Module 10 Personality

Question 1

Emotions

Answer 1

originate sensations in the body, are intense feelings that last only seconds to minutes

Question 2

Feelings

Answer 2

generated from our thoughts about our emotions. Feelings are how we interpret emotions and let them sink in

Question 3

Mood

Answer 3

a state of mind or a general feeling that can influence your thoughts, behaviors and actions

Question 4

Affect

Answer 4

an umbrella term that includes emotion and mood. Basic sense of feeling.

Question 5

Emotional intelligence

Answer 5

the ability to identify, manage and express one’s emotion constructively and to empathize with the emotions of others

Question 6

Basic Emotions

Answer 6

are emotions that are experienced at some time by virtually all human beings, whether or not we have words for them in out language.

Question 7

Most common basic emotions

Answer 7

fear, anger, sadness, enjoyment/happiness, disgust, contempt, and surprise

Question 8

Display rules

Answer 8

the implicit cultural standards and expectations which regulate the way emotion is displayed.

Question 9

The 4 ways in which display rules may vary

Answer 9

Intensifying, De-intensifying, Masking and Neutralizing

Question 10

Intensifying

Answer 10

as at a funeral where one is expected to show a great deal of vivid grief

Question 11

De-intensifying

Answer 11

as after a tennis match where the victor is usually expected to tone down expressions of joy while the defeated opponent is present.

Question 12

Masking

Answer 12

as when one pretends to feel a certain emotion while actually feeling a different (probably unacceptable) one.

Question 13

Neutralizing

Answer 13

the complete hiding of emotions, as while attempting to be convincing during a lie.

Question 14

James-Lange Theory of emotion

Answer 14

There is a thought or event; it creates physiological changes; awareness of these physiological changes reaches the cerebral cortex; then we feel the appropriate emotion.

Question 15

Cannon-Bard theory of emotion

Answer 15

During the perception of an event, sensory impulses are relayed to the autonomic nervous system and the cerebral cortex at about the same time.

Question 16

Schacter and Singer - Two-factor theory of emotion

Answer 16

states that thoughts or perceptions of events directly trigger autonomic nervous system arousal

Question 17

Cognitive-motivational-relational theory

Answer 17

states that both an emotion and any related physiological changes occur only after a person interprets-or appraises- the meaning of the event.

Question 18

Embodied emotion theories

Answer 18

state that emotions are captured as body memories

Question 19

Facial feedback hypothesis

Answer 19

states that the facial expression associated with a basic emotion increases the intensity of the experience of that emotion;

Question 20

Anger

Answer 20

defined as a feeling of antagonism toward something or someone.

Question 21

catharsis

Answer 21

The relief one may experience by expressing emotion. popularly termed venting

Question 22

social psychological prosperity

Answer 22

having the freedom to do as one wishes, being respected in the community, and having friends and family to count on in an emergency.

Question 23

What makes people happy?

Answer 23

relationships with one’s friends, children, romantic partners or spouses, and other family; involvement with social networks; engaging in meaningful work; being a respected member of one’s community; and contributions made to the welfare of others.