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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Marriage & Family Dilemmas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erickson notes that long-term therapy of only one partner in a marriage makes the marriage what?
(a) Strangled.
(b) Unnatural.
(c) Content.
(d) Happy.

2. Erickson feels that when the circumstances of a patient need to be changed, it is wrong to prevent healthy growth by substituting ______ for good therapy.
(a) Self-help books.
(b) Friendly advice.
(c) Family treatment.
(d) Sedatives.

3. Erickson does not tell Harold there is anything wrong with _________; he tells Harold that he wants to put Harold into a position to be open to changing or keeping his ideas about himself.
(a) His emotions.
(b) His appearance.
(c) His sexual orientation
(d) His intellect.

4. Haley writes of one case in which a woman was directly threatened with death by her husband over what?
(a) The gender of their baby.
(b) Her infidelity.
(c) Her spending.
(d) Her family.

5. In one case in Chapter 5, there was competition between the mother and the ______ over mothering the new baby.
(a) Sister.
(b) Mother's mother.
(c) Mother-in-law.
(d) Father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Solving problems associated with alcohol, prescription tranquilizer, and illegal drug use are all included in what chapter?

2. Haley writes of a case in Chapter 5 in which a new mother was so distraught that she was hospitalized; the trouble was that in some cases, the receipt of treatment is used by others in the greater familial context as what?

3. A prominent concern is a family entanglement in which Harold needs to alter the dynamic with himself and one of his siblings who is one member of what kind of couple?

4. Knowledge of Erickson's inaccurate perceptions of the husband has been intentionally sent home through whom/what?

5. In what technique does Erickson use trance to release people from deep-seated behavior patterns, some of which have been counter productive or relied upon to reduce fears?

(see the answer key)

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