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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The cases in Chapter 5 typically include whom in the couple?
(a) The wife.
(b) Both parties.
(c) The children.
(d) The husband.

2. Under which heading in Chapter 2 does Haley explain that what occurs here is that couples are faced with dynamic challenges?
(a) "Childbirth and Dealing with the Young".
(b) "Extension of Family".
(c) "Premeditated Childbirth".
(d) "Marriage and its Consequences".

3. 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) Compatibility issues.
(c) Sexual difficulties.
(d) Financial worries.

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

5. Haley states in Chapter 2 that a pattern involving a built-in need for making changes and adjustments is part of what?
(a) The phase of old age.
(b) The phase of marriage.
(c) The phase of bearing children.
(d) The phase of adolescence.

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

7. In Chapter 5, Haley writes about a case in which a wealthy woman had to be tranced into more full awareness of her feelings of acceptance during her childhood and how this set a healthy foundation for her to feel confident in her ability to do what?
(a) Be a good mother.
(b) Speak to her husband about insecurity.
(c) Be a good wife.
(d) Have sexual intercourse.

8. Under which heading of Chapter 1 is it stated that Erickson emphasized both the autonomy and togetherness of family members?
(a) "Encouraging Resistance".
(b) "Emphasizing the Positive".
(c) "Awakening and Disengagement".
(d) "Avoiding Self-Exploration".

9. Where additional education is needed, Erickson recommends it; for instance, _________ can educate girls whose mothers or other older women did not properly train in make up or fashion.
(a) Aunts or cousins.
(b) Professional beauty assistants.
(c) Sisters and cousins.
(d) Therapists.

10. Under which heading of Chapter 2 does Haley state that children develop their own roles within families and parents face serious changes when they leave?
(a) "Leaving the Nest".
(b) "Retirement and Old Age".
(c) "Weaning Parents From Children".
(d) "Breaking Apron Springs".

11. One client in Chapter 5 received therapy for a few months and then simply lost or stuffed down her symptoms and is written of as having _______ since.
(a) Committed suicide.
(b) Behaved normally.
(c) Been hospitalized.
(d) Gotten divorced.

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

13. 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) Change careers.
(c) Get an education.
(d) Have children.

14. Voluntary and involuntary behavior is discussed to show how therapeutic techniques transform an individual into being able to perform certain ______.
(a) Restrictive behaviors.
(b) Cognitive recognitions.
(c) New behaviors.
(d) Trance stages.

15. Haley explains that in the most severe cases, Erickson would consider long-term therapy; otherwise, his relationship with clients lasted how long?
(a) One visit.
(b) One year.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) Two or three months.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first heading of Chapter 1 is titled _____________; wherein, the individual in therapy is re-educated to view resistance as a form of cooperation in its own right.

2. Which heading in Chapter 1 is shown to help work out residual resistance to desirable changes?

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

4. During the 1950s, there was still debate about what in psychotherapy?

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.

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