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Self-Help Quiz #3
These questions illustrate the major points emphasized
in past topics.
Some of these major points were surprising when you first read them
so you may get surprised again when check your answers!
Sometimes more than one answer is technically correct,
but one answer is always best.
CHOOSE THE "BEST" ANSWER.
From Depression: What To Do About It
1) Depressed people are mainly:
A) Sad.
B) Angry.
C) Afraid.
D) Genetically predisposed.
2) The building blocks of depression are:
A) Joyful incidents.
B) Sad incidents we feel mad about.
C) Angry incidents we feel guilty about.
D) Scary incidents we feel afraid about.
3) It's hard for a parent to do, but the best way to help a child change his or her behavior is to:
A) Make them feel bad about what they've done.
B) Teach them how their behavior hurts others.
C) Teach them how their behavior hurts them.
D) Let them know mistakes are OK.
4) Depression can be normal and natural:
A) Always.
B) Never.
C) When you hurt someone you care about.
D) When there is more anger than you can use.From Success
5) Success comes more easily to people who have a detailed plan for getting to their goals.
A) True.
B) False.
6) Luck comes from:
A) Nobody knows.
B) Random factors.
C) Being repaid for kindness.
D) Seizing opportunities.From Discipline
7) "The most troubled adults I know are those who were _______ as children."
A) Shamed
B) Spanked
C) Frightened
D) Abandoned
8) Children can only think ________ thoughts.
A) Playful.
B) Selfish.
C) Dependent.
D) Irrational.
9) "The best discipline of all is simply to point out ___________."
A) Natural consequences.
B) Good behavior modeled for them by you.
C) Rewards and punishments.
D) Choices.From What Helps?
10) When a friend needs help, it's better for them if you focus on their:
A) Thinking.
B) Emotions.
C) Body language.
D) Relationships.From Perfectionism
11) Perfectionism starts in childhood with parents who:
A) Are seldom pleased by the child.
B) Have high standards.
C) Put themselves ahead of their children.
D) Can't be pleased.
12) What conquers perfectionism?
A) Relief.
B) Achievement.
C) Learning from your successes.
D) Learning from your failures.From Couples - Passive and Controlling Partners
13) If your partner is passive, ask them for what you want but:
A) Don't expect to get it.
B) Be ready with a plan if they refuse.
C) Expect to be ignored.
D) Remind them of their responsibilities.
14) If your partner is controlling, ask them for what you want but:
A) Don't expect to get it.
B) Don't let them tell you what to do.
C) Expect them to have conditions if they say yes.
D) Remind them of their responsibilities.From Boundaries
15) We develop boundary problems in childhood as a result of a mother who:
A) Treats us like they own us.
B) Treats us like we aren't there.
C) Either A and B.
D) Neither A or B.
16) The first step in learning about your boundaries is to learn when you cross other people's boundaries.
A) True.
B) False.From Mistakes Every Good Parent Makes
17) Children should be taught that they need to be strong sometimes and weak at other times.
A) True.
B) False
18) Children under the age of thirteen need to learn that the decision about whether to hurry or not is:
A) Their own decision.
B) The adult's decision.
C) Both A and B, cooperatively.
D) Both A and B, with the adult's final decision.
19) Children should try hard:
A) Always.
B) Never.
C) When adults say they have to.
D) When they want to.
20) Children should learn that doing their best is:
A) Fun, but seldom necessary.
B) Difficult, but worth doing.
C) Good, but not always enjoyable.
D) Impossible, so they shouldn't try to do their best.
21) Parents need to teach children to:
A) Please them.
B) Displease them sometimes.
C) Choose whether to please them or not.
D) Forget about pleasing them.
22) Physical abuse teaches children:
A) To be bad.
B) To be good.
C) To hurt themselves when they make mistakes.
D) Not to be.
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