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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. For some parents the transition from being a parent into _________ actually makes it easier for over involved parents to let go of their own offspring.

2. Erickson feels that when the circumstances of a patient need to be changed, it is wrong to prevent healthy growth by substituting ______ for good therapy.

3. When Erickson did work long-term with a patient, he would change up the _____ of the appointments.

4. In the case where the husband has threatened to kill his wife unless she gives birth to a child of the gender he wants, Erickson recommends the couple do what?

5. What occurrence either forces or allows other relatives, be it the father or extended family, a great chance to take care of the baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the standard method Erickson has for accepting clients?

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

3. How does Erickson use not siding with one family member as a technique?

4. What is done with the teenage daughter who knows a family secret in Chapter 8?

5. In the ending of the book, why does the Prussian man's wife contact Erickson?

6. How does Haley describe Erickson asserting his masculinity as a doctor in Chapter 7?

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

8. How do Erickson's techniques vary with different clients?

9. What is stated regarding substance abuse in Chapter 7?

10. How does Erickson feel regarding psychiatric medication?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss how "amnesia and the control of information" works. How is this technique controversial? In what examples does Erickson use it?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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