Question 1

The approach to handling emotions described in your text involves talking yourself out of feeling unnecessarily bad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which term refers to rethinking the meaning of emotionally charged events in ways that alters their emotional impact?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional intelligence 
B)  empathy 
C)  reappraisal 
D)  cognitive interpretations 
A)  emotional intelligence 
B)  empathy 
C)  reappraisal 
D)  cognitive interpretations

Question 3

Fear of disclosing feelings is justified because unpleasant consequences can result from doing so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss how emotional intelligence will assist you in your future career.Provide specific examples.

Accepted Answer

Emotional intelligence will be a valuabl

Question 5

Fury is to annoyance as adoring is to which of the following emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  infatuation 
B)  liking 
C)  loathing 
D)  loving 
A)  infatuation 
B)  liking 
C)  loathing 
D)  loving

Question 6

You're frustrated with your friend's habit of offering unsolicited advice on your relationship.Which statement is a useful guideline for expressing your feelings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Play it cool at first; don't let your co-worker know how much the advice irritates you. 
B)  Demonstrate the strength of your feelings by refusing to talk with your co-worker for a while. 
C)  Say you're annoyed by one specific piece of advice because you'd prefer to make your own decision on that matter. 
D)  Share positive feelings about your friendship along with your irritation. 
A)  Play it cool at first; don't let your co-worker know how much the advice irritates you. 
B)  Demonstrate the strength of your feelings by refusing to talk with your co-worker for a while. 
C)  Say you're annoyed by one specific piece of advice because you'd prefer to make your own decision on that matter. 
D)  Share positive feelings about your friendship along with your irritation.

Question 7

According to research on facial expressions and emotional states,what will happen if you put on a happy facial expression?

Accepted Answer

A)  You will counter-react and feel irritable or resentful. 
B)  You will actually feel better in the rest of your body. 
C)  You will intensify whatever feeling you have at the time. 
D)  There will be no significant impact on your internal emotional state. 
A)  You will counter-react and feel irritable or resentful. 
B)  You will actually feel better in the rest of your body. 
C)  You will intensify whatever feeling you have at the time. 
D)  There will be no significant impact on your internal emotional state.

Question 8

Under expression of feelings can lead to serious health risks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are three guidelines suggested in your text for expressing feelings? Describe how you can apply these guidelines to your life.Give specific examples of situations you may face.

Accepted Answer

In the text, three guidelines suggested

Question 10

Some people fail to communicate their emotions clearly because they exaggerate them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which statement best describes debilitative emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are emotional counterfeits. 
B)  They happen only when you feel bad. 
C)  They keep you from communicating effectively. 
D)  They contribute to effective functioning when in combination with facilitative emotions. 
A)  They are emotional counterfeits. 
B)  They happen only when you feel bad. 
C)  They keep you from communicating effectively. 
D)  They contribute to effective functioning when in combination with facilitative emotions.

Question 12

Which statement is the best advice for sharing feelings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Express only primary feelings. 
B)  Accept responsibility for your own feelings. 
C)  Express your feelings as soon as they occur. 
D)  Recognize that feeling and acting out the feeling are the same. 
A)  Express only primary feelings. 
B)  Accept responsibility for your own feelings. 
C)  Express your feelings as soon as they occur. 
D)  Recognize that feeling and acting out the feeling are the same.

Question 13

Which of the following best describes social convention?

Accepted Answer

A)  acting in ways that are acceptable within our society 
B)  a social gathering 
C)  a group of people 
D)  behaviour that is socially unacceptable 
A)  acting in ways that are acceptable within our society 
B)  a social gathering 
C)  a group of people 
D)  behaviour that is socially unacceptable

Question 14

What do people who subscribe to the fallacy of perfection believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perfection requires much effort. 
B)  They need to be perfect to be happy. 
C)  They should be able to handle any situation with confidence and skill. 
D)  There's no point in striving to improve since perfection is unattainable. 
A)  Perfection requires much effort. 
B)  They need to be perfect to be happy. 
C)  They should be able to handle any situation with confidence and skill. 
D)  There's no point in striving to improve since perfection is unattainable.

Question 15

John has a tendency to believe that if something bad can happen it will happen to him.This is causing him a lot of anxiety in his job and he wants to change this.Every time he thinks something bad is going to happen,he stops and writes down what he thought.What is John doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  reappraising his irrational beliefs 
B)  recording his self-talk 
C)  monitoring his emotional reactions 
D)  noticing the event that activates his negative thoughts 
A)  reappraising his irrational beliefs 
B)  recording his self-talk 
C)  monitoring his emotional reactions 
D)  noticing the event that activates his negative thoughts

Question 16

Which statement best describes debilitative emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are emotional counterfeits. 
B)  They are intense but usually last a short time. 
C)  They keep you from effectively relating to others. 
D)  They are feelings that last a long time but not at a level that significantly impacts normal functioning. 
A)  They are emotional counterfeits. 
B)  They are intense but usually last a short time. 
C)  They keep you from effectively relating to others. 
D)  They are feelings that last a long time but not at a level that significantly impacts normal functioning.

Question 17

Which term refers to the notion that managing,and even suppressing,emotions is both appropriate and necessary?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional coaching 
B)  emotionally dismissive 
C)  emotional contagion 
D)  emotional labour 
A)  emotional coaching 
B)  emotionally dismissive 
C)  emotional contagion 
D)  emotional labour

Question 18

"My Mom ought to understand how I am feeling right now." What fallacy is this person falling victim to?

Accepted Answer

A)  approval 
B)  helplessness 
C)  perfection 
D)  shoulds 
A)  approval 
B)  helplessness 
C)  perfection 
D)  shoulds

Question 19

Which statements best describes self-talk?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can lead to self-fulfilling prophecies. 
B)  It causes debilitative emotions. 
C)  It facilitates better communication. 
D)  It occurs independently of the perception process. 
A)  It can lead to self-fulfilling prophecies. 
B)  It causes debilitative emotions. 
C)  It facilitates better communication. 
D)  It occurs independently of the perception process.

Question 20

Nancy and Bob are having a fight.Both have an increased heart rate,blood pressure,and adrenaline secretions.Researcher John Gottman calls this flooding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The approach to handling emotions described in your text involves talking yourself out of feeling unnecessarily bad.

Which term refers to rethinking the meaning of emotionally charged events in ways that alters their emotional impact?

Fear of disclosing feelings is justified because unpleasant consequences can result from doing so.

Discuss how emotional intelligence will assist you in your future career.Provide specific examples.

Fury is to annoyance as adoring is to which of the following emotions?

You're frustrated with your friend's habit of offering unsolicited advice on your relationship.Which statement is a useful guideline for expressing your feelings?

According to research on facial expressions and emotional states,what will happen if you put on a happy facial expression?

Under expression of feelings can lead to serious health risks.

What are three guidelines suggested in your text for expressing feelings? Describe how you can apply these guidelines to your life.Give specific examples of situations you may face.

Some people fail to communicate their emotions clearly because they exaggerate them.

Which statement best describes debilitative emotions?

Which statement is the best advice for sharing feelings?

Which of the following best describes social convention?

What do people who subscribe to the fallacy of perfection believe?

John has a tendency to believe that if something bad can happen it will happen to him.This is causing him a lot of anxiety in his job and he wants to change this.Every time he thinks something bad is going to happen,he stops and writes down what he thought.What is John doing?

Which statement best describes debilitative emotions?

Which term refers to the notion that managing,and even suppressing,emotions is both appropriate and necessary?

"My Mom ought to understand how I am feeling right now." What fallacy is this person falling victim to?

Which statements best describes self-talk?

Nancy and Bob are having a fight.Both have an increased heart rate,blood pressure,and adrenaline secretions.Researcher John Gottman calls this flooding.

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Exam 4: Emotions: Feeling, Thinking, and Communicating

The approach to handling emotions described in your text involves talking yourself out of feeling unnecessarily bad.

Which term refers to rethinking the meaning of emotionally charged events in ways that alters their emotional impact?

Fear of disclosing feelings is justified because unpleasant consequences can result from doing so.

Discuss how emotional intelligence will assist you in your future career.Provide specific examples.

Fury is to annoyance as adoring is to which of the following emotions?

You're frustrated with your friend's habit of offering unsolicited advice on your relationship.Which statement is a useful guideline for expressing your feelings?

According to research on facial expressions and emotional states,what will happen if you put on a happy facial expression?

Under expression of feelings can lead to serious health risks.

What are three guidelines suggested in your text for expressing feelings? Describe how you can apply these guidelines to your life.Give specific examples of situations you may face.

Some people fail to communicate their emotions clearly because they exaggerate them.

Which statement best describes debilitative emotions?

Which statement is the best advice for sharing feelings?

Which of the following best describes social convention?

What do people who subscribe to the fallacy of perfection believe?

John has a tendency to believe that if something bad can happen it will happen to him.This is causing him a lot of anxiety in his job and he wants to change this.Every time he thinks something bad is going to happen,he stops and writes down what he thought.What is John doing?

Which statement best describes debilitative emotions?

Which term refers to the notion that managing,and even suppressing,emotions is both appropriate and necessary?

"My Mom ought to understand how I am feeling right now." What fallacy is this person falling victim to?

Which statements best describes self-talk?

Nancy and Bob are having a fight.Both have an increased heart rate,blood pressure,and adrenaline secretions.Researcher John Gottman calls this flooding.

A First Look at Interpersonal Communications

Communication and Identity: Creating and Presenting the Self

Perception: What You See Is What You Get

Language: Barrier and Bridge

Nonverbal Communication: Messages Beyond Words

Listening: More Than Meets the Ear

Communication and Relational Dynamics

Improving Communication Climates

Managing Interpersonal Conflicts

Filters