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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. The transition from being a child into being an adult involves ______ of the relational patterns between family members.

2. When the client's real need is _______, Erickson goes out of his way to actually artificially create relationships for his patients.

3. What is the title of Chapter 1 in the book?

4. Erickson was responsible for the development and introduction into therapies of _____.

5. In one case in Chapter 5, there was competition between the mother and the ______ over mothering the new baby.

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Erickson's methods of frustration, space, and emphasizing the positive.

2. How did Erickson use positive reinforcement in the asthmatic patient example from Chapter 3?

3. What does Jay Haley remark about Erickson's contribution to the progression of psychotherapy in the beginning of the book?

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

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

6. What progress does Harold make educationally in his work with Erickson?

7. What is Haley's assertion of changes occurring in "Childbirth and Dealing with the Young"?

8. Describe the first case scenario set up in Chapter 4.

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

10. In the case where a woman is hospitalized in Chapter 5, what issues does she face with her in-laws?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how "amnesia and the control of information" works. How is this technique controversial? In what examples does Erickson use it?

Essay Topic 2

How does childbirth throw the entire family structure into a form of crisis? What ways does Erickson use to assist families in this transition?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Erickson use the technique of avoiding self-exploration? In what way does this make his methods unique to other talk-therapists?

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