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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did a Stanford University Medical School study find to be the emotion that does the most damage to the heart?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Love.
(d) Jealousy.

2. Leslie Brody and who summarize research on the emotional development of boys and girls in Part Three: Chapter 9, “Intimate Enemies”?
(a) Harry Levinson.
(b) Robert Levenson.
(c) C. R. Snyder.
(d) Judith Hall.

3. Lawsuits against what corporation for their poor treatment of black patrons cost the company in money and in reputation, according to the author in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”?
(a) Wal-Mart.
(b) Denny’s restaurants.
(c) Chick-fil-A.
(d) Bank of America.

4. Dr. John Gottman and a colleague identified the three most toxic parenting styles. Which is the second discussed in Part Four: Chapter 12, “The Family Crucible”?
(a) Being too laissez-faire.
(b) Showing no respect for the child’s feelings.
(c) Ignoring feelings altogether.
(d) Over acknowledgment of feelings.

5. T. Berry Brazelton found through research that a child's readiness for learning is based on seven key factors. Which is the third?
(a) Intentionality.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Relatedness.
(d) Confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in “Part Three: Chapter 11, Mind and Medicine,” various studies prove that helping people manage their emotions is a form of what?

2. Dr. John Gottman worked with whom to identify the three most toxic parenting styles?

3. According to studies by Jerome Kagan, the difference between timid and bold temperamental types is how easily what is stimulated?

4. According to the author in “Part Three: Chapter 9, “Intimate Enemies,” boys honor independence while girls treasure what?

5. Jerome Kagan found four temperamental types that have different patterns of brain activity. What is the fourth described in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impact does abuse have on a child’s perceptions of empathy?

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

3. What health impacts from anger are described in Part Three: Chapter 11, “Mind and Medicine”? Who conducted studies on anger?

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

5. What is the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder in children, according to the author in Part Four: Chapter 13, “Trauma and Emotional Relearning”?

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

7. What study did Hilda Bruch develop in the 1960s? What discoveries did she make?

8. Why do parents have the greatest influence in shaping a child’s brain, according to the author in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”?

9. What discovery did Dr. David Spiegel make regarding emotions and the body?

10. What biological explanation does Dr. Charles Nemeroff give for PTSD in Part Four: Chapter 13, “Trauma and Emotional Relearning”?

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