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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Childbirth and Rearing the Young.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After other deep work is done and Harold has some very enjoyable experiences with women he does what of his own accord?
(a) Makes amends with his mother.
(b) Pursues women.
(c) Makes amends with his sister.
(d) Pursues men.

2. Once Erickson _____________, he then keeps out of that friendship so that it takes its own natural course.
(a) Sets up a date.
(b) Arranges for a client to contact parental figures.
(c) Helps a patient to establish contact.
(d) Sets up interviews with other clients.

3. Haley touches on what has come to be referred to as ______ or maternal psychosis. In the most extreme cases, the mother might be hospitalized.
(a) Bipolar disorder.
(b) Post-partum depression.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Manic depression.

4. 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?
(a) An excuse to unfairly exclude them.
(b) An excuse to coddle them.
(c) An excuse for them to be blamed.
(d) An excuse for divorce.

5. Erickson is truthful to the client. This includes acknowledging that the pain or other problem may what?
(a) Become a bigger problem.
(b) Involve the pain of others.
(c) Continue for some time.
(d) Never go away.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Family stress is most severe when someone is _________ (in) the family.

3. It states in Chapter 2 that therapists often discover that habituated communication problems and other issues, including the involvement of _____, are all highly relevant to the families at this juncture.

4. Harold succeeds in cultivating a friendship with an unintelligent ______ man who has been highly effective at making the best of who he is.

5. Haley states in Chapter 2 that a pattern involving a built-in need for making changes and adjustments is part of what?

(see the answer key)

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