Exam 7: Emotional Messages

The belief that expressing anger is healthier than bottling it up is an example of__________ .

The inability to engage in emotional communication is called_________ .

Which strategy for emotional responding would apply to almost every situation?

An example of a primary emotion is sadness.

It is important to note that emotional expression has ________.

Feeling vulnerable to attack after emotional expression is a manifestation of the barrier of______, which can be both adaptive and maladaptive.

Which of the following is an example of a blended emotion?

Explain the James-Lange theory and provide an example of its application.

In describing your feelings, it is important to use you-messages instead of I-messages.

The so-called "cowboy syndrome" is a form of poor emotional expression brought about by _________.

We experience emotions in which of the following ways?

The effort it takes to manage your emotional expression is referred to as _________.

Men talk more about emotions than women do.

In the five-stage model of grief, _____________is the fifth and final stage.

Emotional dissonance results from differences between the emotions you feel and those which you are allowed to express.

Explain the process of emotional contagion. Give an example of how this can occur in a small group setting.

Emotional communication involves both expressing your feelings and listening and responding to the feelings of others.

Purvi's husband has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Her initial reaction is assuming there is still hope for treatment or, possibly, that the doctors have made a dire mistake. Which stage of grief is Purvi in?

According to the ___________theory, an event occurs, you respond physiologically, you interpret this arousal, and you experience the emotion.

Kat is a good student, but she is sick during one test and can't focus; therefore, she doesn't do as well as she would have liked. She is sure that this is the beginning of her academic decline and that her GPA will plummet, leading to difficulties to finding a job later. This is an example of ______.