Deck 1: Identity

Question 1

According to Rogers, which identity search generally causes the most discomfort and anxiety?

A) committing oneself to a rigorous ideology
B) joining a peacetime army
C) becoming a member of a political or religious sect
D) individual initiative and responsibility

Answer 1

individual initiative and responsibility

Question 2

Name and describe two ways to lessen negative rubricizing.

Answer 2

Not Answer

Question 3

Rubricizing is

A) placing a person into a category.
B) a form of massage developed in Sweden.
C) the same as stereotyping.
D) a process for perceiving uniqueness.

Answer 3

placing a person into a category.

Question 4

Rubricizing is always an incomplete perception.

Question 5

Identity self-discovery is essentially

A) completed by the age of 21.
B) formed at the time of birth.
C) a life-long process.
D) established by middle age.

Question 6

Rubricizing can be a very individual experience.

Question 7

Rubricizing is usually our first perceptual response.

Question 8

Rogers contends that compared to very early historical periods,

A) identity formation is now more difficult.
B) identity formation is somewhat easier.
C) identity formation has about the same difficulty.
D) identity formation is now more rigidly defined.

Question 9

Rubricizing is helpful when dealing with change.

Question 10

Rubricizing rarely occurs with someone you know.

Question 11

Self-rubricizing is

A) not possible.
B) freezing your own identity.
C) freezing another's identity.
D) a health-enhancing behavior.

Question 12

Describe and give an example of self-rubricizing.

Question 13

Explain how rubricizing can be both helpful and hindering.

Question 14

Rogers equates identity with

A) one's social roles.
B) one's real self.
C) how others, including social institutions, define us.
D) family origins.

Question 15

When asked "Where are you from?" the author found this question to be personally intrusive.

Question 16

Positive rubrics are often resisted.

Question 17

Why is it more difficult in modern times to discover one's identity?

Question 18

Describe what rubricizing is and provide examples.

Question 19

Name one advantage and disadvantage each for (a) having your identity defined by someone else and (b) discovering and creating your identity.

Question 20

The artist Georgia O'Keefe found her artistic identity by

A) painting images she had never seen elsewhere but in her mind.
B) observing works of painting masters.
C) following the advice of a trusted teacher.
D) a revelation while wandering in the desert.

Question 21

According to the author, the greatest damage from being too busy is that it

A) causes lower productivity
B) hampers intimacy
C) increases blood pressure
D) keeps one from what is most important

Question 22

Cohen's sudden realization that he became an adult occurred when he

A) voted for the first time.
B) became a parent.
C) paid for a restaurant meal.
D) bought a house.

Question 23

The author was not an American citizen.

Question 24

Harrison Bergeron was the ideal role model for citizens.

Question 25

The Handicapper General

A) administered and enforced handicaps
B) was the chief of the government's disability unit
C) punished those who mocked the handicapped
D) was the person with the greatest number of disabilities

Question 26

Which is not a theme in "Harrison Bergeron"?

A) having state-enforced handicaps can be socially desirable
B) individual excellence is a desired societal objective
C) equality means sameness
D) trying hard is what counts

Question 27

The questioners in this article were attempting to determine the author's

A) occupation
B) ethnicity
C) last name
D) hometown

Question 28

Which of the following is not a milestone mentioned by Cohen?

A) death of a parent
B) realizing that he would not be a pro athlete
C) a woman reaching the age when she cannot have children
D) a major job promotion.

Question 29

The "unknown next" refers to

A) no new goal in one's lifeplan.
B) not knowing who will be a lifetime partner.
C) not knowing when you will die.
D) the future.

Question 30

The more information we experience, the better the chance of becoming an independent thinker.

Question 31

Emerging adulthood refers to

A) persons in their late teens.
B) persons in their twenties.
C) persons in Erik Erikson's Identity vs Identity Diffusion stage.
D) persons who have a steady job and mature social relations.

Question 32

Provide a description or example of: dashed expectations, burden of too many choices, and the "unknown next."

Question 33

Multi-tasking is to be avoided when performing important activities.

Question 34

The author believes that personality changes are normally abrupt and easily recognizable.

Question 35

Describe two of the main issues facing many emerging adults.

Question 36

The more we respond to the demands on our lives, the more control we have over it.

Question 37

Freedom is often seen as a burden for the emerging adult, because

A) they want others to make decisions.
B) they do not have the intellectual ability to handle it.
C) too many choices creates uncertainty.
D) none of the above

Question 38

The vast majority of personality traits which change are negative.

Question 39

Job-hopping for twentysomethings is not as negative as it was in the past. T

Question 40

If you concentrate, you can perform multiple tasks simultaneously as well as performing them singly.

Question 41

The author found fellow inmates to be more polite than hostile.

Question 42

Karuth advises others to first identify themselves when encountering
someone you know is blind.

Question 43

Disability advocates prefer the phrase "confined to a wheelchair" rather than
"she uses a wheelchair."

Question 44

According to the article and the boxed piece "Think 'People First'," what are two recommended ways to speak to and about persons with disabilities? Provide examples.

Question 45

Karuth's inability to control her body has broken her spirit and makes it
difficult to find joy.

Question 46

Convicted of first-degree murder, the author attributes the killing to

A) effect of a cocaine binge
B) gang fight
C) unstable and abusive childhood
D) insanity

Question 47

Describe at least two major ways in which the author's life differs from a non-disabled person.

Question 48

For the author, the major factor causing emotional stress was

A) fear of sexual attack
B) taking a shower
C) boredom
D) brutal and unjust guards

Question 49

The author believes that having a major disability simplifies one's life.

Question 50

Of the 168 hours in a week, the author can spend about one-third of
it out of bed.

Question 51

It is advised to not change your routine if dissatisfied with your job.

Question 52

The author's best friend is her boyfriend.

Question 53

The author's disabilities include deafness.

Question 54

Disability advocates recommend viewing a person with a disability as one who
is not a superhuman model of courage.

Question 55

Describe two ways to make your work more satisfactory according to the article.

Question 56

One of the guidelines for improving one's attitude toward work is not to
think of negative aspects. F

Question 57

The author's family provided emotional support throughout his imprisonment