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The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage

Susan David · TED · 15 questions

Watch the video, then explore its subject through concept questions and everyday examples. This companion quiz includes applications and supporting reading; it is not a verbatim transcript test.

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1. What does emotional courage allow?A. Acknowledging difficult experienceB. Never feeling fearC. Avoiding all uncertaintyD. Controlling others

2. Which response notices a feeling without becoming a label?A. I am defectiveB. I notice sadness right nowC. I am my sadnessD. Sadness proves failure

3. Which action fits curiosity toward emotion?A. Reject every feelingB. Demand immediate happinessC. Ask what you are noticingD. Judge your whole worth

4. Which demand can obstruct honest awareness?A. Notice discomfortB. Allow uncertaintyC. Choose deliberatelyD. I must always be positive

5. Which description is more precise?A. I feel disappointed about this outcomeB. Everything is awfulC. I am simply badD. Nobody understands anything

6. How can feelings inform action?A. They command every behaviorB. They offer information to considerC. They prove every predictionD. They remove responsibility

7. Which response connects action with a value?A. Act only to avoid discomfortB. Win at any costC. Choose honesty despite an awkward conversationD. Demand praise

8. Which statement makes room for uncertainty?A. I know they will reject meB. This feeling will last foreverC. I need perfect controlD. I can feel uncertain and take a thoughtful step

9. What is useful after noticing irritation?A. Pause and choose how to respondB. Attack immediatelyC. Deny the feelingD. Blame your whole self

10. What distinguishes openness from resignation?A. They are identicalB. You can acknowledge a feeling and address the situationC. Openness requires inactionD. Resignation guarantees calm

11. Which question identifies direction?A. How do I feel nothing?B. How do I force approval?C. What matters to me in this situation?D. Who is less worthy?

12. Which response respects another person's emotions?A. Demand positivityB. Dismiss their sadnessC. Tell them what they must feelD. Listen without requiring them to feel differently

13. Which statement avoids an absolute promise?A. A skill may help me respond more deliberatelyB. I will never sufferC. All feelings disappearD. I can control every result

14. What can repair an unhelpful response?A. Pretend it was inevitableB. Acknowledge the behavior and choose a repairC. Condemn your whole selfD. Demand forgiveness

15. What does this score establish?A. Your courage as a personB. Your mental healthC. Your answers to these questionsD. Your future feelings

Answer key and explanations

A. Courage can make room for difficult feelings.
B. Naming an experience differs from defining your entire self.
C. Curiosity invites examination.
D. Constant positivity can become a demand to hide experience.
A. Specific descriptions give more usable information.
B. Information can be considered without being obeyed automatically.
C. A chosen value can guide behavior amid discomfort.
D. Uncertainty and deliberate action can coexist.
A. A pause makes a behavioral choice available.
B. Acknowledgment does not prevent practical action.
C. Values help identify a direction for action.
D. Listening allows another person's experience.
A. Skills offer possibilities rather than guarantees.
B. Repair addresses what you did and what comes next.
C. The quiz is a learning check.

Supporting reading

David, S. (2017). The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage [Video]. TED. Original talk