In setting goals for self-change, it is best:
a. to have pretty rigid goals, or you won't stick to them.
b. to have few, if any, goals, as they will just frustrate you.
c. to be specific, but leave room for flexibility.
d. to choose short-term goals that don't conflict with your long-term goals.
Question 2Philippe wants to be a better student but continues to hang out with his friends when he knows he should be studying. What stage of thought about change is he in?
a. Precontemplation
b. Contemplation
c. Preparation
d. Maintenance
Question 3What is a major difficulty with remaining committed to changing?
a. The reward of giving in is more immediate than the reward for remainingcommitted.
b. The punishment of giving in is immediate, but the reward is delayed.
c. If you aren't really committed from the beginning, you will give in.
d. Sometimes you cannot change a tempting environment.
Question 4Jim is about to embark on a self-change project, but seems ambivalent about it. What's the best advice you can give him?
a. Delay until he is sure he wants to change.
b. Make a list of all the advantages of changing.
c. Make a list of all the people who have already changed in this way.
d. Make a list of the advantages and disadvantages of changing.
Question 5Clarabelle has just started her diet. She ends up at an office party and decides she can cheat on her diet, just this once.. Why might that be problematic?
a. Because it's never just this once
b. Because it will lead to later succumbing to temptations
c. Because it makes it easier to give in next time
d. All of these could be true.
Question 6Tom has finally admitted that hasn't stopped drinking because his desire to stop drinking conflicts with his efforts to ease his everyday blues. According to the text, this will:
a. Help him have greater control in attaining his goal
b. Create more cognitive dissonance
c. Align his short-term and long-term goals
d. Mean he will never achieve his goal
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