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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. When the post-partum mother does receive therapy, the reasons for why she is so upset about becoming a mother are discussed and where possible her _____.
(a) Child is cared for.
(b) In-laws are involved.
(c) Fears are soothed.
(d) Husband is relieved.

2. Knowledge of Erickson's inaccurate perceptions of the husband has been intentionally sent home through whom/what?
(a) The children.
(b) The therapist.
(c) The wife.
(d) The booklets.

3. One example in Chapter 8 is a case where a teenager is _______ because she relates the fact that her mother has been having an affair with a local wealthy man.
(a) Sent to live with her grandparents.
(b) Heartbroken.
(c) Sent to boarding school.
(d) Institutionalized.

4. Once Erickson helped the family of the boy with the sore, it cured the boy of his festering sore and the _______ behavior that had accompanied it.
(a) Destructive.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Demonstrative.
(d) Quasi-compulsive.

5. Who is the patient Mesmer took in Chapter 8?
(a) Miss Duonet.
(b) Miss Sarah.
(c) Miss Paradis.
(d) Miss Chatworth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was the book published?

3. Solving problems associated with alcohol, prescription tranquilizer, and illegal drug use are all included in what chapter?

4. Chapter 7 includes examples of when one partner's ______ behavior has disturbed the sexual life of the couple.

5. Erickson is _____ if a husband goes so far as to show up to set the therapist straight on some ways that the therapist has been wrong.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Haley write regarding post-partum depression in Chapter 6?

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

3. What does Erickson say regarding becoming grandparents in the life cycle?

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

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

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

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

8. How do Erickson's techniques vary with different clients?

9. Describe Haley's point of view in writing this book.

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

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