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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. The first example Haley gives in Chapter 9 involves a man with an intense fear of what?
(a) Women.
(b) Elevators.
(c) Heights.
(d) Friendship.

2. Erickson gently refuses to help the man who had the stroke again in Chapter 9, claiming that even though it worked before, her husband is probably _____for his therapy to be effective.
(a) Too stubborn.
(b) Too hurt.
(c) Too old.
(d) Not willing.

3. The suggestion of Erickson's in Chapter 6 is that he takes what action to protect the over-all wellbeing of the mind of the patient?
(a) Abrasive behavior.
(b) Amnesia.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Reverse psychology.

4. In one example in Chapter 8, a girl's _______ needed improvement, and she needed to lose a lot of weight.
(a) Social life.
(b) Body image.
(c) Family life.
(d) Sense of style.

5. In one case in Chapter 7, Erickson deals with a woman who feels what sensation in the bedroom?
(a) Tingling.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Choking.
(d) Desperate.

Short Answer Questions

1. The parents in one example in Chapter 8 were so competitive, that one of the parents had spent a week in the same town where the daughter lived for the sole purpose of helping the daughter do what?

2. The parents in Chapter 8 who had dependency issues revisited the therapist when their daughter became ______. They weren't sure how often they should visit.

3. What is the name of the man whom Erickson treats in Chapter 8 who had lost 80 lbs. in 6 months?

4. Erickson relieves a severely injured old man of pain but further enables him to recover greatly from what in Chapter 9?

5. In cases where only the wife comes in, the husband has often implied that the therapist is having some kind of relationship with his wife, therefore _____ the relationship.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Erickson enable couples in Chapter 6?

2. According to Erickson, what affects a person's happiness in approaching old age?

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

4. Describe the case in Chapter 6 in which the mother is ultimately left out following post-partum depression.

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

6. What does Erickson focus on with new mothers facing post-partum depression?

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

8. How do Erickson's methods differ than those of the 19th century?

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

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

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