Chapter four

Question 1

What are emotions? What are their four characteristics?

Answer 1

• -Emotions are feelings that are experienced

- -physiological (internal), behavioral, cognitive, motivational tendencies

Question 2

What are the eight primary emotions?

Answer 2

• joy, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger

- -acceptance and anticipation

Question 3

What is the difference between fear and anxiety?

Answer 3

–fear: a specific or object elicits fear. We can pinpoint to see what is causing the negative emotion

–anxiety: is not always clear what is causing the problem. An unpleasant feeling that something bad is about to happen

Question 4

What is the difference between mild (facilitative) and intense (debilitavive) emotions?

Answer 4

–Mild: they assist us in preparing for the future, solving problems, doing what is best for us, persisting.

–Intense: they disrupt our overall functioning. Could cause ex: may experience difficulty giving a speech. our emotions begin to have negative effects when they are viewed as being excessive in intensity and duration.

Question 5

Anger most often beings with what kinds of losses or threats?

Answer 5

• -loss of self-esteem
• -loss of face (public exposure of one’s failures)
• -threat of physical harm or violence
• -loss of valued possessions, skills, abilities, relationship etc

Question 6

What are the four psychological reactions to anger?

Answer 6

• -Seeing yourself as the victim
• -feeling disconnected or ignored
• -feeling powerless
• -looking for justice or revenge

Question 7

Compare and contrast the importance of intellecutal IQ and emotional intelligence?

Answer 7

Emotional intelligence: consists of the ability to monitor, access, express, and regulate one’s own emotions, the ability to identity/understand others emotions

– We are both emotional and rational beings we need an intelligent balance of the two

Question 8

What is the difference between guilt and shame?

Answer 8

–guilt: is about something we did or did not do

–shame: its about who we are as a person

Question 9

Name and define tow common ways we deny our emotions?

Answer 9

–Repression: exclusion of painful, unwanted or dangerous thoughts from the conscious mind

–Suppression: people are conscious of their emotions but deliberately control rather than express them.