Part-III, How to Talk about What Goes On S. 42-44, Version-2

After a long night caring for a sick loved one, you might feel:

• Exhilarated
• Enervated
• Amused
• Energized

If a police officer gives you a ticket for speeding, you might:

• Congratulate them
• Castigate them
• Applaud them
• Thank them

Someone who puts the needs of others before themselves can be described as:

• Self-absorbed
• Self-aggrandizing
• Self-abnegating
• Self-indulgent

If you feel like your life lacks excitement or progress, you might be:

• Flourishing
• Thriving
• Vegetating
• Innovating

If your editor mentions possibilities for promoting your book, they are:

• Clearly outlining a plan
• Explicitly making promises
• Directly criticizing your work
• Intimating potential success

Aspirin helps to:

• Worsen symptoms
• Alleviate symptoms
• Cause new symptoms
• Induce illness

When someone experiences a loss, you can show compassion by:

• Ignoring their grief
• Distancing yourself emotionally
• Commiserating with them
• Offering unsolicited advice

If you keep changing your mind between two choices, you are:

• Decisive
• Consistent
• Vacillating
• Confident

"Vicarious" sharing of sorrow refers to:

• Feeling joy for someone else's pain
• Sharing another's pain without directly experiencing it
• Offering practical solutions to their problems
• Avoiding any emotional connection with their suffering

When you simulate alertness, do you purposely act somnolent?

• Yes
• No