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

2. Which title from Chapter 1 shows how indirect communication can be better therapy in some cases?

3. Which heading in Chapter 1 has the most hypnotic focus?

4. If a couple is able to remain civil and reasonably safe and sane in their fighting, Erickson ______.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How and with whom does Harold end up beginning a relationship with in Chapter 4?

7. How does Erickson address Harold's issues with women?

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

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

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

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 2

Describe the "trance state" which Erickson uses. How does this differ from what people traditionally think of as hypnosis?

Essay Topic 3

Who is affected by the phase, "marriage and its consequences"? Why does this phase affect others than the couple in focus? Give examples from the text.

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