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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. Erickson's use of intentional forms of amnesia as part of the trance is done in order to _________ and to empower individuals to make certain changes.
(a) Alleviate the distress of patients.
(b) Record their hidden secrets.
(c) Make massive changes.
(d) Distress the patients.

2. Often enough, if the woman did not have a good experience with what from the beginning would she seek an annulment of the marriage?
(a) With respect.
(b) With sex.
(c) With romance.
(d) With children.

3. In one scenario in Chapter 5, Erickson was ignorant in matters of baby gender prediction, but he did recommend _____ to avert disaster.
(a) Separation.
(b) Medication.
(c) Institutionalization.
(d) Divorce.

4. 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) Entire family.
(b) Friends.
(c) Siblings.
(d) Parents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The period of adolescence that often closely predates major mating activity is one of the most important times for people to do what?

2. Haley points out that Erickson had suffered from _____ twice and had been debilitated by it/them.

3. Which technique is also part of intentional hypnotic conditioning (here it is observed that uniformly siding with one family member and the creating of factions by the therapist is discouraged)?

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

5. Milton Erickson came from the American Midwest and received the majority of his education and preliminary work experience in Wisconsin and _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Haley's assertion of changes occurring in "Childbirth and Dealing with the Young"?

6. Discuss Erickson's methods of frustration, space, and emphasizing the positive.

7. What is remarked by Haley regarding a "love triangle" in Chapter 2?

8. Describe the first life phase discussed in Chapter 2.

9. What is Haley's description of "Middle Marriage Difficulties"?

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

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