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The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion

Kristin Neff · TEDx · 15 questions

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1. What does self-compassion emphasize?A. Responding to difficulty with careB. Proving superiorityC. Ignoring all mistakesD. Demanding admiration

2. Which response to an error is compassionate and responsible?A. I am worthlessB. I can acknowledge it and make a repairC. It never matteredD. Someone else must fix everything

3. What does common humanity recognize?A. Everyone has identical experiencesB. Only I struggleC. Difficulty and imperfection are part of human experienceD. Nobody needs support

4. Which belief relies on comparison?A. I can learnB. I can acknowledge painC. I can act with careD. I am acceptable only if I outperform others

5. Which statement offers kindness without a ranking?A. This is difficult; I can respond with careB. I must be the bestC. Everyone else is inferiorD. Only success matters

6. What is the role of mindful awareness here?A. Avoid all feelingsB. Notice difficulty without exaggerating or dismissing itC. Prove your thoughtsD. Erase experience

7. Which question applies care to yourself?A. Why am I defective?B. Who is worse than me?C. How would I respond to someone I care about?D. How do I avoid responsibility?

8. What does self-compassion not require?A. HonestyB. Acknowledging painC. Taking responsibilityD. Calling yourself better than others

9. Which action joins kindness with improvement?A. Review the error and practice a correctionB. Ignore every consequenceC. Punish yourself endlesslyD. Refuse feedback

10. What distinguishes self-compassion from excusing harm?A. Nothing distinguishes themB. You can care for yourself while repairing harmC. Compassion removes accountabilityD. Only punishment creates learning

11. Which response allows a setback without a global label?A. I am a failureB. I am permanently inferiorC. This attempt failed, and I can try differentlyD. My worth vanished

12. Which conclusion is too broad?A. Kindness can be practicedB. People experience difficultyC. Responsibility mattersD. All self-esteem always causes harm

13. How could you respond to embarrassment?A. Notice it and speak to yourself with careB. Demand it disappearC. Condemn your whole selfD. Rank yourself against others

14. Which action respects limits?A. Always say yesB. Set a reasonable boundary without self-condemnationC. Ignore your needsD. Demand universal approval

15. What does this score measure?A. Your valueB. Your kindness as a whole personC. Understanding of these questionsD. Your diagnosis

Answer key and explanations

A. Care can be offered when you struggle.
B. Compassion can support responsibility.
C. Shared human limits need not mean identical circumstances.
D. Comparison makes acceptance contingent on a ranking.
A. Kindness does not require placing yourself above others.
B. Awareness can make difficulty available for a caring response.
C. A caring perspective can guide your response.
D. Care does not depend on superiority.
A. Care and learning can occur together.
B. Care need not remove responsibility.
C. An outcome does not describe your whole person.
D. A discussion of comparison should not become a universal claim.
A. A caring response can acknowledge discomfort.
B. Care can include protecting your limits.
C. A quiz score concerns the exercise.

Supporting reading

Neff, K. (2013). The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion [Video]. TEDx Talks. Original talk