Welcome to your Self Control quiz Imagine that a person you are attracted to at work wants to date you, but you are engaged to someone else. What might you do in this situation? Tell the person of your commitment to someone else Figure one date won’t hurt anything Avoid seeing the person who wants the date Try to see both people and see how it works out Imagine that peanut M & M’s are your favorite candy and someone gives you a big bag of them for your birthday. What would you do with the candy? Give them away so you won’t be tempted to eat too many Eat as much as you can until you get completely full Eat as much as you can, even after you get full Eat some each day over a long period of time Imagine that you are married and your husband/wife just got a chance to have a dream job, but it would require moving away from your friends and family and a current job that you enjoy. What might you do in this situation? Try to persuade your husband/wife to stay where you are Tell your husband/wife that you won’t move no matter what Happily sacrifice what you have in your current location for your husband/wife Follow your husband/wife, but feel very bitter and unhappy about it. Imagine you are a parent and your 9 year old daughter asks you whether she can go on an overnight trip with friends. Which best describes your reaction? Think about it for a long period of time and then make a decision Ask a close or family member what they think Avoid giving her an answer Think about it briefly and then make a decision without consulting anyone Imagine that you have the goal to run a marathon, but have failed twice to reach the end of the race and on now on your third try you fail again. What best describes what you would do next? Train even harder and try a fourth time Give up running all together Switch your goal to a half marathon Ask for advice Imagine that you visit the doctor and she tells you that, for health reasons, you will need to not eat any chocolate for the next year. Unfortunately for you, chocolate is your favorite food. What might you do in this situation? I would see another doctor I would stay off chocolate for a few days, then only eat a little bit every day I would immediately start eating chocolate again I would stay committed to avoiding chocolate, and only eat it on rare occasions. Imagine you are a parent who has a specific curfew time for your child. When he turns 16, he questions the curfew and feels it should be later. Which best describes how you would react? Stand pat on the curfew time Avoid making a decision Listen to his arguments and consider changing the time Change the time Imagine that you had volunteered at a community picnic but on the same day you were offered tickets to go to a football game of your favorite team. What would you do? Go to the game and not show up at the picnic Stick to your word and go to the picnic Say you are not feeling well to get out of the picnic and go to the game Go to the picnic, but ask if you can leave early to catch some of the game Think about how you are now as a person and how you were when you were 14 years old. When you compare the two to each other, which best describes what comes to mind for you? I am pretty much the same now that I was then I make better decisions about my life now than I did then I made better decisions about my life when I was 14 than I do now. I don’t think much about how I have changed. Imagine you are running a restaurant that has been very successful for several years, but recently business has been declining. What might you do in this situation? Change your staff Change your menu Keep things the same for the next few months Close the business Imagine that you hear that a family member has an incurable disease. Which option would best describe your reaction? Worry that you may have the same disease Call upon your inner resources to deal with it Try to learn about the disease Try not to think about it Understanding Patience quiz