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Practice Quiz for Chapter 8

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1:  Cognitive restructuring is a term best described as:
A: A rethinking process of a stressor.
B: A decision process to take immediate or postponed action.
C: A confrontation of a stressor.
D: A Pollyanna approach toward a stressor.

2:  Cognitive restructuring is rooted in the work of Albert Ellis who coined the term rational emotional therapy (RET) to suggest that
A: rational thoughts should be balanced with irrational thoughts.
B: one modifies the internal dialogue for stress inoculation.
C: self-defeating thoughts should be balanced with positive thoughts.
D: self-defeating thoughts can be changed.

3:  Reframing in the form of positive affirmations
A: help to balance negative self-talk.
B: are an example of self talk.
C: are an example of Pollyanna thinking.
D: help to balance rational and irrational thoughts.

4:  NLP is best defined as:
A: New Linguistic Programming
B: Norepinephrine Low Programming
C: Neurolinguistic Programming
D: Neocortical Programming

5:  This is not an example of cognitive distortion.
A: Pessimism.
B: Victimization.
C: Self-talk.
D: Should-ing.

6:  This is the suggested order to reconstruct negative thoughts to positive ones.
A: Appraise, adopt, reappraise, evaluate.
B: Evaluation, awareness reappraisal.
C: Awareness, reappraise, adopt, evaluate.
D: Awareness, evaluate, adopt, reappraise.

7:  The four stages of cognitive restructuring are:
A: Awareness, evaluation, reappraisal and adoption
B: Awareness, acceptance, adoption and reappraisal
C: Awareness, reappraisal, adoption and evaluation
D: Awareness, reappraisal, adoption and acceptance

8:  The attribution theory is based on the idea of victimization.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

9:  Thought stopping is the same thing as self-talk.
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

10:  According to the research by Richard Wiseman on the topic of luck, luck and optimism are really the same thing:
A: TRUE
B: FALSE

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