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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. Family stress is most severe when someone is _________ (in) the family.
(a) Dying.
(b) Ill or hospitalized.
(c) Under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
(d) Entering or leaving.

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

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

4. If a couple is able to remain civil and reasonably safe and sane in their fighting, Erickson ______.
(a) Encourages it outside the office.
(b) Strongly approves of it,
(c) Asks one member to leave.
(d) Disapproves regardless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Under which heading in Chapter 2 does Haley explain that what occurs here is that couples are faced with dynamic challenges?

2. Under which heading does Haley address the final stages of life?

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What friendship does Erickson instigate in Chapter 4?

6. How does Erickson deal with an adolescent's fears and insecurities in the courtship period?

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

8. How does Erickson approach conducting sessions with couples?

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

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

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