Exam 11: Emotion, Stress, and Health

What is the key characteristic of the Type A personality that is related to heart disease?

The process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the basic emotion being expressed is called:

Three-year-old Xavier sees his dad dressed up as a gorilla and Xavier screams in fear. What brain structure is probably involved in his reaction?

In the textbook chapter on Sensation and Perception (Chapter 6), we read about a clever method for testing an infant's perception of depth. Describe the physical apparatus called the "visual cliff" and explain how it is used in testing the depth perception in babies. How was the visual cliff procedure modified in order to assess the ways in which babies begin to alter their own behaviours after observing their parents' emotional reactions? What results were found?

Display rules involve:

After their home in California is damaged during an earthquake, a couple researches the federal loan program to help them rebuild their house. Their behaviour is an example of:

Ben and Mark are from very different cultural backgrounds. When Ben and Mark interact, what differences in emotions are they likely to notice about each other?

Galen is feeling overwhelmed by assignments and tests. What would you recommend to help him calm down? He decides to take a break from schoolwork for a couple of hours. What are three activities that Galen could do during this period that will help him cope with his stress and decrease his risk of illness?

Julius Segal, a psychologist who worked with Holocaust survivors, wrote that a key element in their recovery was:

When researchers showed students a series of computer-generated, fairly sex-neutral faces with a range of expressions morphing from angry to happy, the students consistently rated the angry faces as:

When Jose complies with instructions to look angry, it is most likely that:

________ is a general expectation about whether the results of your actions are under your own control or not.

Define internal locus of control and external locus of control, and explain the concepts with suitable examples.

Everyone knows that feeling happy makes people smile, but can smiling make people feel happier? Explain why or why not.

Steve is unexpectedly called on in class. He hasn't the faintest idea of the answer, and he feels his heart start to pound and his palms begin to sweat. According to Hans Selye, he is in the ________ phase of his stress response.

When one-year-old Olivia is placed on an ambiguous visual cliff, she looks at her mom's reassuring face. Olivia is most likely to:

_______________ is a state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes, brain activation, cognitive appraisals, subjective feelings, and tendencies toward action, all shaped by cultural rules.

________ is a general expectation about whether the results of your actions are under your own control or beyond your control.

Which of the following is a type of white blood cell?

Which occupation would be more likely to require emotion work as a job requirement?