Exam 11: Emotion, Stress, and Health

Emily's left prefrontal cortex was damaged as the result of an automobile accident. As a result, her friends are most likely to notice that:

Simon has experienced damage to his amygdala. It is most likely that he:

Which of the following emotions is a prototypical emotion?

According to Paul Ekman, which of the following is one of the universal facial expressions?

What has research shown about the stereotype that women are "more emotional" than men?

According to the concept of facial feedback, when Noah complies with instructions to smile and look happy, it is most likely that:

Dahlia has been having chronic headaches and she is behind in all her classes. For the past six months, her job has been extremely stressful, but she doesn't feel that she can quit because she needs the money for tuition. Her vulnerability to illness, such as chronic hypertension, has increased. According to Hans Selye, Dahlia is in the:

If you put on an angry face, then:

Adrienne received Botox injections in her face. Which of the following sentences is she likely to have the MOST trouble processing accurately?

Many researchers believe that mirror neurons allow humans to:

Explain the ways in which poverty and powerlessness act as stressors.

Facial feedback is defined as:

Thornton drops his eyeglasses on the sidewalk and they shatter. Which of the following would be a response that shows reappraisal?

For years, Lola Falana was one of the hottest entertainers in Las Vegas. After she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she noted that she had gained a new appreciation of life that went beyond fame and fortune. In recent interviews, she talks about her fresh start and her new life. What coping method does this illustrate?

________ provides the energy of an emotion, that familiar tingle, excitement, and sense of animation.

Many people who keep private journals do so because it allows them to divulge private thoughts and feelings that make them feel ashamed, worried, frightened, or sad. Is this confessional behaviour emotionally beneficial? Explain why or why not.

What is the correct order for the stages of the general adaptation syndrome?

A person is in the _______________ of the general adaptation syndrome when vulnerability to physical problems increases, and illnesses, such as chronic hypertension, develop.

There are some tragedies that appear out of the blue and can't be solved. But even if a problem cannot be fixed, your textbook authors describe three ways that have proven effective in helping people thrive as the result of a crisis. Name and examine each of these effective cognitive coping methods.

In his book The Stress of Life, Hans Selye wrote that many different environmental stressors, such as heat or cold, pain, or danger, disrupt the body's equilibrium and lead to a three-phase physiological reaction. Create your own example of an environmental stressor and then provide details of each of the three phases.