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02 Survey of Beliefs - Basic Entry

Do a survey of your Rational Beliefs with this Basic Entry Level opportunity.

"SURVEY of RATIONAL BELIEFS - Basic (Knaus 1974)"

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Directions: Next to each question there are three possible answers. Using the radio buttons CLICK in the one beside the answer you think is best for you.

1. When someone calls your best friend or Mother a bad name

a. You have to fight
b. You have to tell them off
c. You can think before you act

2. If you can't answer a Teacher's question

a. You'll get a bad report
b. You may be able to answer the next one
c. It shows you cannot learn

3. When you get mad at somebody

a. It is because of what that person did
b. You think yourself into getting angry
c. It is because the person is no good

4. A child who throws a temper tantrum

a. Is a spoiled kid
b. Always gets his or her own way
c. Is acting immaturely

5. You feel upset because you believe the world should be perfect. You can handle this problem by:

a. Trying to figure out why the world should be different than it is.
b. Trying to force the world to be your way
c. Telling yourself it doesn't matter how the world is

6. When you feel anxious (nervous) it is because:

a. Somebody is going to punish you
b. You are thinking thoughts like "something awful is going to happen"
c. You are a bad person

7. If you can't learn your school lessons right away:

a. You'd better give up because you'll never learn right
b. The work is too hard to do
c. You'll need more time to practice.

8. When somebody teases you, you:

a. Can wonder what his or her problem is
b. Think that people don't like you
c. Think that he or she is stupid and no good

9. If a person is not acting his age, the first thing to do is to try to:

a. Show him he is acting silly
b. Understand that not everybody act their age at all times
c. Pretend he or she doesn't exist

10. When you feel worried (anxious) you:

a. Can't stand feeling that way
b. Think there is nothing you can do about feeling that way
c. Can ask what you are getting yourself anxious over

11. If you have trouble learning to read that means:

a. You must be pretty stupid
b. You won't learn anything well
c. You have to spend more time practicing

12. The best way to get over your worries and troubles is:

a. Try to forget them
b. Complain to your friends
c. Question your troubling thoughts

13. When you do well at school

a. You are a good person
b. You know the subject
c. You were lucky

14. Some people who easily become angry

a. Have a hard time liking themselves
b. Have many bad things happen to them
c. Can never stop being touchy people

15. A person who doesn't like him or herself

a. Doesn't think much of his or her positive qualities
b. Is not a very smart person
c. Is never liked by other people

16. If a person thought "It's too bad I didn't get what I wanted" He or she would likely feel

a. Angry (mad)
b. Disappointed
c. Nervous (anxious)

17. Your feelings come from

a. How people behave toward you
b. How you think about things that happen
c. Your heart and your stomach

18. A person who is angry or "mad"

a. Has been treated unfairly
b. Sees only one side of the story
c. Is a bad person

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