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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alexithymia is a term coined by what psychotherapist in 1972?
(a) Bruce McEven.
(b) Lewis Terman.
(c) Thomas Borkovec.
(d) Peter Sifneos.

2. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi refers to a state of high concentration, self-forgetfulness, and mild ecstasy as being what?
(a) “In tune.”
(b) “On par.”
(c) “Hypersensitive.”
(d) “In flow.”

3. Emotions, like instincts, have helped humans survive by doing what, according to the author in Part One: Chapter 1, “What Are Emotions For?”
(a) Creating a universal language for all humans.
(b) Driving them to action.
(c) Portraying strength.
(d) Encouraging relationships.

4. What is the first part of the human fetal brain to develop?
(a) The amygdala.
(b) The hippocampus.
(c) The brainstem.
(d) The neocortex.

5. The author refers to EI as which of the following?
(a) An inherited gene.
(b) An adverse reaction.
(c) A clinical disease.
(d) A meta-ability.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fear arouses the body to fight or flight by doing what within the body?

2. Dolf Zillmann is a psychologist at what university?

3. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test was originated in what country?

4. Alexithymics may suffer from a disconnection between the limbic system and what?

5. Dolf Zillmann found that the universal trigger for anger is what?

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