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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. Haley explains that Erickson, in dealing with ______, does not attempt to change their fundamental nature and does not even try to confront the real problem directly.

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

3. Under which heading in Chapter 2 does Haley explain that therapy must take into account the reality of how factors outside the marriage and beyond the individual partners have an affect upon what happens and may contain suggestions and warnings about the way to navigate a set of solutions?

4. One client in Chapter 5 received therapy for a few months and then simply lost or stuffed down her symptoms and is written of as having _______ since.

5. In a nonviolent case, Erickson often encourages _____ within a couple.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is remarked by Haley regarding a "love triangle" in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

8. When was hypnosis introduced to the psychiatric community and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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