Deck 3: Personal Financial Management

Question 1

Taking your work troubles home:

A) Results in stress
B) Is unavoidable
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Continued stress can:

A) Keep you challenged
B) Go away on its own
C) Affect work performance
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Constant stress can result in:

A) Personal and work problems
B) Physical harm
C) Mental harm
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Healthy ways of dealing with stress include:

A) Controlling your diet
B) Taking small naps throughout the day
C) Having one small glass of wine each night
D) Reviewing your history of conflict with others

Question 5

When dealing with stress, exercise. The best way to exercise is to:

A) Have a consistent exercise plan
B) Lift weights daily
C) Go to a gym daily
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 6

Stress can negatively impact productivity in areas including:

A) Time and organization
B) Working relationships
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above

Question 7

The first step in dealing with stress is to recognize:

A) What is causing you stress
B) How stress is affecting you
C) How you deal with stress
D) When you are stressed

Question 8

When dealing with stress, identify:

A) A goal for responses
B) The stressor
C) How and why you are reacting
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 9

Ways to relieve stress include:

A) Ignoring the stressor and moving on with your work
B) Finding extra work to keep you busy and taking aspirin
C) Finding an outlet for releasing tension, and learning to relax
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 10

You can change how stress affects you by:

A) Ignoring it
B) Quitting your job
C) Keeping to yourself
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 11

The bodily or mental tension resulting from a physical or emotional factor is:

A) A heart attack
B) An injury
C) Stress
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 12

Prior to starting a project:

A) Make a plan
B) Get organized
C) Set priorities
D) All of the above

Question 13

Signs of negative stress include:

A) Becoming emotional
B) Being illogical
C) Losing control of your temper
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 14

Types of stress include:

A) Negative stress
B) Positive stress
C) Workplace stress
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 15

Negative stress commonly results in:

A) Fatigue and diminished or increased appetite
B) Anger, depression, and/or distrust
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above

Question 16

Simple ways to help relieve stress include:

A) Have leisure time
B) Listening to music
C) Get enough sleep
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 17

Positive stress:

A) Makes a person become emotional and illogical
B) Can become problematic if not dealt with appropriately
C) Causes a person to lose control
D) All of the above

Question 18

Stress-reducers mentioned in the text include:

A) Meditation
B) Getting enough sleep
C) Developing realistic goals
D) All of the above

Question 19

Using time wisely:

A) Is a skill
B) Results in increased productivity
C) Takes focus
D) All of the above

Question 20

Exercising:

A) Helps you become organized
B) Always clears your mind of impure thoughts
C) Provides a healthy outlet resulting in increased tension
D) Is a good way to help manage stress

Question 21

In business:

A) Being unorganized and stressed is acceptable
B) Redoing a project a second time is acceptable
C) Time is money
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 22

Prior to starting a project at work:

A) Take time to de-stress
B) Get organized
C) Seek the advice of others
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 23

Identify stressors at work and in your personal life.

Question 24

When opening mail:

A) Sort the mail after every piece is opened
B) Open mail throughout the day
C) Open all mail at one time
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 25

A way to help you keep organized and improve performance is:

A) Ignore messages unless they are urgent
B) Return messages one at a time as they come in
C) Return messages all at one time
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 26

If you seem to not have enough time to get work done in a typical work day, you need:

A) To work overtime
B) Time management
C) A new job
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 27

Keeping the following work tool on hand, keeps you more organized:

A) Stapler
B) Pens
C) Notepad
D) All of the above
E) None of the above.

Question 28

Stress will only affect you mentally.

Question 29

To keep track of meetings and deadlines, use a:

A) Desktop calendar
B) Personal desktop application
C) Computer application designed to keep track of appointments
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 30

The one-touch policy to save time involves:

A) Placing all papers needing attention in a file to review later
B) After reviewing a paper, either filing it, passing it on, or throwing it away
C) Utilizing an in-box for saving all papers
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 31

If you learn how, you can avoid stress.

Question 32

Common desk tools to have handy include:

A) A staple remover, a calculator, and paper clips
B) A fax machine and a paper shredder
C) Tape, paper cutter, and printer
D) All of the above
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.

Question 33

The best way to handle e-mail messages is to:

A) Answer them at a set time each day
B) Answer them in the early morning
C) Don't respond to e-mail messages
D) Answer them as they arrive-it's good customer service

Question 34

Stress can result in permanent harm to you.

Question 35

Common organizing tools include:

A) Technology
B) Message machines
C) Desk calendars
D) All of the above

Question 36

Ways to control your time include:

A) Keeping a calendar handy
B) Getting a project done as quickly as possible, then checking it for errors
C) Setting a time to address all correspondence at once
D) Both A and B
E) Both A and C

Question 37

A time waster is:

A) An unnecessary activity
B) Never included in a time log
C) An activity that people seldom request assistance with
D) None of the above

Question 38

Stress has no impact on the workplace.

Question 39

Common organization tools include:

A) Shredders
B) File cabinets
C) Utilizing desk space
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 40

Dated documents should be maintained in a file cabinet and can be arranged:

A) Alphabetically
B) Chronologically
C) By subject
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 41

Ways to deal with stress include meditating, using positive visualization, and relaxing.

Question 42

Using the one-touch policy for organization will help reduce piles of papers on your desk.

Question 43

Controlling your diet and exercising are excellent ways to control stress.

Question 44

Sometimes you need to ignore stress to avoid its effects.

Question 45

A common way to help manage stress is to control your diet.

Question 46

How you react to stress will determine how it will affect you.

Question 47

A cause of stress may be poor time management.

Question 48

Be aware of how your body reacts to stress.

Question 49

A time waster is an activity that takes up a large amount of time.

Question 50

If you can learn to ignore your stress, it will go away.

Question 51

The first step toward dealing with stress is recognizing how you are reacting to that stressor.

Question 52

It is a skill to be able to use time wisely.

Question 53

Increasing your physical activity, such as exercise, can help reduce stress.

Question 54

Keep a calendar handy at all times that includes a list of all appointments, meetings, and tasks for each day.

Question 55

Ways to deal with stress include ignoring it, forgetting about it, and relaxing.

Question 56

If you cannot surround yourself with positive people at work, quit your job.

Question 57

Do not be afraid to ask for help if you are getting behind in work.

Question 58

Taking time to get organized for a project that is needed as soon as possible is considered as a time waster.

Question 59

Positive stress is good to have since it cannot affect you in a negative way.

Question 60

The one-touch policy means when dealing with a project by either placing it in a priority pile, passing it on, or throwing it away.

Question 61

Shred confidential, unwanted materials at least once a day.

Question 62

Time wasters are activities that take up several hours of the workday.

Question 63

One way to get organized and save time is to answer e-mails as they come in instead of waiting to answer them all at once.

Question 64

Breaking large tasks into simpler, smaller tasks is an efficient way to organize your time.

Question 65

Don't keep extra supplies of items you routinely use in your desk drawers; this causes clutter. It is better to get them from the storage room as you need them.

Question 66

Take care of mail, piece by piece, as you open it.
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

Question 67

One way to save time at work is by answering memos by writing a note on the original memo instead of typing up a response.

Question 68

Having a shredder handy can help you become organized.

Question 69

Being organized will optimize your performance at work.

Question 70

Dispose of files that are out of date.

Question 71

Keeping your desk/work area clean and clutter-free will help you maintain organization.

Question 72

It is difficult to get yourself organized.

Question 73

A shredder is handy but not necessary for disposing of confidential materials.

Question 74

Mail should be kept private and not shared with coworkers.

Question 75

The use of a small bulletin board will help keep you organized.

Question 76

________ can cause headaches, ulcers, heart disease, or mental disturbances.

Question 77

Keeping extra supplies of commonly used items on hand will waste space.

Question 78

It is acceptable to use company letterhead for personal mail if you don't have plain stationary.

Question 79

________ is a productive stress that gives you the strength to accomplish a task.

Question 80

One of the easiest ways to get organized is to post sticky notes all over your office.