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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Haley writes of one case in which a woman was directly threatened with death by her husband over what?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her infidelity.
(c) The gender of their baby.
(d) Her spending.

2. After other deep work is done and Harold has some very enjoyable experiences with women he does what of his own accord?
(a) Makes amends with his sister.
(b) Pursues men.
(c) Pursues women.
(d) Makes amends with his mother.

3. 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.
(a) Over-protection.
(b) Dependence.
(c) Familial involvement.
(d) Babying.

4. In Chapter 2, the author notes that among humans, the mating style appears to vary _____.
(a) According to society.
(b) Culturally.
(c) Innately.
(d) Periodically.

5. It is stated in In Chapter 2 that some, but not all, will naturally ________; others will not. This evidently affects the culture.
(a) Divorce.
(b) Leave the nest.
(c) Be homosexual.
(d) Mate for life.

6. Haley states in Chapter 2, there is a need for the ______ to make a major adjustment towards the relationship of another family member but also to another family.
(a) Friends.
(b) Siblings.
(c) Parents.
(d) Entire family.

7. One of the most prominent facts about Chapter 5 is that what early in a marriage are a common and readily treatable problem?
(a) Dominance difficulties.
(b) Sexual difficulties.
(c) Financial worries.
(d) Compatibility issues.

8. The therapist deals with each part of the couple _______, as a general rule.
(a) Separately.
(b) Together.
(c) As a family unit.
(d) Separately and together.

9. 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) "Encouraging Resistance".
(c) "Emphasizing the Positive".
(d) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".

10. Which title from Chapter 1 is also used for negative reinforcement and as a means to redirect patients?
(a) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".
(b) "Providing a Worse Alternative".
(c) "Encouraging Resistance".
(d) "Emphasizing the Positive".

11. 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.
(a) Evaluating the client's emotions.
(b) Understanding the client
(c) Evaluating the client's history.
(d) Understanding the anxieties of the client.

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

13. Erickson mentions that in cases where the woman won't let the man talk, as the therapist, he will either get her to keep her mouth shut and listen or will do what?
(a) Make her leave.
(b) Talk to the woman alone.
(c) No longer see the couple.
(d) Cause an argument.

14. When children have left home and can no longer "be used to ___________," the parents are often confronted with each other in a different way.
(a) "Communicate with siblings".
(b) "Facilitate the family unit".
(c) "Communicate between the parents".
(d) "Facilitate domination".

15. Harold succeeds in cultivating a friendship with an unintelligent ______ man who has been highly effective at making the best of who he is.
(a) Fatherly.
(b) Educated.
(c) Handicapped.
(d) Wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harold would finally happen into a heterosexual relationship with whom?

2. 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?

3. If a couple is able to remain civil and reasonably safe and sane in their fighting, Erickson ______.

4. Erickson writes of withholding and sharing information and of how he succeeds in curing a young woman of pain she experiences during ______.

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

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