Chapter 5

Question 1

To be self aware is to know yourself as you really are

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Self awareness is the process of understanding one’s own emotions, thoughts and behaviors

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What is the purpose of suspending judgment of emotions ?

Answer 3

To allow emotions to run their course and disappear

Question 4

Why is it important to observe the ripple effect of your emotions ?

Answer 4

Observing the ripple effects helps you understand how your emotions impact others and the wider circle

Question 5

What is the biggest obstacle to increasing self-awareness ?

Answer 5

Avoiding discomfort and not wanting to change

Question 6

How can you understand your emotions as they happen ?

Answer 6

By learning to notice the physical changes in your body that accompany your emotions

Question 7

Why is keeping a journal about your emotions helpful ?

Answer 7

To develop objectivity and see patterns in your emotions

Question 8

What should you do when you’re in a bad mood?

Answer 8

Admit that your bad mood is clouding your judgment

Question 9

What can a good mood deceive your thinking ?

Answer 9

A good mood can lead to impulsive decisions and ignoring consequences

Question 10

When should you stop and ask yourself why you do the things you do ?

Answer 10

When emotions surface unexpectedly

Question 11

What can you learn about yourself by spotting your emotions in books, movies and music ?

Answer 11

The emotions you resonate say a lot about how you feel.

Question 12

Rather than avoiding a feeling what does the book suggest as a means to deal with it ?

Answer 12

Move toward the emotion, into it, and eventually through it.

Question 13

When you experience an emotion, electric signals course through your brain and trigger physical sensation through your body. The physical sensation can be as varied as your stomach muscles tightening, your heart rate increasing, your breathing quickening or your mouth going dry. What is one of the most effective to understand your emotions as they are happening ?

Answer 13

Learn how to spot the physical changes that accompany your emotions.

Question 14

Chapter 5 introduces us to 15 strategies which are designed to help you maximize your self awareness to create positive changes in your life. By mustering the courage to peer at what others see, you can reach a level of self awareness that few people attain. This best describes which of the 15 strategies ?

Answer 14

Seek feedback

Question 15

Which of the following is the biggest challenge to developing self -awareness ?

Answer 15

Objectivity

Question 16

Once a negative mood takes over you lose sight of what is good in your life and suddenly you hate your job, you are frustrated with family and friends, you are dissatisfied with your accomplishments and your optimism about the future goes out do the window. Which of the following statements regarding decision making during this time is correct ?

Answer 16

When you are stuck in a down mood, it’s not a good idea to make important decisions.

Question 17

Strategy #3 lean into your discomfort, tells us which of the following ?

Answer 17

To be effective in life we all need to discover our own arrogance.

Question 18

Self awareness is the process of getting to know yourself from the inside out and outside in.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Managing yourself and your relationships means you first need to be aware of ?

Answer 19

The full range of your positive feelings, both positive and negative

Question 20

Which of the following is now one of the 15 strategies to maximize self awareness ?

Answer 20

Watch yourself like a mouse is not one of the 15 strategies.

Lean into your discomfort
Visit your values
Observe the ripple effects from your emotions