Attitudes for Success

Being open to humor is a key to maintaining a positive attitude.

True

In negative self talk, personalizing is when a person _______.

a. Focuses only on their problems, ignoring their successes
b. Blames themselves for every problem, whether it was their fault or not
c. Believes that every situation will end badly
d. See themselves as a failure for not living up to impossible standards

B

Self doubt is a result of ______.

a. Having great success
b. Lacking self-esteem
c. Successful conflict resolution
d. An assertive attitude

B

Passivity can harm relationships because those who are passive _______.

a. Have open relationships with others
b. Tend to store up hurt feelings, leading to resentment
c. Typically have excessive self-esteem
d. Are free from self doubt and worry

B

In negative self talk, polarizing is when a person _______.

a. Focuses only on their problems, ignoring their successes
b. Blames themselves for every problem, whether it was their fault or not
c. Believes that every situation will end badly
d. See themselves as a failure for not living up to impossible standards

D

Hard work is a necessary component of a positive attitude because _______.

a. To be positive, you have to convince people to like you
b. Getting work done quickly is more important than being positive
c Positive thinking is a habit you have to build up over time
d. Hardly anyone is positive, so you have to break new ground

C

Penelope asks her employee Fritz to deal with problems that "you caused." Fritz is feeling hurt by these comments, so he tells Penelope, "My feelings were hurt by what you said and I don’t think that is okay." In this example, Fritz is acting ______.

a. Positively
b. Assertively
c. Arrogantly
d. Passively

B

One of the keys to gaining self-esteem is to _______.

a. Hold yourself to impossible standards
b. Focus on the mistakes you make
c. Enjoy the small success you achieve
d. Worry about failing and looking foolish

C

A strong fear of failure leads to positive thinking.

False

In negative self talk, filtering is when a person _______.

a. Focuses only on their problems, ignoring their successes
b. Blames themselves for every problem, whether it was their fault or not
c. Believes that every situation will end badly
d. See themselves as a failure for not living up to impossible standards

A