Posttest for Self-Regulation: From Distress to Compassion

Why is "compassion fatigue" a misleading term?*
- A. The word "fatigue" may lead us to feel we can simply rest or "push through"
- B. It suggests that compassion may be capable of causing exhaustion
- C. Compassion itself is a physiologically renewing state
- D. "Empathic distress fatigue" would be the more scientifically accurate terminology
- E. All of the above
What did the presenters suggest might be a more useful construct for describing the experience of "feeling I can't show up as my compassionate self"?*
- A. Compassion exhaustion
- B. Compassion collapse
- C. Compassion breakdown
- D. Compassion dissatisfaction
What capacity is crucial for developing the competency of self-regulation?*
- A. Patience
- B. Perseverance
- C. Wisdom
- D. Developing multiple intelligences
Where do our emotions live?*
- A. In our thoughts
- B. In our bodies
- C. In stories
- D. In memory