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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. Often enough, if the woman did not have a good experience with what from the beginning would she seek an annulment of the marriage?

2. Under which heading of Chapter 1 is it stated that Erickson emphasized both the autonomy and togetherness of family members?

3. Erickson addresses Harold's anxieties and hatred about women in a simple way. He ______ a relationship with a woman who teaches him.

4. Haley explains that in the most severe cases, Erickson would consider long-term therapy; otherwise, his relationship with clients lasted how long?

5. Voluntary and involuntary behavior is discussed to show how therapeutic techniques transform an individual into being able to perform certain ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the first two descriptions of Erickson's techniques in Chapter 1?

4. What is Haley's description of "Middle Marriage Difficulties"?

5. What are Erickson's primary goals in couple's therapy?

6. What friendship does Erickson instigate in Chapter 4?

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

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

9. Describe Erickson's use of metaphor and relapse.

10. What are some of the prominent issues in marriages as Haley suggests in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems are often encountered when parents face children leaving home to lead adult lives? How does Erickson involve the entire family in these therapy sessions?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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