What Was Milton Erickson's Intervention with the African Violet Lady

question 38

Multiple Choice

What was Milton Erickson's intervention with the African Violet lady?

• A) He told her to study African Violets to understand the beauty of them.
• B) He told her to hand out African Violets on the street so that she could begin to build relationships.
• C) He told her to send African Violets to people who had cause to celebrate and that she did not know.
• D) He told her to begin a business selling African Violets.

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Biconditional

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