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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Erickson was responsible for the development and introduction into therapies of _____.
(a) "Strategic Therapy".
(b) "Encouraging Resistance".
(c) "Providing a Worse Alternative".
(d) "Family orientation".

2. In Chapter 4, it becomes apparent over time that Harold is a very _______ worker.
(a) Lazy.
(b) Poor.
(c) Dedicated but uneducated.
(d) Diligent and good.

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

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

5. 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 anxieties of the client.
(c) Understanding the client
(d) Evaluating the client's history.

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

7. The transition from being a child into being an adult involves ______ of the relational patterns between family members.
(a) Manipulation.
(b) Rearrangement.
(c) Dismissal.
(d) Removal.

8. The challenge of the woman with the trembling hand in Chapter 5 was that the wife wanted her husband to do what?
(a) Support her.
(b) Have children.
(c) Get an education.
(d) Change careers.

9. Haley explains that there are times when _____ rather than the family of origin are the real source of the problem.
(a) Teachers.
(b) Uncles.
(c) Aunts.
(d) Peers.

10. Once Erickson _____________, he then keeps out of that friendship so that it takes its own natural course.
(a) Sets up interviews with other clients.
(b) Helps a patient to establish contact.
(c) Sets up a date.
(d) Arranges for a client to contact parental figures.

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

12. Eventually, through a lengthy process including both success and failure, Erickson gets Harold to complete what?
(a) High school.
(b) Trade school.
(c) Grade school.
(d) Military enrollment.

13. Which technique is rooted in two ideas: that at least many unconscious motives are beneficial and that positive reinforcement is most effective in influencing behavior?
(a) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".
(b) "Encouraging Resistance".
(c) "Seeding Ideas".
(d) "Emphasizing the Positive".

14. 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 mother.
(b) Pursues women.
(c) Makes amends with his sister.
(d) Pursues men.

15. After Harold has acquired better habits of dress, he begins to spontaneously seek ______ and to get it.
(a) Education.
(b) Better work.
(c) Boyfriends.
(d) Girlfriends.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Harold has succeeded in school, Erickson persuades him to drop the idea that he is somehow _____ minded.

2. Haley writes that the majority of the young adults who the therapist meets with do want to ____.

3. Haley explains that Erickson, in dealing with ______, does not attempt to change their fundamental nature and does not even try to confront the real problem directly.

4. In one case in Chapter 5, there was competition between the mother and the ______ over mothering the new baby.

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

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