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Successfully Navigate Your Way Through a Professional Transition

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1.  According to Boyatzia, et al, (2013), which of the following coaching approaches results in lasting behavioral change?
  1. Addressing the subject's weaknesses to strengthen them relative to desired external criteria
  2. Demonstrating compassion for the subject's hopes and dreams
  3. Stimulating areas of the brain associated with the sympathetic nervous system
  4. Giving the subject a structure for goal setting
2.  Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the inner critic/saboteur?
  1. It is a necessary check to keep you from becoming too inflated
  2. It contains a 2% truth
  3. It is triggered by change
  4. It limits your ability to grow personally and professionally
3.  According to Bridges (2009), one difference between change and transition is that change tends to occur:
  1. Slowly
  2. Due to internal/psychological circumstances
  3. In increments
  4. Quickly
4.  Which of the following statements about change and transition is true?
  1. Change is not successful without a successful transition
  2. Transition is not successful without a successful change
  3. Change and transition are equivalent
  4. The nature of the change predicts the success of the transition
5.  One evidence-based way to successfully deal with transition is to:
  1. Lay low
  2. Improve self-discipline
  3. Practice self-compassion
  4. Get up 30 minutes earlier each day
6.  According to Neff (2003), the three elements of self-compassion are:
  1. Ignoring feelings of failure, Self-kindness, Altruism
  2. Mindfulness, Common humanity, Self-kindness
  3. Meditation, Altruism, Creating a support network
  4. Self-critique, Sense of humor, Self-kindness
7.  The three stages of transition according to Bridges' model are:
  1. Ending, Chaos, Neutral zone
  2. New opportunity, Resistance, Acceptance
  3. Ending, Neutral territory, New beginning
  4. Ending, Denial, Adjustment
8.  What are the four elements that contribute to a successful commitment according to Reeder's research (2014)?
  1. Motivation, Desire, Support, Structure
  2. Treasures, Trials, Contributions, Choices
  3. Support, Structure, Discipline, Willpower
  4. Passion, Goals, Action, Journaling
9.  Based on Sheldon and Elliott's research (1999), which of the following types of goals is self-concordant?
  1. External
  2. Identified
  3. Introjected
  4. Short-term
10.  Successfully transitioning into a new identity requires you to:
  1. Connect with your purpose
  2. Create a vision of your new future
  3. Make a plan and identify your part in this new world
  4. All of the above

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