Quiz on Personal Development Quiz 6

Experience acts as a _____ on a boat because it helps you navigate the course of life.

• Sail

• Rudder

• Anchor

Thomas Anthony suggested that it is possible for most anyone to move from where they are to the optimal attitude of __________.

• I’m OK, You’re OK

• I’m Not OK, You’re OK

• I’m OK, You’re Not OK

• I’m Not OK, You’re Not OK

Which of the following would NOT be an ideal place to form positive friendships?

• Gangs

• Family

• School

• Church

Humans are social creatures with strong a strong desire to be part of a group. This is known as ______.

• psychological attraction

• personal affection

• social affiliation

The state of being fully grown or developed

• Potential

• Maturity

• Perspective

• Personality

• Affiliation Need

What term refers to something that can be but has not yet been developed?

• Maturity

• Affiliation

• Perspective

• Potential

What term is used to refer to behaviors that people use to deal with anxieties and stress?

• Defense mechanisms

• Affiliation needs

• Displacements

• Projections

What term is used to refer to a refusal to acknowledge the existence of a problem or a painful reality?

• Repression

• Acting out

• Displacement

• Denial

A defense mechanism in which someone pushes disturbing thoughts from his/her conscious mind while the feelings continue at the subconscious level is known as ______.

• repression

• denial

• displacement

• rationalization

• projection

Because expressing strong emotions is important, people should deal with them in constructive ways, such as having a sense of humor, engaging in physical activity, and ______.

• spending a lot of time alone thinking about the emotions

• releasing the pent-up emotions by “telling off” someone

• talking with someone they trust to “get it off” their chest

• sleeping and resting more than usual