Chapter 02 Managing Time and Designing Success

Chapter 02  Managing Time and Designing Success

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. After a particularly challenging examination, a student is overheard in the hallway exclaiming, “That instructor just grades too hard! She only gave me a B on the test!” This student is exhibiting traits of a(n):
a.
external locus of control.
b.
internal locus of control.
c.
perfectionist.
d.
realist.

ANS: A
Persons with an external locus of control often do not take responsibility for what happens to them. Persons with an internal locus of control take responsibility for what happens to them. A perfectionist strives for perfection in all that he or she does, which is a self-defeating behavior. A realist accepts the world as it is and handles it accordingly.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 19
OBJ: Interpret the role of locus of control on personal empowerment.
TOP: Locus of Control

2. A student must come back to the learning laboratory to repeat the skills check for insertion of a nasogastric tube. The instructor overhears the student saying, “I know I can do this, I know I can do this!” The instructor interprets this behavior as:
a.
a self-defeating behavior.
b.
positive self-talk.
c.
perfectionism.
d.
blaming.

ANS: B
The student is expressing positive self-talk by telling herself “I know I can do this.” Stating “I can’t do this” is an example of a self-defeating behavior. A student expecting to perform tasks perfectly is striving for perfectionism. Blaming is not occurring here because the student is taking responsibility for her own actions.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 20
OBJ: Explain the effect of positive self-talk. TOP: Self-Talk

3. A clinical instructor notices that one of her students worries a lot, expects negative outcomes for most situations, strives for perfection, and seems to look for the tiniest faults in her work. The clinical instructor interprets these behaviors as:
a.
commitment to learning.
b.
assuming an external locus of control.
c.
self-directedness.
d.
self-defeating behaviors.

ANS: D
The student may be committed to learning, but she is showing signs of self-defeating behaviors. Self-defeating behaviors include pessimism, nit-picking, worrying, perfectionism, and blaming. Assuming an external locus of control means believing that action or inaction lies outside of oneself. Assuming ownership of learning defines self-directedness.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Pages 21-22
OBJ: Describe how self-defeating behavior negatively affects personal empowerment.
TOP: Self-Defeating Behaviors and Empowerment

4. A nursing professor is grading an assignment on self-defeating behavior. The professor can expect to find which statement written by the student who has a good understanding of perfectionism?
a.
Perfection is impossible to attain, and therefore constantly falling short of perfection leads to negative feelings and beliefs about oneself.
b.
Perfection is the ultimate goal, and it is not a self-defeating behavior to demand it of oneself.
c.
Perfectionism is the only means by which we can truly improve.
d.
Perfectionism is a character flaw and cannot be addressed.

ANS: A
Perfection is impossible to obtain. Students who strive for perfection set themselves up for negative feelings and beliefs about themselves.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 22
OBJ: Describe self-defeating behaviors. TOP: Self-Defeating Behaviors