Republic of the Philippines

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION COLLEGE

Tacloban City

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN UNDERSTANDING THE SELF

I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Please read the statements thoroughly and carefully. Answer the given
questions by choosing the correct letter.
1. This explains these differences in communication in relation to the depth of
interpersonal relationships.
A. Social In Depth Theory C. Fine Say Theory
B. Communicative Theories D. Social Penetration Theory
2. The theory states that relationships begin and deepen through self-disclosure.
A. Social In Depth Theory C. Fine Say Theory
B. Communicative Theories D. Social Penetration Theory
3. This theory was developed to explain how information exchange functions in the
development and dissolution of interpersonal relationships.
A. Social In Depth Theory C. Fine Say Theory
B. Communicative Theories D. Social Penetration Theory
4. It explains how communication enriches the relationship of two or more individuals.
A. Social In Depth Theory C. Fine Say Theory
B. Communicative Theories D. Social Penetration Theory
5. The theory has also been applied in computer‐mediated communication contexts such
as online dating and virtual teams.
A. Social In Depth Theory C. Fine Say Theory
B. Communicative Theories D. Social Penetration Theory
6. The theory proposes that relationships get more intimate over time when people
disclose more information about themselves.
A. Social In Depth Theory C. Fine Say Theory
B. Communicative Theories D. Social Penetration Theory
7. This allows us to share experiences, come to know ourselves and others, and form
relationships, but it requires time and effort.
A. Communication C. Development
B. Experiences D. Effort
8. The Social Penetration Theory was originally created by these theorists.
A. Harry Stack Sullivan C. Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor
B. Erik Erikson D. Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby
9. This includes the exchanging of information.
A. Verbal behavior C. Social Penetration
B. Nonverbal behavior D. Environmental behavior
10. This includes the personal distance between people and the use of physical
objects and areas.
A. Verbal behavior C. Social Penetration
B. Nonverbal behavior D. Environmental behavior
11. This includes body language (posture, facial expressions, eye gaze etc.)
A. Verbal behavior C. Social Penetration
B. Nonverbal behavior D. Environmental behavior
12. This refers to the open interpersonal behaviors which take place through social
interaction and the subjective internal process which occurs before, during and after
the social exchange.
A. Verbal behavior C. Social Penetration
B. Nonverbal behavior D. Environmental behavior
13. When people first meet, they are revealing their outer superficial shell.
A. Orientation phase C. Exploratory Affective phase
B. Affective phase D. Stable phase
14. More layers are peeled away until almost the entire personality is revealed.
A. Orientation phase C. Exploratory Affective phase
B. Affective phase D. Stable phase
15. The relationship becomes more intimate in this phase.
A. Orientation phase C. Exploratory Affective phase
B. Affective phase D. Stable phase
16. Conversations revolve around hobbies, likes, and dislikes are in this phase.
A. Orientation phase C. Exploratory Affective phase
B. Affective phase D. Stable phase
17. Deeply personal information is withheld. Casual friendships develop at this stage, and
most relationships stay at this level.
A. Orientation phase C. Exploratory Affective phase
B. Affective phase D. Stable phase
18. Participants develop and understanding for one another and begin to discuss personal
topics.
A. Orientation phase C. Exploratory Affective phase
B. Affective phase D. Stable phase
19. Occurs when one or both communicators perceive that the cost of self-disclosure
outweighs its benefits.
A. Exploratory Affective phase C. Stable phase
B. Orientation phase D. Depenetration
20. The relationship develops as a few layers of the personality are “peeled off” allowing
the personality to show through in verbal and nonverbal communication.
A. Exploratory Affective phase C. Stable phase
 B. Orientation phase D. Depenetration
21. Communicators withdraw from self-disclosure, thus ending the relationship.
A. Exploratory Affective phase C. Stable phase
B. Orientation phase D. Depenetration
22. It is also called material reality which subsumes the objects of our physical
environment, the subject’s body, and the subject’s inscribed place in society.
A. The Self C. Internal Reality
B. Philosophy D. External Reality
23. This is considered as the subject.
A. The Self C. Internal Reality
B. Philosophy D. External Reality
24. This is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths
about themselves.
A. The Self C. Internal Reality
B. Philosophy D. External Reality
25. This includes dreams, desires, want, needs, pleasures, thoughts, feelings, and
emotions.
A. The Self C. Internal Reality
B. Philosophy D. External Reality
26. This is defined as having an intense sexual desire towards someone.
A. Lust C. Attachment
B. Attraction D. Testosterone
27. This is known to increase libido in both genders.
A. Lust C. Attachment
B. Attraction D. Testosterone
28. This is the predominant factor in defining the success of long-term relationships.
A. Lust C. Attachment
B. Attraction D. Testosterone
29. This is associated with the ‘reward’ pathways in the brain that influence our behavior.
A. Lust C. Attachment
B. Attraction D. Testosterone
30. This is based on an evolutionary need to reproduce, something that is common among
all living species.
A. Lust C. Attachment
B. Attraction D. Testosterone

II. Fill in the Blanks

Directions: Read the statements carefully and fill in the blanks.
1. ______ describe the features or features of the body.
2. ______ activity is generally divided into heterosexual activity (male with female) and
homosexual activity (male with male or female with female).
3. _____ is self-stimulation with the intention of causing sexual arousal and, generally,
orgasm (sexual climax).
4. ____ follows a pattern of sequential stages or phases when sexual activity is
continued.
5. ___ refers to the body, this marvelous container and complex, finely tuned, machine
with which we interface with our environment and fellow beings.
6. ___ is the individual’s perception of themselves in areas of physical ability and
appearance.
7. The first thing you see when you look at someone may be their face, dress, nose, or
body. They are all examples of ____.
8. There is ___ activity involving only one individual.
9. There is ___ activity involving more than one person.
10. If three or more individuals are involved it is, of course, possible to have heterosexual
and ___ activity simultaneously.
11. Dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin belongs to ___. attraction
12. Oxytocin and Vasopressin belongs to ____. Attachment
13. This region is directly linked to reward detection and sensory behaviour that is linked
to social behaviour. This is ____ _____. Caudate nucleus
14. This region is linked to focused attention and motivation to acquire rewards. This is
___. VTA (Ventral tegmental area)
15. ___ is also involved in focus and attention, which explains why you cannot get that
one special person out of your head and when you are with them as, during this stage,
you are ‘hyper-focused’ on their presence and the way they make you feel. dopamine
16. ______ is referred to as ‘the love hormone’ or ‘the cuddle hormone’ is also produced
by the hypothalamus and is released in substantial amounts during sexual intercourse
and is stimulated through skin-to-skin contact. Oxytocin
17. ______, which is produced by your hypothalamus, is released during the stage of
attraction, specifically when we spend time with someone we are attracted to or when
we engage in sexual intercourse with them. dopamine
18. ______ is a natural stimulant that fills you with emotions of ecstasy, this is often why
the way falling in love feels is regarded as the natural equivalent to the high
experienced from taking an illicit drug. Dopamine
19. _____ also referred to as noradrenaline, may sound familiar to you, this is because it
plays an important role in our ‘fight or flight’ response to stressful situations and
keeps us alert. Norepinephrine
20. ____ is a hormone vital neurotransmitter that aids in the regulation of social
behaviour, mood, memory, appetite, digestion and sexual desire. serotonin