Test Bank For Personal Development for Life and Work
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CHAPTER 1—SELF-ESTEEM
TRUE/FALSE
1. Others may see qualities in you that you take for granted or overlook.
ANS: T PTS: 1
2. Self-esteem and self-absorption are synonymous terms.
ANS: F PTS: 1
3. If you have a close friend with whom to discuss things, you will be able to handle your personal
problems more easily.
ANS: T PTS: 1
4. People with high self-esteem may avoid situations that make them uncomfortable.
ANS: F PTS: 1
5. Once you develop a high level of self-esteem, it is set for life and will not change.
ANS: F PTS: 1
6. Criticism can be helpful as you make plans to bring about changes in your behavior.
ANS: T PTS: 1
7. Closing your eyes to reality can prevent you from understanding and accepting the real you.
ANS: T PTS: 1
8. A reward of good self-esteem is feeling qualified to influence others.
ANS: T PTS: 1
9. People often avoid reality in order to maintain a false, unrealistic self-image.
ANS: T PTS: 1
10. A setback or failure is not a learning experience or a signal to change direction.
ANS: F PTS: 1
11. When you dislike yourself, you have low self-esteem.
ANS: T PTS: 1
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12. How you feel about yourself will not affect your success in meeting the challenges of life and work.
ANS: F PTS: 1
13. Many people never experience problems with self-esteem.
ANS: F PTS: 1
14. Attempting to imitate someone else can help build your self-esteem.
ANS: F PTS: 1
15. People with high self-esteem take pride in their accomplishments.
ANS: T PTS: 1
16. It is wise to be open, alert, and sensitive to both positive and negative feedback.
ANS: T PTS: 1
17. Feedback from close friends and associates is not important.
ANS: F PTS: 1
18. Only in an environment of mutual trust can honest, open, two-way communication occur.
ANS: T PTS: 1
19. People with healthy self-esteem work to improve themselves.
ANS: T PTS: 1
20. Career, relationship, and mental health problems can often be traced back to low self-esteem.
ANS: T PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
21. If you feel good about yourself, you have
a. self-discipline.
b. self-motivation.
c. self-awareness.
d. self-esteem.
ANS: D PTS: 1
22. The rewards of good self-esteem include
a. becoming easily frustrated or defensive.
b. taking pride in accomplishments.
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c. feeling weak and incompetent.
d. expressing few emotions.
ANS: B PTS: 1
23. Which of the following is not a way to build self-esteem?
a. accepting yourself for who you are.
b. focusing on your achievements and accomplishments.
c. imitating someone else.
d. talking with others about your good qualities.
ANS: C PTS: 1
24. Failure can lead to success when you
a. take criticism defensively.
b. use criticism to redirect your life.
c. ignore criticism.
d. aggressively respond to criticism.
ANS: B PTS: 1
25. If your behavior is in conflict with your self-image, you should
a. try to ignore what happens.
b. accept the experience as real.
c. use behavior modification.
d. talk it over with your supervisor.
ANS: B PTS: 1
26. Closing the eyes of your inner self to reality can
a. prevent self-understanding.
b. enhance self-understanding.
c. allow behavior modification to work.
d. prevent depression.
ANS: A PTS: 1
27. Honest, two-way communication can occur
a. in hostile situations.
b. in an environment of mutual trust.
c. only among good friends.
d. only during feedback sessions.
ANS: B PTS: 1
28. Making plans for your future
a. is a way to escape reality.
b. is better than dwelling on the past.
c. creates a false impression of you.
d. is not as important as living for the moment.
ANS: B PTS: 1
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29. Good sources of feedback include
a. counselors.
b. teachers.
c. employment supervisors.
d. all of these choices.
ANS: D PTS: 1
30. Your self-image is made up of variables such as
a. values and beliefs.
b. aptitudes and special talents.
c. morals and ethics.
d. all of these choices.
ANS: D PTS: 1
31. Genuine self-esteem can
a. make you appear unapproachable.
b. make you more humble.
c. fill you with conceit and self-absorption.
d. none of these choices.
ANS: B PTS: 1
32. Those who have low self-esteem may react by
a. feeling that others don't value them.
b. expressing few emotions.
c. avoiding situations that make them uncomfortable.
d. all of these choices.
ANS: D PTS: 1
33. Which of the following will help you to build self-esteem?
a. focusing on your failures.
b. keeping your good qualities to yourself.
c. engaging in positive self-talk.
d. all of these choices.
ANS: C PTS: 1
34. Envy is
a. a positive feeling toward others.
b. a desirable personal trait.
c. a destructive human emotion.
d. none of these choices.
ANS: C PTS: 1
35. Everyone has special gifts and unique qualities that make that person
a. feel frustrated.
b. exceptional.
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Chapter 1
CHAPTER 1—SELF-ESTEEM
TRUE/FALSE
1. Others may see qualities in you that you take for granted or overlook.
ANS: T PTS: 1
2. Self-esteem and self-absorption are synonymous terms.
ANS: F PTS: 1
3. If you have a close friend with whom to discuss things, you will be able to handle your personal
problems more easily.
ANS: T PTS: 1
4. People with high self-esteem may avoid situations that make them uncomfortable.
ANS: F PTS: 1
5. Once you develop a high level of self-esteem, it is set for life and will not change.
ANS: F PTS: 1
6. Criticism can be helpful as you make plans to bring about changes in your behavior.
ANS: T PTS: 1
7. Closing your eyes to reality can prevent you from understanding and accepting the real you.
ANS: T PTS: 1
8. A reward of good self-esteem is feeling qualified to influence others.
ANS: T PTS: 1
9. People often avoid reality in order to maintain a false, unrealistic self-image.
ANS: T PTS: 1
10. A setback or failure is not a learning experience or a signal to change direction.
ANS: F PTS: 1
11. When you dislike yourself, you have low self-esteem.
ANS: T PTS: 1
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12. How you feel about yourself will not affect your success in meeting the challenges of life and work.
ANS: F PTS: 1
13. Many people never experience problems with self-esteem.
ANS: F PTS: 1
14. Attempting to imitate someone else can help build your self-esteem.
ANS: F PTS: 1
15. People with high self-esteem take pride in their accomplishments.
ANS: T PTS: 1
16. It is wise to be open, alert, and sensitive to both positive and negative feedback.
ANS: T PTS: 1
17. Feedback from close friends and associates is not important.
ANS: F PTS: 1
18. Only in an environment of mutual trust can honest, open, two-way communication occur.
ANS: T PTS: 1
19. People with healthy self-esteem work to improve themselves.
ANS: T PTS: 1
20. Career, relationship, and mental health problems can often be traced back to low self-esteem.
ANS: T PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
21. If you feel good about yourself, you have
a. self-discipline.
b. self-motivation.
c. self-awareness.
d. self-esteem.
ANS: D PTS: 1
22. The rewards of good self-esteem include
a. becoming easily frustrated or defensive.
b. taking pride in accomplishments.
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c. feeling weak and incompetent.
d. expressing few emotions.
ANS: B PTS: 1
23. Which of the following is not a way to build self-esteem?
a. accepting yourself for who you are.
b. focusing on your achievements and accomplishments.
c. imitating someone else.
d. talking with others about your good qualities.
ANS: C PTS: 1
24. Failure can lead to success when you
a. take criticism defensively.
b. use criticism to redirect your life.
c. ignore criticism.
d. aggressively respond to criticism.
ANS: B PTS: 1
25. If your behavior is in conflict with your self-image, you should
a. try to ignore what happens.
b. accept the experience as real.
c. use behavior modification.
d. talk it over with your supervisor.
ANS: B PTS: 1
26. Closing the eyes of your inner self to reality can
a. prevent self-understanding.
b. enhance self-understanding.
c. allow behavior modification to work.
d. prevent depression.
ANS: A PTS: 1
27. Honest, two-way communication can occur
a. in hostile situations.
b. in an environment of mutual trust.
c. only among good friends.
d. only during feedback sessions.
ANS: B PTS: 1
28. Making plans for your future
a. is a way to escape reality.
b. is better than dwelling on the past.
c. creates a false impression of you.
d. is not as important as living for the moment.
ANS: B PTS: 1
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29. Good sources of feedback include
a. counselors.
b. teachers.
c. employment supervisors.
d. all of these choices.
ANS: D PTS: 1
30. Your self-image is made up of variables such as
a. values and beliefs.
b. aptitudes and special talents.
c. morals and ethics.
d. all of these choices.
ANS: D PTS: 1
31. Genuine self-esteem can
a. make you appear unapproachable.
b. make you more humble.
c. fill you with conceit and self-absorption.
d. none of these choices.
ANS: B PTS: 1
32. Those who have low self-esteem may react by
a. feeling that others don't value them.
b. expressing few emotions.
c. avoiding situations that make them uncomfortable.
d. all of these choices.
ANS: D PTS: 1
33. Which of the following will help you to build self-esteem?
a. focusing on your failures.
b. keeping your good qualities to yourself.
c. engaging in positive self-talk.
d. all of these choices.
ANS: C PTS: 1
34. Envy is
a. a positive feeling toward others.
b. a desirable personal trait.
c. a destructive human emotion.
d. none of these choices.
ANS: C PTS: 1
35. Everyone has special gifts and unique qualities that make that person
a. feel frustrated.
b. exceptional.
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