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

2. In what year did Hilda Bruch pioneer a study of eating disorders that identified a two-part cause?

3. Dr. Charles Nemeroff is best known for his work in treating what?

4. Aside from social changes, the glue that holds a couple together is what, according to the author in Part Three: Chapter 9, “Intimate Enemies”?

5. Psychologist Bruce McEven showed in studies that what weaken the immune system, increasing vulnerability to diabetes, ulcers, and the spread of cancer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Richard Davidson discover as a link to temperament? How is this link described in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”?

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

4. What does the author give as reasons for the higher divorce rates today than 100 years ago in Part Three: “Chapter 9, Intimate Enemies”?

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

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

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

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

9. What does the author state in regard to personal prejudice in the workplace in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”?

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 research of Doff Zillmann and his studies at the University of Alabama. What did Zillmann discover to be the trigger for anger? Is this theory contested? What methods does Zillmann give for diffusing anger?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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