Week 3: Radical Acceptance/ Middle Path Review Quiz

What is radical acceptance about?

• Avoiding painful emotions

• Saying no to life as it is

• Agreeing with everything in life

• Not resisting what you cannot or choose not to change

What is the difference between pain and suffering?

• Pain is what you do with the loss, suffering is the interpretation you put on the pain

• Pain is optional, suffering is not

• Pain is resisting reality, suffering is accepting it

• Pain is emotional, suffering is physical

Why is it important to practice radical acceptance?

• To make the situation worse

• To give in to reality

• To prepare for more difficult circumstances

• To avoid feeling any pain

What is the consequence of refusing to accept reality?

• It decreases suffering in difficult situations

• It helps in coping well and living a contented life

• It makes the situation less emotionally painful

• It delays healing and adds suffering to pain

What is the key to moving towards the middle path?

• Rigid thinking

• Flexibility

• Avoiding alternatives

• Assumptions

What should you do to practice dialectical thinking?

• None of the above

• Be close-minded

• Look at only one side of a situation

• Look at all sides of a situation and all points of view

What should you accept about different opinions?

• None of the above

• They can be valid even if you do not agree with them

• They are never valid

• They are always wrong