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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Voluntary and involuntary behavior is discussed to show how therapeutic techniques transform an individual into being able to perform certain ______.
(a) New behaviors.
(b) Trance stages.
(c) Restrictive behaviors.
(d) Cognitive recognitions.

2. Erickson addresses Harold's anxieties and hatred about women in a simple way. He ______ a relationship with a woman who teaches him.
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) Asks about.
(c) Follows.
(d) Initiates.

3. There may be fears, insecurities and inadequacies involved, but Erickson is not so interested in these or in explaining all about the shortcomings to the client, but rather Erickson focuses on helping the client to work towards what?
(a) Unveiling their past.
(b) Discussing their family.
(c) Success in other areas of life.
(d) Releasing pent-up emotions.

4. Erickson's type of reinforcement in the example in Chapter 3 was incredibly effective and the _____ fell from the forefront into the background of the client's life.
(a) Headaches.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Arrhythmia.

5. Under which heading does Haley write that the marriage ceremony is actually very important to more than just those who are marrying?
(a) "The Growing of Family".
(b) "Marriage and Its Consequences".
(c) "The Secular Family".
(d) "The Marriage of Family".

Short Answer Questions

1. The first heading of Chapter 1 is titled _____________; wherein, the individual in therapy is re-educated to view resistance as a form of cooperation in its own right.

2. 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.

3. In Chapter 2, the author notes that among humans, the mating style appears to vary _____.

4. Milton Erickson came from the American Midwest and received the majority of his education and preliminary work experience in Wisconsin and _____.

5. Once Erickson _____________, he then keeps out of that friendship so that it takes its own natural course.

(see the answer key)

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