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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. A prominent concern is a family entanglement in which Harold needs to alter the dynamic with himself and one of his siblings who is one member of what kind of couple?

2. The author does not mention the issue of whether to ______ when he mentions the matter of marriage.

3. In Chapter 4, it becomes apparent over time that Harold is a very _______ worker.

4. Erickson is truthful to the client. This includes acknowledging that the pain or other problem may what?

5. Erickson typically conducts therapy with the goal of keeping a couple together except for two types of case: one, if the couple feels the marriage was a mistake, and second, in the event that the marriage does what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Haley describe Erickson's approach to adolescents in Chapter 3?

4. In what way does Erickson's therapy method sometimes step outside of the office?

5. Give an example of a case where trance was used by Erickson in Chapter 5.

6. What is Erickson's approach to "family orientation"?

7. How does Erickson use an indirect method of treatment in the example of the young man who feared women from Chapter 3?

8. What friendship does Erickson instigate in Chapter 4?

9. How and with whom does Harold end up beginning a relationship with in Chapter 4?

10. How long does the therapy process last working with Erickson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Erickson's technique of "causing change by communicating in metaphor" and give examples where this technique is used in case studies from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the "trance state" which Erickson uses. How does this differ from what people traditionally think of as hypnosis?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Erickson's technique of "encouraging resistance" and give examples where this technique is used in case studies from the text.

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