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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 writes in Chapter 8 that the most destructive parents are not those who treat their children badly but those who are what?

2. The parents in Chapter 8 who had dependency issues revisited the therapist when their daughter became ______. They weren't sure how often they should visit.

3. Erickson accepted a client, a young woman who was living with her parents at an age when many other people's children had left home. She had been in a car accident and after recovering had undergone months of what?

4. The husband who threatens to kill his wife about the gender of their child is of what occupation?

5. What is often an integral part of Erickson's treatment plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. With the daughter who is in the accident and whose parents are obsessive, what does Erickson discover?

2. What does Haley say of children leaving the nest in Chapter 8?

3. In what ways does Erickson see patients he no longer counseled?

4. What does Haley write regarding post-partum depression in Chapter 6?

5. How does Erickson enable couples in Chapter 6?

6. Describe Haley's point of view in writing this book.

7. How do Erickson's methods differ than those of the 19th century?

8. What does Erickson say regarding becoming grandparents in the life cycle?

9. What is Erickson's approach to the family "as a group"?

10. One daughter seeks help from Erickson regarding overbearing parents in Chapter 8. Describe this example.

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

How does childbirth throw the entire family structure into a form of crisis? What ways does Erickson use to assist families in this transition?

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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