PSY350 Curve 6-a

John has sympathy for his friend Tom who recently went through a divorce. This means that John feels:

terrible for Tom, without necessarily feeling his intense distress.

Research suggests that prosocial behavior begins:

during toddlerhood.

Emotional regulation difficulties that involve turning one's emotional distress inward are called _____ problems.

internalizing

Which child is the LEAST likely to be prosocial?

Lizzie, an anxious and fearful child

Actions that are helpful and kind without having a personal motive are labeled:

altruism.

Bailey manages his feelings via:

emotion regulation.

Tabitha is crying at the day care as her mother is leaving. Stephen says to his teacher, "Tabitha is sad because her mommy went to work." Stephen is displaying signs of:

empathy and sympathy

Jamal is watching his best friend being bullied by some older children. Jamal is frozen with fear and unable to run and get an adult or to step in to help his friend. Jamal is most likely experiencing:

empathy.

Emotional regulation difficulties that involve expressing powerful feelings through uncontrolled physical or verbal outbursts are called _____ problems.

externalizing

Six-year-old Beth is loud, disruptive, and aggressive. Beth may have _____ tendencies.

externalizing

Six-year-old Mikey gets very angry at school and will often have outbursts in class in which he yells at the teacher and knocks over his desk. Mikey has:

externalizing problems.

When a person expresses powerful feelings through uncontrolled physical or verbal outbursts, he or she has:

externalizing problems.

Arthur has _____ because he tends to act on his immediate emotions and behave aggressively.

externalizing tendencies

Disruptive and aggressive behavior may indicate _____, while timidity and self-consciousness may indicate _____. Both show problems with _____.

externalizing tendencies; internalizing tendencies; emotion regulation