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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. Marriages that began in 1890 suffered a divorce rate of what percentage, according to the author in Part Three: Chapter 9, “Intimate Enemies”?
2. Aside from social changes, the glue that holds a couple together is what, according to the author in Part Three: Chapter 9, “Intimate Enemies”?
3. According to an example in “Part Three: Chapter 9, “Intimate Enemies,” when girls play a sports game and one gets injured, what happens?
4. What psychologist at the University of Texas summarizes his research by reporting that women want to talk to make an emotional connection, but men want to make a connection by doing things together?
5. Corporate consultant and psychoanalyst Harry Levinson advises managers on how to coach employees. What is the second piece of advice he gives?
Short Essay Questions
1. What can cause post-traumatic stress disorder in children? What makes a difference in a child’s ability to overcome PTSD?
2. What is the author’s position in teaching “character”? What is his conclusion in this regard at the end of the book?
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. What impact does abuse have on a child’s perceptions of empathy?
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 emotional illiteracy, according to the author in Part Five: Chapter 15, “The Cost of Emotional Illiteracy”?
7. What did Leslie Brody and Judith Hall discover about the developmental differences between boys and girls?
8. Why four temperamental types are described in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”? Who identified these types?
9. What three toxic parenting styles are described in Part Four: Chapter 12, “The Family Crucible”? Who identified these styles?
10. What health impacts from anger are described in Part Three: Chapter 11, “Mind and Medicine”? Who conducted studies on anger?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and analyze repressors. What biological elements are involved in the behavior of these individuals? What psychological elements are involved? How do repressors learn to express their emotions?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the work of Paul Ekman and describe the three display rules described by Ekman in Part Two: Chapter 8, “The Social Arts.” What are examples of each of these rules? What dictates the display of each emotion?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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