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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The definition of happiness, according to the author, doesn't really matter in the big _________.

4. A rock climber's _________ can change when they feel an unusual rock as they are ascending a mountain.

5. The author believes it is nearly impossible to put a ___________ on the culture's effect on its people.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author think would happen if a person did not have a consciousness?

2. 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?

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

4. Since it is not necessarily the events in one's life that cause happiness, what does the author propose causes the happiness around events?

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

6. What are two of the factors that can affect happiness which are completely out of the control of the person?

7. What can the idea of flow teach a person to do in relation to his life and happiness?

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

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

10. Where does flow tend to occur most often in life, according to the author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Building the memory is another practice that is cited in the expansion of mental skill.

Part 1: Do you think your memory is strong? Support your answer with examples.

Part 2: How do you think a person could work to improve their memory?

Part 3: If a person doesn't have a good memory, can they still practice flow? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The author says that in order to change the world, one must change himself first.

Part 1: Do you agree with the statement of the author? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think people could begin to change themselves in order to change the world?

Part 3: Why do you think that some people believe that everyone else has to change for them?

Essay Topic 3

The author asserts that children can be taught from a young age to learn how to create flow in their lives.

Part 1: Do you think the children are naturally better at finding flow in their lives? Why?

Part 2: How do you think a parent could help a child find flow in their lives?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important to help children learn to find flow in their lives?

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