The Hardy Personality
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Which of these are common characteristics of someone with a Hardy personality?
- A.
Control, Commitment, Challenge
- B.
Denial, Commitment, Love
- C.
Distraction, Challenge, Aggressive
- 2.Who proposed the hardy personality?
- A.
Kobasa
- B.
Kobasa and Maddi
- C.
Myrtek
- D.
Ragland and Brand
- 3.The hardy personality encourages...
- A.
High psychological distress
- B.
High illness rates
- C.
Resilience to illness
- D.
CHD
- 4.Who did Lifton et al (2006) find to have a low score in the hardiness personality?
- A.
Builders
- B.
University graduates
- C.
University drop outs
- D.
Teachers
- 5.Bartone (1999) found that a high hardiness score benefited...
- A.
Psychologists
- B.
Nursery school students
- C.
Scottish people
- D.
Military units
- 6.Which two of the following is a problem of data measurement for the hardy personality?
- A.
Use of self-reports/questionnaires
- B.
Positively worded items
- C.
Negatively worded items
- D.
Heart rate
- 7.The hardy personality provides a defence against...
- A.
The positive effects of stress
- B.
Heart attacks
- C.
The negative effects of stress
- D.
Pregnancy
- 8.People with a Hardy personality see life changes as...
- A.
Very stressful events
- B.
Problems to be overcome
- C.
Scary events
- D.
Something to embrace
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