Deck 1: Self-Esteem

Question 1

Feedback from close friends and associates is not important.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

When you dislike yourself, you have low self-esteem.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Attempting to imitate someone else can help build your self-esteem.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Closing your eyes to reality can prevent you from understanding and accepting the real you.

Question 5

Career, relationship, and mental health problems can often be traced back to low self-esteem.

Question 6

Criticism can be helpful as you make plans to bring about changes in your behavior.

Question 7

Many people never experience problems with self-esteem.

Question 8

How you feel about yourself will not affect your success in meeting the challenges of life and work.

Question 9

People with high self-esteem take pride in their accomplishments.

Question 10

Self-esteem and self-absorption are synonymous terms.

Question 11

If you have a close friend with whom to discuss things, you will be able to handle your personal problems more easily.

Question 12

People often avoid reality in order to maintain a false, unrealistic self-image.

Question 13

It is wise to be open, alert, and sensitive to both positive and negative feedback.

Question 14

Only in an environment of mutual trust can honest, open, two-way communication occur.

Question 15

A reward of good self-esteem is feeling qualified to influence others.

Question 16

Once you develop a high level of self-esteem, it is set for life and will not change.

Question 17

Others may see qualities in you that you take for granted or overlook.

Question 18

A setback or failure is not a learning experience or a signal to change direction.

Question 19

People with healthy self-esteem work to improve themselves.

Question 20

People with high self-esteem may avoid situations that make them uncomfortable.

Question 21

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.self-image
b.self-image characteristic
c.envy
d.self-esteem
e.feedback
Your mental picture of who you are.

Question 22

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.self-image
b.self-image characteristic
c.envy
d.self-esteem
e.feedback
Belief in your abilities and your worth or value.

Question 23

Envy is

A)a positive feeling toward others.
B)a desirable personal trait.
C)a destructive human emotion.
D)none of these choices.

Question 24

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.self-image
b.self-image characteristic
c.envy
d.self-esteem
e.feedback
A feeling of jealousy with regard to another's advantages, success, and possessions.

Question 25

Genuine self-esteem can

A)make you appear unapproachable.
B)make you more humble.
C)fill you with conceit and self-absorption.
D)none of these choices.

Question 26

If you feel good about yourself, you have

A)self-discipline.
B)self-motivation.
C)self-awareness.
D)self-esteem.

Question 27

Everyone has special gifts and unique qualities that make that person

A)feel frustrated.
B)exceptional.
C)sensitive.
D)none of these choices.

Question 28

The rewards of good self-esteem include

A)becoming easily frustrated or defensive.
B)taking pride in accomplishments.
C)feeling weak and incompetent.
D)expressing few emotions.

Question 29

Failure can lead to success when you

A)take criticism defensively.
B)use criticism to redirect your life.
C)ignore criticism.
D)aggressively respond to criticism.

Question 30

Those who have low self-esteem may react by

A)feeling that others don't value them.
B)expressing few emotions.
C)avoiding situations that make them uncomfortable.
D)all of these choices.

Question 31

If your behavior is in conflict with your self-image, you should

A)try to ignore what happens.
B)accept the experience as real.
C)use behavior modification.
D)talk it over with your supervisor.

Question 32

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.self-image
b.self-image characteristic
c.envy
d.self-esteem
e.feedback
A sense of humor.

Question 33

Good sources of feedback include

A)counselors.
B)teachers.
C)employment supervisors.
D)all of these choices.

Question 34

Which of the following will help you to build self-esteem?

A)focusing on your failures.
B)keeping your good qualities to yourself.
C)engaging in positive self-talk.
D)all of these choices.

Question 35

Making plans for your future

A)is a way to escape reality.
B)is better than dwelling on the past.
C)creates a false impression of you.
D)is not as important as living for the moment.

Question 36

Which of the following is not a way to build self-esteem?

A)accepting yourself for who you are.
B)focusing on your achievements and accomplishments.
C)imitating someone else.
D)talking with others about your good qualities.

Question 37

Honest, two-way communication can occur

A)in hostile situations.
B)in an environment of mutual trust.
C)only among good friends.
D)only during feedback sessions.

Question 38

Your self-image is made up of variables such as

A)values and beliefs.
B)aptitudes and special talents.
C)morals and ethics.
D)all of these choices.

Question 39

Closing the eyes of your inner self to reality can

A)prevent self-understanding.
B)enhance self-understanding.
C)allow behavior modification to work.
D)prevent depression.

Question 40

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.self-image
b.self-image characteristic
c.envy
d.self-esteem
e.feedback
Information used to evaluate how you are doing.