What is the primary difference between empathy and compassion?
a. Empathy is a general feeling of understanding for someone, whether they are doing well or not; compassion is feeling concern specifically toward people who are suffering.
b. Empathy is a general feeling of concern for someone you know; compassion is feeling concern specifically toward people you don't know.
c. Empathy is feeling concern specifically toward people who are suffering; compassion is a general feeling and concern for someone, whether they are doing well or not.
d. Empathy is a general feeling of annoyance towards someone who is suffering; compassion is feeling concern specifically toward people who are suffering.
Question 2Keandra often senses when people are hurting and is often inclined to try to help that person get over whatever it is they're going through. Keandra could likely be described as being __________.
a. compassionate
b. nave
c. resilient
d. narcissistic
Question 3What are the three positive forces in a relationship?
a. pride, empathy, self-control
b. empathy, compassion, self-control
c. lust, compassion, pride
d. remorse, empathy, humility
Question 4The motivation to incorporate aspects of the partner's identity to expand the self is called __________.
a. self-expansion
b. self-indulgent
c. parasitic
d. self-obsessed
Question 5Cal finds relationships challenging because he tends to be anxious about how the relationship is going. His anxiety then creates problems because he needs constant reassurance from his partner. Cal likely measures high for which Big Five trait?
a. neuroticism
b. extraversion
c. conscientiousness
d. openness
Question 6Alicia has a lot of friends at school. She seems to know everyone. But it seems that many of her relationships are fairly superficial. They don't seem like they are very deep. Alicia is likely to measure high on which Big Five trait?
a. conscientiousness
b. extraversion
c. neuroticism
d. agreeableness
Question 7Jose, age 34, measures high for anxiety and tends to have a negative view of himself, but he generally has a high regard for other people. We would likely consider Jose to have what type of adult attachment?
a. preoccupied
b. dismissing
c. secure
d. fearful
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