Exam 2: Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence

Fred and Wilma want their child Elmo to have healthy self-esteem, so they should ________.

Bertha displays negative self-talk when she says, "I am smarter and more skilled than I was during the early part of my career."

Being too self-confident may lead a person to ________.

Laura doesn't feel self-confident. A practical suggestion to help Laura feel more self-confident would be for her to ________.

George, a city planner, can use the Galatea effect to boost his self-confidence by ________.

Nick has developed his self-esteem to the highest point of his life. A potential problem for Nick now is that he may become narcissistic.

The technique of positive visual imagery includes a mental rehearsal of the situation that helps you prepare for battle.

Gail is in a codependent relationship with her boss, Ralph, a gambling addict. It would therefore be typical of Gail to ________.

Ralph wants to engage in positive visual imagery, so the first step he should take is to ________.

A long-term study with over 12,000 men and women indicated that people with high core self-evaluations increased their success at a faster pace than their counterparts with lower core self-evaluations.