riding a bike" is an old adage used by the author to refer to "forgotten" skills. What are forgotten skills? How is it possible to forget a skill? What could cause one to remember it? Would it be a matter of necessity, memory, or physical memory? What is physical or cell memory? How is it triggered? What does it do? How can it be helpful? What forgotten skills do you possess? Could you teach those skills to someone who does not have them? How?

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