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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. The suggestion of Erickson's in Chapter 6 is that he takes what action to protect the over-all wellbeing of the mind of the patient?
2. Part of Erickson's method is not to ________. This is described as being on the service of truth and unity even though it may sound artificial. He does this consistently as a rule of thumb.
3. There are numerous cases referred to in Chapter 6. One is about a sore that festered for how long?
4. The parents in one example in Chapter 8 were so competitive, that one of the parents had spent a week in the same town where the daughter lived for the sole purpose of helping the daughter do what?
5. Erickson claims that when a husband and wife where _____ of each other, it was best to see them together.
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the case in Chapter 6 in which the mother is ultimately left out following post-partum depression.
2. In the ending of the book, why does the Prussian man's wife contact Erickson?
3. Describe Haley's point of view in writing this book.
4. How do Erickson's techniques vary with different clients?
5. What is done with the teenage daughter who knows a family secret in Chapter 8?
6. Describe the case of the schizophrenic daughter Erickson treats for family issues in Chapter 8.
7. What is the standard method Erickson has for accepting clients?
8. Describe the outcome of the example from Chapter 6 in which a child has a sore which festered for 2 years.
9. With the daughter who is in the accident and whose parents are obsessive, what does Erickson discover?
10. How does Erickson use not siding with one family member as a technique?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Erickson's technique of "emphasizing the positive" and give examples where this technique is used in case studies from the text.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Describe Erickson's technique of "causing change by communicating in metaphor" and give examples where this technique is used in case studies from the text.
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