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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. 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) Releasing pent-up emotions.
(b) Unveiling their past.
(c) Discussing their family.
(d) Success in other areas of life.

2. In Chapter 5, Haley shows how Erickson applied therapy when the challenge was to help new parents over into the ______ of being parents.
(a) Phase of life.
(b) Regression.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Involvement.

3. Erickson does not tell Harold there is anything wrong with _________; he tells Harold that he wants to put Harold into a position to be open to changing or keeping his ideas about himself.
(a) His sexual orientation
(b) His intellect.
(c) His emotions.
(d) His appearance.

4. The period of adolescence that often closely predates major mating activity is one of the most important times for people to do what?
(a) Receive any necessary therapy.
(b) Appreciate their families.
(c) Receive medication if needed.
(d) Branch out on their own.

5. Haley observes that there are repercussions throughout the family system (meaning people of the families that led up to this union are affected by the turn of events) when what occurs?
(a) The intersection of families.
(b) The death of a grandparent.
(c) The arrival of offspring.
(d) The death of a parent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Erickson's therapy includes and involves helping the _____ patients to overcome their fears surrounding dating issues.

2. Hypnosis is described as a special way of _______.

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

4. Often enough, if the woman did not have a good experience with what from the beginning would she seek an annulment of the marriage?

5. The therapists of the 19th-century noticed that there was something deeper going on; here Mesmer and ____ are used as examples

(see the answer key)

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