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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. Dr. John Gottman and a colleague identified the three most toxic parenting styles. Which is the third discussed in Part Four: Chapter 12, “The Family Crucible”?

2. T. Berry Brazelton found through research that a child's readiness for learning is based on seven key factors. Which is the first of these?

3. What, like other chronic negative emotions, increases the risks of complications during recovery from illness or surgery, according to the author in “Part Three: Chapter 11, Mind and Medicine”?

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

5. Corporate consultant and psychoanalyst Harry Levinson advises managers on how to coach employees. What is the third piece of advice he gives?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is “bullying” an inadequate managerial technique, according to the author in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”? What does good management mean?

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

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

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

9. How does the author describe the “healthy” and “unhealthy” ways of arguing in Part Three: “Chapter 9, Intimate Enemies”?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the process of emotional or neural hijacking. What studies have been conducted on this process? How is it defined biologically? How does a person behave when they are emotionally hijacked?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the five categories of knowing one’s emotions devised by Peter Salovey and John Mayer. What are examples of each of these categories? How can these skills be improved upon?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the relationship between psychopathic individuals and empathy. How does William Pithers suggest psychopaths can learn empathy? What examples does he use? Are there opposing viewpoints to his findings?

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