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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) Helps a patient to establish contact.
(b) Sets up a date.
(c) Arranges for a client to contact parental figures.
(d) Sets up interviews with other clients.

2. Haley points out that Erickson had suffered from _____ twice and had been debilitated by it/them.
(a) Polio.
(b) Heart attacks.
(c) Strokes.
(d) Nervous breakdowns.

3. Erickson typically conducts therapy with the goal of keeping a couple together except for two types of case: one, if the couple feels the marriage was a mistake, and second, in the event that the marriage does what?
(a) Leads to problems with children.
(b) Puts either or both members of it into danger.
(c) Makes either of the members unhappy.
(d) Leads to intense sexual insecurities.

4. Haley writes that the majority of the young adults who the therapist meets with do want to ____.
(a) Marry.
(b) Get an education.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Separate.

5. Under which heading does Haley write that the marriage ceremony is actually very important to more than just those who are marrying?
(a) "The Marriage of Family".
(b) "The Secular Family".
(c) "Marriage and Its Consequences".
(d) "The Growing of Family".

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. After other deep work is done and Harold has some very enjoyable experiences with women he does what of his own accord?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Haley write about the institution of marriage in the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. What does Jay Haley remark about Erickson's contribution to the progression of psychotherapy in the beginning of the book?

3. How does Erickson use an indirect method of treatment in the example of the young man who feared women from Chapter 3?

4. How does Erickson approach the sexual orientation of the client in Chapter 4?

5. What are the first two descriptions of Erickson's techniques in Chapter 1?

6. How and with whom does Harold end up beginning a relationship with in Chapter 4?

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

8. How did Erickson use positive reinforcement in the asthmatic patient example from Chapter 3?

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

10. What are some of the prominent issues in marriages as Haley suggests in Chapter 5?

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