MRT Level 1 Test Questions With Complete Solutions
Active Constructing Responses Correct Answers Authentic
interest
Elaborates the experience
Shares the joy
JOY MULTIPLIER
Active Destructive Responses Correct Answers squashing the
event
negative focus
poking holes in someones good news
JOY THIEF
Always, Always, Always Correct Answers The thinking trap
where you believe that negative events are unchangeable and
that you have little or no control over them; time (always going
to be an issue); leads to helplessness
Always, Always, Always: Mental Cue and Critical Q Correct
Answers Grab control: What's changeable? What can I control?
APPRECIATING WHAT YOU HAVE RECIEVED Correct
Answers GRATITUDE/GIVING BACK
Are thinking traps hard to change? Correct Answers Yes
Assertive Communication Correct Answers The MRT skill that
is used when you want to address a problem or an issue in a way
that respects the other person and strengthens the relationship
,Assertive Communication Key Principles Correct Answers
Takes practice
Flexibility: adjust your style of communicating to the
situation/person
Skill, not personality: Assertive communication is a skill
Re-Engage: Take a break from the conversation
Avoid the Confirmation Bias Correct Answers The
Confirmation Bias can interfere with accuracy, so work around
it
Benefits of Goal Setting Correct Answers Activate
Direct
Sustain
Adjust
Benefits of HTGS Correct Answers Builds positive emotions,
optimism, and gratitude
Counteracts the Negativity bias
Better health, sleep
Lower depression and greater life satisfaction
More optimal performance
Better relationships
C.S.: Challenges and Leadership Correct Answers The MRT
skill where you use your C.S. to overcome challenges, increase
team effectiveness, and strengthen your leadership
C.S.: Challenges and Leadership KEY POINTS Correct
Answers Useful in challenges: use CS to successfully overcome
challenges
, Useful as a leader: CS will make you more effective
Useful as a team: increase effectiveness of the team
Catastrophizing Correct Answers You waste critical energy
rumination about the irrational worst case outcomes of a
situation which prevents you from taking purposeful action
Catastrophizing depletes energy Correct Answers
Catastrophizing depletes energy, stops problem solving, and
generates unhelpful anxiety
Character Strengths are the Be in the... Correct Answers
Be..Know..Do Model
Circling Correct Answers An AE occurs and your thoughts
about one bad outcome keep repeating; REVOLVING DOOR
Common Pitfalls of RTR Correct Answers Dismissing the
grain of truth
Minimizing the situation
Rationalizing or excusing one's contribution to a problem
Confirmation Bias Correct Answers a tendency to search for
information that confirms one's strongly held beliefs; it is hard
to change our minds
Core Competency of Thinking Traps Correct Answers mental
agility
DANGER THOUGHT THEME Correct Answers
ANXIETY/AGITATION
Active Constructing Responses Correct Answers Authentic
interest
Elaborates the experience
Shares the joy
JOY MULTIPLIER
Active Destructive Responses Correct Answers squashing the
event
negative focus
poking holes in someones good news
JOY THIEF
Always, Always, Always Correct Answers The thinking trap
where you believe that negative events are unchangeable and
that you have little or no control over them; time (always going
to be an issue); leads to helplessness
Always, Always, Always: Mental Cue and Critical Q Correct
Answers Grab control: What's changeable? What can I control?
APPRECIATING WHAT YOU HAVE RECIEVED Correct
Answers GRATITUDE/GIVING BACK
Are thinking traps hard to change? Correct Answers Yes
Assertive Communication Correct Answers The MRT skill that
is used when you want to address a problem or an issue in a way
that respects the other person and strengthens the relationship
,Assertive Communication Key Principles Correct Answers
Takes practice
Flexibility: adjust your style of communicating to the
situation/person
Skill, not personality: Assertive communication is a skill
Re-Engage: Take a break from the conversation
Avoid the Confirmation Bias Correct Answers The
Confirmation Bias can interfere with accuracy, so work around
it
Benefits of Goal Setting Correct Answers Activate
Direct
Sustain
Adjust
Benefits of HTGS Correct Answers Builds positive emotions,
optimism, and gratitude
Counteracts the Negativity bias
Better health, sleep
Lower depression and greater life satisfaction
More optimal performance
Better relationships
C.S.: Challenges and Leadership Correct Answers The MRT
skill where you use your C.S. to overcome challenges, increase
team effectiveness, and strengthen your leadership
C.S.: Challenges and Leadership KEY POINTS Correct
Answers Useful in challenges: use CS to successfully overcome
challenges
, Useful as a leader: CS will make you more effective
Useful as a team: increase effectiveness of the team
Catastrophizing Correct Answers You waste critical energy
rumination about the irrational worst case outcomes of a
situation which prevents you from taking purposeful action
Catastrophizing depletes energy Correct Answers
Catastrophizing depletes energy, stops problem solving, and
generates unhelpful anxiety
Character Strengths are the Be in the... Correct Answers
Be..Know..Do Model
Circling Correct Answers An AE occurs and your thoughts
about one bad outcome keep repeating; REVOLVING DOOR
Common Pitfalls of RTR Correct Answers Dismissing the
grain of truth
Minimizing the situation
Rationalizing or excusing one's contribution to a problem
Confirmation Bias Correct Answers a tendency to search for
information that confirms one's strongly held beliefs; it is hard
to change our minds
Core Competency of Thinking Traps Correct Answers mental
agility
DANGER THOUGHT THEME Correct Answers
ANXIETY/AGITATION
