EDU 101 TEST 3 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is wrong with frequently asking people, especially children, how they are feeling? -
Answer- It induces negative feelings, happiness is not the emotion of the day per say
What have we learned from the research on happiness? - Answer- We rarely feel truly
happy. Usually we are just "fine/okay", just trying to push past small discomforts
How can schools' mental health surveys hurt students? - Answer- It can cause them to
become curious and seek out those things? Causing them to want to do the things
rather than avoid them.
What harm can be done by asking students intimate questions about how their parents
treat them? - Answer- They start making the kids worried and focus on the bad stuff,
essentially forcing them to expect these bad things to happen in their family at some
point.
How do the parenting styles of mothers and fathers generally differ? How and why do
fathers' styles foster more resilience in children? - Answer- Fathers took a more "knock
it off" style of parenting, while moms enacted a more empathetic style of parenting. The
knock it off style generally revolve around making kids develop common sense and the
ability to work things out on their own, "resilience".
What is the difference in action orientation and state orientation? Which is better and
why? - Answer- Action, ignore what you feel and focus on the task ahead. State, focus
on how you feel. Action orientation is better, gets the job done
How did the goals of parenting change in the last decade or two? - Answer- Parents
now aim to raise "happy kids".
What mistake have many mental health experts made? - Answer- They paint every little
personality trait that isn't "posotive" as some sort of disorder. They think everyone
needs therapy, that everyone is a little "broken".
How is being a child in therapy different from being an adult in therapy? - Answer- Being
an adult, they've already got some wisdom and can stand up for themselves. A child
however typically isn't able to.
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is wrong with frequently asking people, especially children, how they are feeling? -
Answer- It induces negative feelings, happiness is not the emotion of the day per say
What have we learned from the research on happiness? - Answer- We rarely feel truly
happy. Usually we are just "fine/okay", just trying to push past small discomforts
How can schools' mental health surveys hurt students? - Answer- It can cause them to
become curious and seek out those things? Causing them to want to do the things
rather than avoid them.
What harm can be done by asking students intimate questions about how their parents
treat them? - Answer- They start making the kids worried and focus on the bad stuff,
essentially forcing them to expect these bad things to happen in their family at some
point.
How do the parenting styles of mothers and fathers generally differ? How and why do
fathers' styles foster more resilience in children? - Answer- Fathers took a more "knock
it off" style of parenting, while moms enacted a more empathetic style of parenting. The
knock it off style generally revolve around making kids develop common sense and the
ability to work things out on their own, "resilience".
What is the difference in action orientation and state orientation? Which is better and
why? - Answer- Action, ignore what you feel and focus on the task ahead. State, focus
on how you feel. Action orientation is better, gets the job done
How did the goals of parenting change in the last decade or two? - Answer- Parents
now aim to raise "happy kids".
What mistake have many mental health experts made? - Answer- They paint every little
personality trait that isn't "posotive" as some sort of disorder. They think everyone
needs therapy, that everyone is a little "broken".
How is being a child in therapy different from being an adult in therapy? - Answer- Being
an adult, they've already got some wisdom and can stand up for themselves. A child
however typically isn't able to.
