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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Character Revision of the Young Adult.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Haley states in Chapter 2 that a pattern involving a built-in need for making changes and adjustments is part of what?
(a) The phase of old age.
(b) The phase of bearing children.
(c) The phase of adolescence.
(d) The phase of marriage.

2. Therapy is meant to facilitate the transition of a person from the situation of being a child into being what?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) An independent adult.
(c) A functioning adult.
(d) A codependent adult.

3. When the client's real need is _______, Erickson goes out of his way to actually artificially create relationships for his patients.
(a) Friends.
(b) Parenting.
(c) Sexual contact.
(d) Social contact.

4. Erickson's method is in contrast to other forms of talk therapy where there is a greater emphasis on __________, and the relationship tends to involve weekly meetings for years on end.
(a) Understanding the anxieties of the client.
(b) Understanding the client
(c) Evaluating the client's history.
(d) Evaluating the client's emotions.

5. The presence of a child or children creates a variant of the _____, which only grows in complexity with the advent of additional children.
(a) "Bridge of Connection".
(b) "Building blocks".
(c) "Family circle".
(d) "Love triangle".

Short Answer Questions

1. Under which heading in Chapter 2 does Haley explain that what occurs here is that couples are faced with dynamic challenges?

2. In which situation is it said that new way of finding their equilibrium as a couple is needed?

3. Which technique is rooted in two ideas: that at least many unconscious motives are beneficial and that positive reinforcement is most effective in influencing behavior?

4. Which title from Chapter 1 shows how indirect communication can be better therapy in some cases?

5. In one example in Chapter 3, a client's intense fear is eventually overcome by Erickson's encouragement and relating to the patient's _____.

(see the answer key)

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