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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does “PTSD” stand for?

2. Marriages that began in 1890 suffered a divorce rate of what percentage, according to the author in Part Three: Chapter 9, “Intimate Enemies”?

3. At what institution does psychologist Bruce McEven work?

4. Dr. Judith Lewis Herman discovered three vital stages for retraining the brain of people suffering from PTSD. What is the first stage discussed in Part Four: Chapter 13, “Trauma and Emotional Relearning”?

5. Jerome Kagan is a developmental psychologist from what university?

Short Essay Questions

1. What program of John Lochman’s is decribed in Part Five: Chapter 15, “The Cost of Emotional Illiteracy”? What were the results of the program?

2. What growing movement in education is described by the author in Part Five: Chapter 16, “Schooling the Emotions”?

3. Harvard pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton found through research that a child's readiness for learning is based on seven key factors. What are they?

4. What discovery did Robert Ader make regarding emotions? What impact did this study have?

5. What advice does Harry Levinson give to managers on coaching employees in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”?

6. What is the impact of emotional illiteracy, according to the author in Part Five: Chapter 15, “The Cost of Emotional Illiteracy”?

7. What is the author’s position in teaching “character”? What is his conclusion in this regard at the end of the book?

8. What can cause post-traumatic stress disorder in children? What makes a difference in a child’s ability to overcome PTSD?

9. What example does the author give in Part Three: “Chapter 9, Intimate Enemies” for the differences between boys and girls in their interpersonal relationships?

10. What does the author state regarding “age-appropriate learning” in Part Five: Chapter 16, “Schooling the Emotions”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the work of Joseph LeDoux and Dr. Antonio Damasio. What is the specialization of each of these individuals? What discoveries did each make regarding the amygdala? How does Dr. Damasio describe the process of the amygdala in an emotional hijacking?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Binet Intelligence Test and its accuracy in determining intelligence. When was the test developed? How has it evolved? Who developed it?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and the concept of “flow.” How is flow defined? How do people in the state of flow perceive time and obstacles? How does one attain this state?

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