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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. During the 1950s, there was still debate about what in psychotherapy?

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

3. Haley writes that the majority of the young adults who the therapist meets with do want to ____.

4. Erickson does not tell Harold there is anything wrong with _________; he tells Harold that he wants to put Harold into a position to be open to changing or keeping his ideas about himself.

5. Haley states in Chapter 2 that a pattern involving a built-in need for making changes and adjustments is part of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Erickson approach the sexual orientation of the client in Chapter 4?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the common problems in "middle marriage difficulties"? Describe some of the examples from this section of the text and how Erickson administered therapy.

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

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