Quiz 3: Breaking the Anxiety Loop

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Question 1

According to the lesson, what is the primary target of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in the context of money?

Increasing your credit score.

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Eliminating all financial risk from your life.

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Understanding your parents' financial mistakes.

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Intervening at the thought and behavior levels to interrupt the anxiety loop.

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Question 2 of 10

Question 2

What are the five components of a standard “Thought Record” as described in the lesson?

Situation, Automatic Thought, Emotion, Evidence, and Balanced Thought.

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Income, Expenses, Debt, Savings, and Projections.

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Trigger, Panic, Avoidance, Relief, and Guilt.

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Past, Present, Future, Fear, and Facts.

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Question 3 of 10

Question 3

When examining the “Evidence” in a thought record, what is the primary goal?

To find a more positive way to spin a bad financial situation.

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To prove to yourself that your fears are always wrong.

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To genuinely test the automatic thought against facts for and against it.

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To decide who is to blame for a financial mistake.

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Question 4 of 10

Question 4

Which cognitive distortion involves assuming the worst possible outcome and treating it as inevitable?

Mind Reading

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All-or-Nothing Thinking

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Personalisation

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Catastrophising

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Question 5 of 10

Question 5

Treating a feeling as if it were a fact (e.g., “I feel like a failure, therefore I am one”) is known as:

Emotional Reasoning

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Fortune Telling

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Personalisation

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Black-and-White Thinking

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Question 6 of 10

Question 6

In the three-question “quick restructuring” process, what is the first question you should ask?

How much will this cost me?

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Is this thought a fact or a fear?

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Whose fault is this?

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What is the worst that can happen?

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Question 7 of 10

Question 7

According to the lesson, why is avoidance considered “the oxygen that keeps the fire burning” in financial anxiety?

Because avoiding bills helps you save money in the short term.

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Because the avoided thing feels more threatening the longer it remains unaddressed.

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Because the prefrontal cortex functions better when you look away.

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Because the brain needs a break from financial information.

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Question 8 of 10

Question 8

What is the primary purpose of a “Behavioural Experiment”?

To see how much money you can save in a week.

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To find out which banking app has the best features.

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To test whether an anxious belief is true and build evidence that you can face reality.

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To force yourself to confront your biggest fear all at once.

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Question 9 of 10

Question 9

How does a “Worry Window” help manage financial stress?

It encourages you to worry as much as possible to get it out of your system.

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It is a physical window you look out of while thinking about money.

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It designates a specific time to worry, allowing you to defer intrusive thoughts throughout the rest of the day.

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It involves checking the markets only when they are "in the green."

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Question 10 of 10

Question 10

According to the “integrated practice” in Section 8, what should you do in the evening?

Check the latest financial news for at least an hour.

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Avoid thinking about money entirely so you can sleep better.

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Make a comprehensive plan to pay off all your debt.

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Spend 15-20 minutes in a worry window and complete one thought record.

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A Financial Stress Protocol

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