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So Now I am Deaf: The Psycho Social Side of Facing Hearing Loss (Adults)

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1.  Living with a hearing loss involves chronic stress, which is defined as:
  1. A state of constant wear and tear.
  2. Working through the help-seeking process.
  3. A state of readiness.
  4. None of the above
2.  A coping strategy that keeps an individual on "high alert" is called:
  1. Reframing
  2. Vigilance
  3. Respite
  4. None of the above
3.  A coping strategy that allows an individual the opportunity to "recharge one's batteries" is called:
  1. Reframing
  2. Vigilance
  3. Respite
  4. None of the above
4.  A coping strategy that helps an individual choose to view a situation from a more positive perspective is called:
  1. Reframing
  2. Vigilance
  3. Respite
  4. None of the above
5.  The psychologist who defined self concept from the perspective of the Me and the I was :
  1. William Albert
  2. William James
  3. Albert Ellis
  4. None of the above
6.  Cognitive therapy suggests that:
  1. How we think affects how we act.
  2. How we think affects how we feel.
  3. A and B
  4. None of the above
7.  Family stress can be alleviated if family members can remember that:
  1. Persons with hearing loss do not simply "hear what they want to hear"
  2. Persons with hearing loss prefer to be left alone.
  3. Adults' self-concepts are unaffected by criticism.
  4. None of the above
8.  Readiness is a psychological state and
  1. Is a common topic of discussion in hearing health care.
  2. Needs to be in place before an individual can move forward.
  3. Is immutable/can never change.
  4. None of the above
9.  The help-seeking process reminds us that:
  1. Adults struggle to ask for help.
  2. The more we need help, the easier it is to ask for help.
  3. Seeking help is as American as apple pie.
  4. None of the above
10.  When faced with a challenge but supported by a safe environment, Carl Rogers contended that humans:
  1. feel anxious
  2. seek realistic solutions
  3. choose growth
  4. None of the above

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