BEING Skills 1 Character Strengths and Emotions

All humans have the 24 Character Strengths as part of their personality, but each Character Strength will be ranked differently per person.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Why did we have you study and remember your top five Character Strengths?

• Because I hardly use these strengths so might as well apply them.

• Because it will be included in the Long Exam.

• Because these are the strengths that come naturally to me and energize me, especially when I'm faced with a stressful situation.

Why is it necessary to identify and label our emotions?

• It's not necessary.

• Labeling an emotion helps us manage it better.

• Identifying the emotion makes it more heartfelt.

According to Dr. Plutchik, what are the 8 major emotions?

• Joy, Trust, Fear, Surprise, Sadness, Disgust, Anger, Anticipation

• Serenity, Acceptance, Acceptance, Distraction, Pensiveness, Boredom, Annoyance, Interest

• Ecstacy, Admiration, Terror, Amazement, Grief, Loathing, Rage, Vigilance

If we are not happy with our current emotional state, we should...

• evaluate our thoughts and beliefs.

• analyze our actions.

• sleep over it and hope we will better the next day.

Which statement is true about emotions? Pick two.

• If left unchecked, emotions can intensify.

• Emotions are often complex, and being able to recognize when a feeling is a combination of two or more distinct feelings can be very helpful

• Being "okay" is one of the emotions identified by Dr. Plutchik

• We don't really have a choice with our emotions, so to achieve happiness we should just be patient until the feeling changes

Which statement is accurate?

• Emotions are a result of our actions

• Emotions are a result of our thoughts

• Our actions come purely from our thoughts

Emotions are neither good nor bad, but it is the _______ that we choose to take that can be beneficial or harmful.

• action

• thought

• emotion