Question 1

Engaging in positive self-talk,challenging beliefs,and mental practice can lead to:

Accepted Answer

A)  opportunity,but not obstacle thinking
B)  obstacle,but not opportunity thinking
C)  opportunity and obstacle thinking
D)  neither opportunity nor obstacle thinking A

Question 2

What are the specific steps of the mental practice technique and what the benefits of each of these techniques?

Accepted Answer

-The steps in the mental practice technique are close your eyes,relax/concentrate/focus,focus on specific challenging situation,talk positively to yourself,mentally picture yourself,stay concentrated,mentally rehearse,repeat step seven,open eyes/smile/praise yourself.Each step provides information on how to positively think and practice/imagine what you are going to be doing.

Question 3

Sappers are types of self-talk that reduce energy,self-confidence,and happiness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The content from our psychological worlds:

Accepted Answer

A)  determines how we behave,but not the nature of the physical world
B)  determines how we behave,which in turn determines the nature of the physical world
C)  determines the nature of the physical world,but not how we behave
D)  doesn't determine the nature of how we behave or the nature of the physical world

Question 5

If we wish to achieve effective self-leadership,we must?

Accepted Answer

A)  take responsibility for what others do
B)  take responsiblity for what we think
C)  place the responsibilty of our actions on authority figures
D)  take responsibility for what others think

Question 6

The successful completion of an event being imagined before even competing an event is:

Accepted Answer

A)  rehearsal
B)  mental practice
C)  self-talk
D)  constructive thoughts

Question 7

Describe how the story of the Little Blue Engine exemplifies what positive self-talk is? What is the main focus of self-talk (changing what about an individual's thoughts and replacing what)?

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Question 8

The first step for practicing successful mental practice is:

Accepted Answer

A)  focusing on the challenging situation
B)  relaxing,concentrating,and focusing
C)  mentally rehearsing
D)  closing your eyes

Question 9

An NBA player who pictures himself making all of his free throws is engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-talk
B)  rehearsal
C)  mental practice
D)  constructive thoughts

Question 10

Mental distortions can lead to:

Accepted Answer

A)  personal effectivness and depression
B)  ineffective thinking and depression
C)  ineffective thinking and personal effectiveness
D)  ineffective thinking,depression,and personal effectiveness

Question 11

Self-talk that individuals should want to engage in to be more effective at various items in their life should be?

Accepted Answer

A)  motivating,supporting,and negative
B)  demotivating and negative
C)  motivating,positive,and unsupporting
D)  motivating,positive,and supporting

Question 12

How does each individual have their own unique psychological world? How do the senses impact what an individual focuses on,thinks about,and allows entering their mind? How does the psychological world that the individual creates impact the behaviors of that individual?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

The final step for practicing successful mental practice is:

Accepted Answer

A)  mentally rehearsing
B)  talking positively to yourself
C)  focusing on a challenge
D)  open your eyes and praising yourself

Question 14

Self-leadership can do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase understanding of our psychological world but not how we deal with it
B)  Not impact our psychological world
C)  Decrease understanding of psychological world and how we deal with it
D)  Increase understanding of our psychological world and how we deal with it

Question 15

What is the difference between opportunity and obstacle thinking? Which of these approaches to thinking more aligns with the principles of self-leadership and why? Building on this,how can self-leadership be used to create a habitual thinking pattern?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Elements that are likely to explain how are thinking impacts our behavior include?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beliefs,behaviors,and self-talk
B)  Beliefs,imagined experiences,and thought patterns
C)  Beliefs,imagined experiences,and behaviors
D)  Thought patterns,behaviors,and self-talk

Question 17

Negative self-talk involves demotivating concepts,while positive self-talk is motivating and unsupporting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If we are invited to a social gathering and focus on the negative aspects of the positive situation,what is being impacted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical world
B)  Psychological world
C)  Behaviors
D)  All of the above

Question 19

If an individual only thinks in black and white (either total perfection or total failure),they are engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A)  overgeneralization
B)  mental filter
C)  extreme thinking
D)  emotional reasoning

Question 20

By making choices regarding what we focus on and what we think about,we inevitably make choices that shape our psychological worlds.

Accepted Answer