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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. In the case where the husband has threatened to kill his wife unless she gives birth to a child of the gender he wants, Erickson recommends the couple do what?
(a) See a geneticist.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Don't have children.
(d) Get an ultrasound.

2. Erickson claims that when a husband and wife where _____ of each other, it was best to see them together.
(a) Insecure.
(b) Loving.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Neglectful.

3. In order to heal the sore on a child's body in the example in Chapter 6, it was necessary for the boy's father to take over what?
(a) His schooling.
(b) His social arrangements.
(c) Performing his son's domestic chores.
(d) His homework.

4. For some parents the transition from being a parent into _________ actually makes it easier for over involved parents to let go of their own offspring.
(a) Growing old.
(b) Empty nesters.
(c) Being a grandparent.
(d) None of the answers is correct..

5. The husband who threatens to kill his wife about the gender of their child is of what occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Laborer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Erickson feels that when the circumstances of a patient need to be changed, it is wrong to prevent healthy growth by substituting ______ for good therapy.

2. Part of Erickson's method is not to ________. This is described as being on the service of truth and unity even though it may sound artificial. He does this consistently as a rule of thumb.

3. For people who have a healthy and integrated sense of every stage of life, are surrounded by friends, and well enough ____, the final phase of life can be quite pleasurable and go on for decades.

4. Haley reports that power struggles about who is _____ in a marriage are quite normal during the early years.

5. Who is the patient Mesmer took in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the case of the schizophrenic daughter Erickson treats for family issues in Chapter 8.

2. Describe the case of the 8-year-old terror, which is provided in Chapter 6.

3. In the ending of the book, why does the Prussian man's wife contact Erickson?

4. With the daughter who is in the accident and whose parents are obsessive, what does Erickson discover?

5. How does Erickson use not siding with one family member as a technique?

6. What does Erickson state regarding seeing only one spouse in a marriage?

7. What does Haley say of children leaving the nest in Chapter 8?

8. What is one of the more controversial aspects of Erickson's hypnosis?

9. How does Haley describe Erickson asserting his masculinity as a doctor in Chapter 7?

10. What is Erickson's approach to the family "as a group"?

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