psychology test questions chapter four

all of the following are questions to ask yourself when attempting to shift your anger from an emotional level to an intellectual level except: a. is it an intentional act? b. is it important? c. is it worth taking action? d. is the situation modifiable?

a. is it an intentional act

the grief process, according to Dickenson and Leming, includes what?

free yourself emotionally readjust to life resume ordinary activities

what is the realization of sorrow over having done something morally, socially, or ethnically wrong?

guilt

what are the guidelines for dealing with your emotions?

identify your feelings listen to your body own your feelings

emotions begin to have negative effect when they are viewed as being excessive in:

intensity and duration

according to Cline (2002) love becomes a problem when:

it gets in the way of our allowing individuals the right to experience the consequences of their choices

according to your text, steps to learning your ability to love includes:

learning to be alone, practice, being tolerant, and loving yourself

four of the basic emotions are:

mad, sad, glad, scared

accepting and learning to handle and express emotions is a mark of what?

maturity

what is a true statement regarding emotions and gender

men are less bashful about revealing their strengths

what are the characteristics of anger?

neither right nor wrong anger can be released in a right or wrong way you are vulnerable when angry

when the quality of a threatening experience is blown way out of proportion to the actual diner posed and to the point that the anxiety hinders daily functioning, it becomes:

neurotic anxiety

in __________, the self automatically excludes threatening or painful thoughts and feelings from awareness

repression

in _________, people are usually conscious of their emotions, but deliberately control other than express them.

suppression

what is true regarding grief?

there are individual differences in how people grieve a common reaction may be a sense of shock or disbelief negative emotions may surface

anger most often begins with:

a loss or the threat of loss

all of the following are common characteristics of human emotions except: a. disguised motivations b. behavioral expressions c. cognitive interpretations d. physiological changes

a. disguised motivations

what are the guidelines for facing your fears and anxieties?

admit your fear stay in the present take risks

an unpleasant, threatening feeling that something bad is about to happen is a definition of:

anxiety

mixed emotions are those emotions which:

are combined feelings from the primary emotions

what is helpful when assisting a grieving friend?

avoid minimizing their loss be a better listener be with the mourner

which of the following IS NOT a psychological reaction to anger? a. seeing yourself as a victim b. feeling discounted or ignored c. feeling powerful and in control d. looking for justice and revenge

c. feeling powerful and in control

according to your text, what is a true statement regarding culture and emotion?

culture plays a key role in moderating out expression of emotion

emotional intelligence consists of: a. the ability to monitor, access, express, and regulate one's own emotions b. the capacity to identify, interpret, and understand others' emotions c. the ability to use information about your own and others' s emotions to guide your thinking and actions d. all of the above `

d. all of the above

which of the following statements are true regarding cognitive appraisal: a. emotions cannot be separated from our mental lives b.cognitive appraisal is an essential part of the experience c. the cognitions in involved in emotion range from your immediate perceptions of a specific event to your general philosophy of life d. all of the above

d. all of the above

which of the following statements about emotions is true: a. it is possible to experience several different emotions at the same time b. emotions can be facilitative or debilitative c. emotions can differ in intensity and duration d. all of the above are true

d. all of the above are true

in cultures, what are norms about when, where and how much we should show emotions?

display rules

what are the do's and don't's of effective emotional expression of anger?

do try and appreciate the fact that people are different do speak up when an issue is important to you dont sire while the iron is hot

a condition of imbalance in which feelings are trapped instead of expressed is a definition of:

emotional debt

how do you deal with guilt?

examine why you feel guilty forgive yourself do what is right for you

while a variety of strategies can be used in the forgiveness process, all of the following stages will be involved:

exploring the anger that you have deciding to forgive discovery and release

excessive emotions are said to be debilitative, and mild emotions are said to be what?

facilitative

emotions can best be described as:

feelings that are experienced

in the shorthand technique for expressing your feelings, you are encouraged to:

focus on your feelings express them constructively let them go