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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Marriage and Family Dilemmas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dynamic between the parents of the child with the sore was affected because they paid attention to ______ in relation to the chores in a different way.
(a) The child.
(b) The other children.
(c) One another.
(d) The therapist.

2. 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.

3. Which heading in Chapter 1 shows how Erickson gets the husband to enter therapy just to straighten out the therapist?
(a) "Encouraging a Response by Frustrating It".
(b) "Emphasizing the Positive".
(c) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".
(d) "Encouraging Resistance".

4. Haley cites one of Erickson's cases in Chapter 6 where the mother who sought treatment was ultimately what?
(a) Left out.
(b) Imprisoned.
(c) Divorced.
(d) Faced with adoption.

5. Family stress is most severe when someone is _________ (in) the family.
(a) Entering or leaving.
(b) Ill or hospitalized.
(c) Dying.
(d) Under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Erickson claims that when a husband and wife where _____ of each other, it was best to see them together.

2. Voluntary and involuntary behavior is discussed to show how therapeutic techniques transform an individual into being able to perform certain ______.

3. In the case where the husband has threatened to kill his wife unless she gives birth to a child of the gender he wants, Erickson recommends the couple do what?

4. When the post-partum mother does receive therapy, the reasons for why she is so upset about becoming a mother are discussed and where possible her _____.

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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