32.5.0: Review Questions

Review Questions

1 .

How does self-image differ from self-identity?

1. Self-image reflects the overall value and worth one assigns to oneself, while self-identity encompasses an individual’s personal characteristics, roles, and affiliations.
2. Self-image focuses on one’s physical appearance and abilities, while self-identity encompasses an individual’s personal characteristics, roles, and affiliations.
3. Self-image encompasses an individual’s personal characteristics, roles, and affiliations, while self-identity focuses on one’s physical appearance and abilities.
4. Self-image is formed through connections with societal groups, while self-identity reflects the overall value and worth one assigns to oneself.

2 .

Why is role performance important?

1. Role performance helps with resilience, positive coping mechanisms, and the ability to navigate life’s challenges.
2. Role performance helps to overcome feelings of inadequacy, anxiety, and vulnerability.
3. Role performance positively reinforces self-concept and contributes to a sense of purpose and fulfillment.
4. Role performance enables a more accurate perception and evaluation of our physical appearance, which improves body image.

3 .

According to Brown (2009), what five sources help us develop self-knowledge?

1. emotional states, personality traits, behavioral patterns, values, and goals
2. personality traits, behavioral patterns, social comparisons, reflected appraisals, and goals
3. role performance, emotional states, values, goals, and reflected appraisals
4. physical world, social comparisons, reflected appraisals, introspection, and self-perception

4 .

Which component of self-evaluation focuses on recognizing and understanding one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors?

1. self-reflection
2. self-perception
3. self-awareness
4. self-esteem

5 .

In the process of reflected appraisal, what affects our self-concept?

1. what other people think of us
2. our ability to overcome our false self
3. growth of our ideal self
4. whether we feel part of a collective being

6 .

Matilda is in middle adulthood. What self-concept factor would she most likely be faced with?

1. She is experimenting and overcoming confusion about her role in society and developing a stronger identity.
2. She is establishing relationships with others, along with societal bonds.
3. She is busy, focused on establishing a sense of purpose for life and contributing to society.
4. She is reflecting and assessing her life and recognizing her personal contributions to society.

7 .

How does self-efficacy affect individuals’ ability to succeed or fail?

1. Individuals with a low self-efficacy have a great deal of self-confidence and believe they can control their capabilities and circumstances, enabling them to achieve success.
2. Individuals with low self-efficacy also have lower rates of anxiety and depression, which makes it easier for them to succeed.
3. Individuals with high self-efficacy also have higher rates of neuroticism, which makes it easier for them to succeed.
4. Individuals with a high self-efficacy have a great deal of self-confidence and believe they can control their capabilities and circumstances, enabling them to achieve success.

8 .

As the unit manager, you must decide which nurse on your shift will be in charge during your absence. You need a nurse who is competent, productive, self-disciplined, and can set goals for patients. What Big Five personality trait are you seeking in this nurse?

1. extraversion
2. conscientiousness
3. agreeableness
4. openness to experience

9 .

Your patient is incredibly perky, hyped up about several upcoming personal and social events. What kind of stress is your patient experiencing?

1. eustress
2. episodic acute
3. acute
4. chronic

10 .

Your patient just turned 70 years old, and you are concerned that over the next few years, the patient’s self-concept will decline. Why are you concerned about this?

1. After age 70 years, many individuals experience an increase in neuroticism, which tends to negatively impact self-concept.
2. After age 70 years, many individuals experience a gradual decline in self-esteem, which tends to negatively impact self-concept.
3. After age 70 years, many individuals become extraverted, which tends to negatively impact self-concept.
4. After age 70 years, many individuals experience financial difficulties, which tend to negatively impact self-concept.

11 .

Your patient insists that she can no longer handle life because she feels like a part of herself died too when she lost her partner. What is your patient experiencing?

1. depression
2. physiological change
3. chronic stress
4. identity confusion