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Chapter 6 Gaining Self-Awareness

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

Le Verrier predicted that an invisible planet was pulling the planet Uranus off its predicted course around the sun. Likewise, human beings are pulled off course by the invisible forces of their...

a)

conscious minds.

b)

unconscious minds.

c)

Inner Guides.

2.

True or False: Some people sabotage their goals and dreams by unconsciously choosing actions, thoughts, and/or emotions that get them off course from their goals and dreams.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or False: When Creators are off course, they tend to deny it, make excuses, blame others, or give up.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False: One characteristic of Creators is that they are able to recognize and acknowledge when they are off course.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: The story of Jerome, the accounting student, illustrates that when a person has a clear goal, he or she will not get off course.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Eric Berne, the creator of a mode of counseling called Transactional Analysis, referred to our invisible inner forces as...

a)

defense mechanisms.

b)

patterns.

c)

habits.

d)

scripts.

7.

True or False: As part of our individual script, each of us has developed three kinds of habit patterns: behaviors, thoughts, and emotions.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Our habit patterns are motivated by our unconscious core (a)  

9.

We seem to create our scripts as a result of...

a)

how others responded to us.

b)

what significant adults said to us.

c)

observing the behavior of significant adults in our lives.

d)

all of these.

10.

True or False: The purpose of our scripts is to maximize our pain and minimize our pleasure.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False: Diana, the student in the author's writing course, had a script from her childhood that said her brain didn't work well.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: When our core beliefs about ourselves, about other people, or about the world are inaccurate, they can sabotage our success.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

True or False: Diana's core beliefs about her inability to think caused her to hear what she expected to hear rather than what her teacher actually said.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Although it is not easy, human beings can revise their limiting beliefs and change their self-defeating habit patterns.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The parts of our scripts that are available to our conscious minds are our patterns of self-defeating actions, thoughts, and emotions. By revising these three patterns, we can help revise our limiting core...

(a)  

16.

True or False: A 360-degree review is when you give feedback to people in each department at work.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: To connect with an interviewer, you might share your appreciation for the questions they are asking.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: On Course suggests that you might manage your brand reputation by imagining how someone might Yelp about their experience with you.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The 10 interview strategies suggested in On Course include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Start strong and share your skills.

b)

Seek advice from your peers.

c)

Think before responding

d)

Demonstrate self-awareness.

20.

The one-page interview preparation sheet should include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Top strengths

b)

Areas to improve

c)

Questions to ask

d)

Company facts

21.

True or False: According to psychologist Virginia Satir, we are all living by rules, although we may not be aware of them.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or False: All of the unconscious rules that we live by need to be revised.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

One of the co-authors of On Course has polled thousands of college instructors who identify three behaviors that their most successful students do consistently. Which of the following is NOT one of these top three behaviors of successful students (although it may be a good rule nonetheless)?

a)

Attend every class from beginning to end.

b)

Seek help from tutors.

c)

Do their best on all assignments.

d)

Participate actively in class.

24.

True or False: At Baltimore City Community College, a study found that, on average, the more classes students missed, the higher their grades were, especially in introductory courses.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

A personal rule is your conscious intention. You may need to break one of your rules if something of a higher (a)   conflicts with it.