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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Weaning Parents from Children.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In a nonviolent case, Erickson often encourages _____ within a couple.
(a) Letter-writing.
(b) Spying.
(c) Dissent.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

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) Post-partum depression.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Manic depression.
(d) Schizophrenia.

4. After Erickson's client secured the job in Chapter 3, the therapist asked for details about how corrections were made when the client revealed that there had been _____.
(a) A promotion.
(b) Mistakes.
(c) A foreclosure.
(d) A resignation.

5. In Chapter 4, it becomes apparent over time that Harold is a very _______ worker.
(a) Lazy.
(b) Diligent and good.
(c) Dedicated but uneducated.
(d) Poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harold became negative about the _______ with whom he had had been sexually involved in a limited sense.

2. Erickson restricts himself to the truth, which Haley points out as a means that distinguishes him from those seeking to be _____ rather than those who are forthright and have an interest in the welfare of the client.

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

4. Erickson's use of hypnosis is shown through these case studies to be ______.

5. Erickson at times uses his own what to facilitate the husband's willingness to meet the therapist and to experience some therapy?

(see the answer key)

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