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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. Through therapy Erickson believes that people are able to overcome a:

2. It is important for a patient to learn how to combine possibilities with which of the following:

3. Reframing often takes hold when the therapist or practitioner ties the facts with which of the following?

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

5. Erickson was fond of using one particular skill in his practice while diagnosing patients. What was that skill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain how Frankl used the method of reframing in his daily life.

4. Describe the story of the woman who continually sabotaged herself and her efforts to lose weight.

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

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

7. Describe the story involving the retired police officer.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Erickson talks a lot about the following techniques - reframing, redirection and distraction. Compare and contrast the techniques. In your opinion which is best and/or most effective? Give examples of each.

Essay Topic 3

There is much written about the trance state and its various stages and uses. What are Erickson's beliefs and views on the trance state? What are the various levels of trance? What is the difference between a meditative state and a trance state? Which is more effective: a self-induced trance or one that is guided? Research and write a 1000 word essay on the use of trances and how they affect popular culture, including celebrities.

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