Exam 11: Emotion, Stress, and Health

Emotion-focused coping strategies concentrate on the emotions that a problem has caused, whether anger, anxiety, or grief.

Match the examples with the type of thinking it exemplifies. -James was initially upset because he didn't win a ribbon in the science fair, but he now admitted that he had not done a great job and knew what to do differently next year.

When babies were placed on an ambiguous visual cliff:

Julian is watching an old Laurel and Hardy film, which makes him laugh and want to watch more of them. What brain structure is probably involved in his reaction?

Expression of an emotion that the person does not really feel is called emotion work.

The signalling function of their baby's facial expressions becomes apparent to most parents during early infancy.

What two hormones make you "too excited to eat"?

________ is the expression of an emotion that the person does not really feel, often because of a role requirement.

Practised liars can beat the polygraph machine by tensing muscles during the neutral questions.

In every culture studied, from Estonia to New Guinea to Turkey, a large majority of people recognize facial expressions of happiness portrayed by those from other cultures.

When Noah complies with instructions to smile and look happy, it is most likely that:

Shannon's first bee sting, when she was seven years old, led to a trip to the emergency room after she had an allergic reaction. As she is playing at Kyla's 10th birthday party, Shannon notices a bee near her hand. Explain the phase of the stress cycle that Shannon experiences at this moment, according to Hans Selye's theory.

To be ________ would be considered a prototypical emotion in Western theories of emotion.

Which of the following is NOT a function of facial expressions?

Older people who have cats as pets tend to visit medical clinics less often than their peers who have pet dogs.

Facial expressions do not always reveal the emotions underneath. The villain in Shakespeare's Henry VI said, "Why, I can smile, and murder while I smile; and cry content to that which grieves my heart; and wet my cheeks with artificial tears, and frame my face to all occasions." How did Ekman and his associates peek under the human mask?

Describe the methodology of the "famous nun study" that explored whether positive emotions are healthful.

Confession works when it produces insight and understanding, thereby ending the stressful repetition of obsessive thoughts and unresolved feelings.

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms. -The study of the biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence health and illness.

One of the best ways to cope with the physiological tension of stress is to use conscious relaxation techniques.