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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. 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?
(a) "Frustrating the problem".
(b) "Encouraging a relapse".
(c) "Revision of nature".
(d) "Communicating in metaphor".

2. In most of the examples referred to in Chapter 3, success in dating leads not only into marriage, but also into ____.
(a) Career.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Life.
(d) Parenting.

3. Which title from Chapter 1 shows how indirect communication can be better therapy in some cases?
(a) "Encouraging Resistance".
(b) "Emphasizing the Positive".
(c) "Causing Change by Communicating in Metaphor".
(d) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".

4. A fear of women that had been troubling Erickson's client in Chapter 3 was overcome but Erickson never even discussed that fear with this client, as the problem was solved through his what?
(a) Direct approach.
(b) Quitting smoking.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Indirect approach.

5. During the 1950s, there was still debate about what in psychotherapy?
(a) How to deal with schizophrenia.
(b) How to administer medications.
(c) How to approach brain chemistry changes.
(d) How to facilitate desirable change in patients.

Short Answer Questions

1. In some cases, Erickson offers patients the option to make more complete changes in a shorter time span. In these cases, he assures them that they can, but the greater the transformation, the greater the _________ associated with the changes that will be facilitated by hypnosis.

2. Under which heading of Chapter 1 is it stated that Erickson emphasized both the autonomy and togetherness of family members?

3. Harold's experience with his first relationship was so good that he voluntarily reconsidered his own views and chose to do what?

4. The need to help the growing youths integrate into the community life without insufficient or excessive ________ is important throughout and continues when people have become parents.

5. The presence of a child or children creates a variant of the _____, which only grows in complexity with the advent of additional children.

(see the answer key)

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