Deck 5: Dealing With Life Changes and Personal Problems

Question 1

Many adults in their 40s face a __________when they feel unfulfilled and search for a major shift in career or lifestyle.

A) early crisis.
B) midlife crisis.
C) later life crisis.
D) childhood crisis.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The person who initiates the breakup of a relationship:

A) usually experiences a state of euphoria.
B) usually suffers some guilt.
C) becomes much more depressed than the other party.
D) often becomes overwhelmed with anger.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Many people in late adulthood face _______ decline, whereas many others do not.

A) social.
B) cognitive.
C) biological.
D) personal.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When using visualization to overcome self-defeating behaviour, visualize:

A) yourself engaging in winning action and thoughts.
B) your adversaries going down in defeat.
C) the last time you came out a winner.
D) the biggest loser you know in action.

Question 5

To develop the right mental set for achieving good attendance, remember that: (difficulty level-2)

A) the company owes you a certain number of sick days.
B) seven days of absenteeism per year is average.
C) co-workers are there to help you when you have to miss work for a legitimate reason.
D) you might look upon your job as self-employment.

Question 6

A key characteristic of people with a self-defeating personality pattern is that they:

A) avoid placing themselves in difficult situations.
B) take good advantage of escape routes.
C) claim to be victimized by society.
D) repeatedly fail at tasks they can perform.

Question 7

Which one of the following is the tactic least likely to help a person cope with the loss of a relationship?

A) Take up new hobbies and interests.
B) Give yourself time to heal.
C) Think through all the bad features of the relationship.
D) Pamper yourself in lots of little ways.

Question 8

A person with a loser life script:

A) is programmed in the brain to fail.
B) attempts to come out a winner when faced with a loss.
C) avoids situations where he or she would look bad.
D) lacks a life plan.

Question 9

According to Lawrence Kohlberg, adolescents begin to develop _____ levels of moral thought.

A) one.
B) two.
C) three.
D) six.

Question 10

A key recommendation for overcoming self-defeating behaviour is to:

A) study the defeats of other people.
B) criticize others rather than oneself.
C) solicit feedback on one's actions.
D) learn a new life script each month.

Question 11

Job satisfaction ________with age, as would be predicted because work satisfaction is such a major component of life satisfaction.

A) change
B) stay the same
C) increase
D) increase

Question 12

Adolescents (or teenagers) vary considerably in their accomplishments with some teenagers' being_______________.

A) drug addicts, thieves and criminals.
B) fast food and retail workers.
C) students who do not work.
D) successful entrepreneurs, information technology consultants, professional athletes, and movie stars.

Question 13

Adults face the unique challenge of applying the many _______ skills they have acquired during study.

A) social.
B) cognitive.
C) biological.
D) personal.

Question 14

A major element of self-defeating behaviour is that the person:

A) suffers a defeat himself or herself.
B) works against his or her own self-interest.
C) has low self-confidence and low self-esteem.
D) works hard but is defeated by environmental forces.

Question 15

A major way of benefiting from criticism is to:

A) be quite selective about listening to criticism.
B) demand documentation from the criticizer.
C) accept criticism only from people with winner scripts.
D) stand outside oneself to observe the criticism.

Question 16

Life satisfaction tends to ________ throughout adulthood, partially because many of the major challenges in life are met as one reaches one's 50s and 60s.

A) change
B) decrease
C) stay the same
D) increase

Question 17

At the_____________ ____________ moral dilemmas are resolved in ways that reflect laws or norms set by parents and other influential adults.
A) Non-conventional level.

A) conventional level.
C) post conventional level.
D) preconvention level.

Question 18

At the __________level moral dilemmas are resolved in a self-centred way. An act is moral if it enables someone to avoid punishment or obtain reward.

A) Non-conventional level.
B) conventional level.
C) post conventional.
D) preconvention.

Question 19

According to Erikson, the socialization process consists of the ________ with each stage representing a psychosocial crisis. The crisis must be resolved at each stage before the next stage can be satisfactorily negotiated.

A) "eight stages of man".
B) ten psychosocial stages.
C) "eight stages of woman".
D) ten biological stages.

Question 20

The leading cause of employee discipline is:

A) absenteeism and tardiness.
B) drug abuse.
C) alcohol abuse.
D) sexual harassment.

Question 21

That adapting to changes including life span and career changes is necessary for career success, and even survival.

Question 22

As long as people have a reasonable amount of love and satisfying work, they tend to stay miserable.

Question 23

A depressed person may suffer from a cycle of failure on the job because decreases in job performance result in:

A) argumentative and hostile behaviour.
B) a referral to the employee assistance program.
C) more depression and more decreases in job performance.
D) further self-defeating behaviour such as drug abuse.

Question 24

An important part of emotional intelligence is:

A) a love of learning.
B) regulating emotions to enhance living.
C) overcoming addictions.
D) eliminating anger.

Question 25

Denying the existence of problems is healthy because it prevents a person from getting bogged down in self-defeating pessimism.

Question 26

People with an attention-deficit disorder:

A) concentrate so they develop a headache.
B) have difficulty concentrating and may be hyperactive.
C) are too depressed to concentrate on work.
D) swear uncontrollably from time to time.

Question 27

Friends and relatives can also be an important source of emotional support to help you cope with post-separation blues.

Question 28

Which one of the following is most likely a symptom of depression?

A) frequent periods of excitement.
B) being overly concerned about losing time from work.
C) increased ability to concentrate on work.
D) deterioration in grooming.

Question 29

A good suggestion for managing anger is to:

A) recognize that anger drains energy.
B) hold back on expressing anger until it reaches a high intensity.
C) express your anger before it reaches a high intensity.
D) express your anger rapidly before you change your mind.

Question 30

People are less likely to resist change if they recognize that change is inevitable.

Question 31

A script develops early in life when our parents and other influential people program our brains to act out certain life plans.

Question 32

It is self-defeating to take most forms of feedback and criticism seriously.

Question 33

Many people sabotage their careers and personal lives because they deny the existence of a problem and therefore do not take appropriate action.

Question 34

The smallest decline in job satisfaction took place among workers 65 and older.

Question 35

People need work and distraction to help them overcome the emotional pain associated with the departure of a partner.

Question 36

A major personal problem many people encounter is the loss of a valued personal relationship.

Question 37

The challenges of late life have decreased because more people live longer beyond the traditional retirement age, and many remain active and in good health.

Question 38

A self-defeating belief is an objectively true negative evaluation of a person's own limitations.

Question 39

A change noted in late adulthood is that people begin to become depressed more because they correctly perceive that they have a shorter future than do younger adults.

Question 40

If you stop blaming others for your problems, it helps you gain personal control over those problems.

Question 41

A symptom of depression is to attribute personal successes to luck.

Question 42

As a rule of thumb, up to about twelve absences or latenesses per year is considered a good record for employees.

Question 43

When expressing anger it is best to express it fully rather than hold back and lose the full effect.

Question 44

Having a poor record of absenteeism and tardiness is not as negative as it used to be, because most employees are recognized for how much they contribute, not how much time they work.

Question 45

When you are emotionally and romantically involved with another person, the loss of that relationship usually has no impact.

Question 46

A caution about using support groups to help people deal with a broken relationship is that people sometimes use these groups as a substitute for finding a new partner.

Question 47

The flurry of activity characteristic of people with an attention deficit disorder is often wasted effort.

Question 48

A newly unattached person might feel lonely, guilty, angry, or frightened.

Question 49

Anger creates stress including the physiological changes associated with stress.

Question 50

Pampering yourself is a recommended way of helping to overcome the emotional pain of a lost relationship.