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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Arranges for a client to contact parental figures.
(c) Helps a patient to establish contact.
(d) Sets up a date.

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

3. Erickson's type of reinforcement in the example in Chapter 3 was incredibly effective and the _____ fell from the forefront into the background of the client's life.
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) Arrhythmia.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Headaches.

4. The author does not mention the issue of whether to ______ when he mentions the matter of marriage.
(a) Accept homosexuality.
(b) Parent.
(c) Live separately.
(d) Divorce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Harold became negative about the _______ with whom he had had been sexually involved in a limited sense.

2. Which heading in Chapter 1 has the most hypnotic focus?

3. Under which heading does Haley write that the marriage ceremony is actually very important to more than just those who are marrying?

4. It is stated in In Chapter 2 that some, but not all, will naturally ________; others will not. This evidently affects the culture.

5. In one scenario in Chapter 5, Erickson was ignorant in matters of baby gender prediction, but he did recommend _____ to avert disaster.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Haley describe Erickson's approach to adolescents in Chapter 3?

2. Describe Erickson's use of metaphor and relapse.

3. What is the purpose of therapy in Haley's opinion as it relates to the phases?

4. What friendship does Erickson instigate in Chapter 4?

5. What does Haley say regarding the cycle of "Marriage and Its Consequences"?

6. What is one example in which Erickson recommends divorce in Chapter 5?

7. What does Erickson feel regarding dissent with a couple in the sessions?

8. How does Erickson approach conducting sessions with couples?

9. How does Erickson address Harold's issues with women?

10. What are Erickson's primary goals in couple's therapy?

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