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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An event that conflicts with the self can wreak havoc until the ________ accepts or rejects appropriate behaviors and attitudes.
(a) Self.
(b) Boss.
(c) Worker.
(d) Inner child.

2. Some philosophies state that outside forces that affect us are largely outside of us, which causes our lives to be ____________ and out of our control.
(a) Energetic.
(b) Mutable.
(c) Boring.
(d) Pre-ordained.

3. Flow is less likely to occur when a cultural aspect does not match a person's ________ in life.
(a) Learning.
(b) Desires.
(c) Attitudes.
(d) Friends.

4. A person can not control __________ or war, according to the author and be brings this up at several times.
(a) Weather.
(b) Genetics.
(c) Work.
(d) Money.

5. Many still believe that happiness is defined by ___________, though the author says this is not the case.
(a) The number of bank accounts.
(b) Ownership.
(c) Death seeking.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. For many reasons, the idea of psychic entropy is the direct opposite of optimal __________, according to the author.

2. Consciousness is actually a __________ process even though it is able to override genetics in order to become self-directed.

3. ________ can teach a person how to exert the control and thereby steer the consciousness in the direction of joy and harmony.

4. Once one can process the conflicting behaviors and information, then things can return to __________ for the person.

5. How many strategies does the author provide for improving the quality of life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a person able to do as a result of having a consciousness, according to the author?

2. What does it mean when an event escapes a person's consciousness, according to the author?

3. What is the question that the book says psychologists and philosophers are no closer to finding the answer to?

4. What are the five key factors that can assure that a child may have an optimum experience in his life?

5. What is the example that is given in this section of the book to show a situation in which a person can apply the answer to #17?

6. What can the self give insight into, according to Csikszentmihalyi in this section of the book?

7. How does the author say that happiness can be achieved, as he does not believe it is an unattainable goal?

8. What does the author want people to realize about the idea of challenges?

9. What are some of the ways in which people find happiness, according to the author in the book?

10. What does Csikszentmihalyi mean when he talks about the idea of an autotelic person?

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