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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. Eventually, through a lengthy process including both success and failure, Erickson gets Harold to complete what?

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

3. Which technique is rooted in two ideas: that at least many unconscious motives are beneficial and that positive reinforcement is most effective in influencing behavior?

4. Erickson's therapy includes and involves helping the _____ patients to overcome their fears surrounding dating issues.

5. Erickson mentions that in cases where the woman won't let the man talk, as the therapist, he will either get her to keep her mouth shut and listen or will do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the first life phase discussed in Chapter 2.

4. What does Haley write about the institution of marriage in the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

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

7. What is one example in which Erickson recommends divorce in Chapter 5?

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

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

10. What does Erickson feel regarding dissent with a couple in the sessions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Erickson's technique of "encouraging a response by frustrating it" and give examples where this technique is used in case studies from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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