Understanding Self

GED 110

Name:__________________________ Score:__________
Section:______________ Date: __________
I. Read the question carefully and encirclethe letter of the correct answer. STRICTLY NO
ERASURES. ERASURE MEANS WRONG!

1) The first step in understanding others is to begin by getting an understanding of

a. Others c. Yourself
b. Human Relations Principle d. Basic human behavior
2) Your body image, or your perception of your body, also contributes to your self-
concept. Having a __________body image is related to feeling confident in jobs where
customer contact is required.
a. positive c. negative
b. neutral d. unfavorable
3) Which of the following are suggested ways of enhancing/developing one's self-
esteem?
a. Take action to become aware of your personal strengths.
b. Talk and socialize frequently with people who boost your self-esteem.
c. Minimize settings and interactions that detract from your feelings of
competence.
d. All of the above are ways to enhance one's self-esteem.
4) Research has shown that companies who have an educated workforce and workers
who have high self-esteem are likely to exhibit increased.
a. Stress levels d. Behaviors that lead to a
b. Wages and salaries costs competitive advantage
c. Turnover and absenteeism
5) People who are over confident in themselves are _______ _______ in leadership and
sales positions.
a. more effective c. more dissatisfied
b. less effective d. emotionally insecure
6) The cocktail party effect is the phenomenon of the brain's ability to focus one's
auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, as
when a partygoer can focus on a single conversation in a noisy room.
a. Cocktail party effect c. Party effect
b. Unicorn effect d. Single effect
7) It is a subjective sense of the self & a complex mixture of unconscious & conscious
thoughts, attitudes & perceptions.
a. Self concept c. Self understanding
b. Self esteem d. Role performance
8) Is the awareness of and ability to understand one’s own thoughts and actions.
a. Role performance b. Self concept
 c. Self understanding d. Self esteem

9) It is a term used to identify an ability that is used frequently in the same situation,
which eventually runs automatically.
a. Practice c. Tradition
b. Habit d. Common
10) It is the result of being aware of oneself manifested in speech, appearance, dressing,
and physical condition.
a. Ideal self c. Self confidence
b. Stress mnagement d. Scheme
11) Ideals against which individuals assess their actual self image
a. Perception c. Success
b. Self d. Self schema
12) It is represented by several aspects of the self that is conceived as a collection of
multiple, context-dependent selves.
a. Self awareness
b. Se;f concept
c. Self managament
d. Selflessness
13) Cognitive generalizations about the self, derived from past experience, that
organize and guide the processing of self-related information
a. self esteem c. self confidence
b. self scheme d. self serception
14) It is the self that refers to the tangible aspects that relate to the body.
a. physical c. emotional
b. intellectual d. spiritual
15) It is the self that refers to the tangible aspects that relate to the mind.
a. physical c. emotional
b. intellectual d. spiritual
16) It is the self that refers to the tangible aspects that relate to the spirit.
a. physical c. emotional
b. intellectual d. spiritual
17) Is an attitude about one’s physical attributes and characteristics. Appearance and
performance.
a. body image c. role permormace
b. identity d. lifestyle
18) Is a set of expected behaviors determined by familial, cultural, and social norms.
a. Body image c. Role permormace
b. Identity d. Lifestyle
e.

19) According to Shepard (1979), _____________ is an individual's satisfaction or

happiness with oneself, and is thought to be necessary for good mental health.
a. Attitude b. Self acceptance
 c. Self realization d. Stress management
20) The term _____________means to fulfilment of one's own potential.
a. Attitude c. Self realization
b. Self acceptance d. Stress management

21) is the process of letting another person know what we think, feel and want, that is
telling others about ourselves.
a. Self disclosure c. Self realization
b. Self acceptance d. Self confidence
22) The belief that you can achieve success and competence. In other words – believing
yourself to be capable.
a. Self disclosure c. Self realization
b. Self acceptance d. Self confidence
23) __________ is how you perceive yourself.
a. Beliefs c. Self image
b. Identity d. Self confidence
24) it's important that your self-image be both ________ and realistic.
a. positive c. negative
b. neutral d. all of the above
25) low self confidence will often have __________.
a. super powers
b. high self esteem
c. low self esteem
d. great abilities
26) Most failures emanate from _____ that are not recognized or maybe recognized by
not given appropriate.
a. Weakness c. Stress
b. Problem d. Emotion
27) “For every nation there is a direction to which they face. So hasten towards all that is
good.”
a. Qur'an 2: 148 c. John Maxwell
b. Socrates d. Aristotle
28) "know thyself."
a. Qur'an 2: 148 c. John Maxwell
b. Socrates d. Aristototle
29) “I have to know me to grow me.”
a. Qur'an 2: 148 c. John Maxwell
b. Socrates d. Aristototle
30) “I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
a. Michael Jordan c. Michael V.
b. Michael Jackson d. Michael Langot
II: Enumeration

A. 8 Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

B. 5 Key Areas for Self-Awareness

C. 2 Main things contribute to self-confidence:

D. List at least 5 main causes for lack of confidence