Question 1

People who experience war or violence often suffer from frequent nightmares,outbursts of anger,constant unhappiness,guilt,and difficulty concentrating.This condition is known as

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A)  bipolar disorder.
B)  dementia praecox.
C)  posttraumatic stress disorder.
D)  conversion reaction.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

High levels of cortisol damage your __________,a key brain area for memory.

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A)  hypothalamus
B)  occipital lobe
C)  hippocampus
D)  thalamusE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The two emotional states that appear to increase the risk of cancer are

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A)  fear and anxiety.
B)  depression and stress.
C)  joy and contentment.
D)  anger and hostility.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Hans Selye's concept of stress includes

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A)  only those events that cause lack of sleep.
B)  only those events that elevate epinephrine levels for at least a month.
C)  only a person's reactions to unpleasant events.
D)  all events that make any demands on the body.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

According to the research on happiness,unmarried people are happier than married people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most men who commit violent rape

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A)  feel anger toward women and have a desire to dominate them.
B)  have very strong sex drives.
C)  are usually not aroused by photos and audiotapes of rape.
D)  do not otherwise have a history of violence.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

In addition to self-report measures,researchers operationally define anxiety as

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A)  an acute sense of impending doom.
B)  a state of arousal that is 75% of the level seen in the fear response.
C)  a state of arousal that is 125% of the level seen in the fear response.
D)  an increase in the startle reflex.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

If violence is defined to include slapping and pushing,etc. ,research on heterosexual couples finds that women commit more acts of violence against men than men commit against women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cortisol activates part of your __________,preparing it to fight anything from infections to tumors.

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A)  limbic system.
B)  hypothalamic system.
C)  immune system.
D)  adrenal system.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

People with pure autonomic failure lose nervous system control over their heart rate,breathing,sweating,etc.What,if anything,happens to their emotions?

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A)  The feeling aspect of their emotions becomes weaker.
B)  The feeling aspect of their emotions becomes stronger.
C)  They have trouble recognizing other people's facial expressions of emotion.
D)  They report no changes.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

On the average,people with great wealth rate themselves as only slightly happier than people with much less wealth.One reason why these results are difficult to interpret is that

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A)  wealth is correlated with advanced age,and age is positively correlated with happiness.
B)  so far,all the surveys have sampled only small numbers of people.
C)  the rating scales may mean different things to different people.
D)  longitudinal studies show that gaining wealth has little effect on happiness at first,but a bigger effect later on.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

According to Schachter and Singer's theory of emotions,each emotion reflects

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A)  a unique state of autonomic arousal,different from the arousal that characterizes any other emotion.
B)  a special pattern of neuronal activity in the cerebellum.
C)  a mental experience that has nothing to do with the arousal of the autonomic nervous system.
D)  an interpretation of autonomic arousal based on what we know of the situation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Brain-damaged people who show only weak emotions tend to make what kind of decisions?

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A)  careful decisions that are generally more logical and more helpful than those of other people
B)  slow,carefully thought-out decisions which,however,turn out to be neither better nor worse than other people's decisions
C)  the same decisions over and over,regardless of changes in the situation
D)  impulsive and often self-harmful decisionsE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

The physiology of emotion refers to:

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A)  changes that include changes in perception.
B)  changes that include increased anger.
C)  changes that include increased fist clenching.
D)  changes that include increased heart rate.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Activity of the ____________________ decreases heart rate and increases digestion.
parasympathetic nervous system

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Question 16

Which of the following appears to be the strongest determinant of people's happiness?

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A)  Wealth: People with average wealth are happier than those with high or low levels.
B)  Climate: People who live in a warm,sunny place are happier than those who live in cold,rainy areas.
C)  Age: Happiness reaches its peak in the late 20s and then declines steadily.
D)  Temperament: Happy people tend to remain happy throughout life.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Both Phineas Gage,an accident victim in 1848,and "Elliot," a recent brain-surgery patient,showed only limited emotions following damage to the

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A)  reticular formation.
B)  prefrontal cortex.
C)  cerebellum.
D)  occipital lobe.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

People who commit acts of violence typically score low on measures of self-esteem.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One reason why it is difficult to measure stressful experiences by means of a questionnaire is that

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A)  some events are more stressful than others are.
B)  a given experience may be very stressful to one person and not to another.
C)  there is no correlation between stressful experiences and the probability of getting ill.
D)  pleasant events as well as unpleasant events can be stressful.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Reinterpreting a situation to find a different meaning

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A)  increases the risk of developing PTSD.
B)  is an ineffective coping strategy.
C)  is an example of a problem-based strategy of coping.
D)  is an example of an emotion-based strategy of coping.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 12: Emotional Behaviors,stress,and Health

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If violence is defined to include slapping and pushing,etc. ,research on heterosexual couples finds that women commit more acts of violence against men than men commit against women.

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High levels of cortisol damage your __________,a key brain area for memory.

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People with pure autonomic failure lose nervous system control over their heart rate,breathing,sweating,etc.What,if anything,happens to their emotions?

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Cortisol activates part of your __________,preparing it to fight anything from infections to tumors.

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The two emotional states that appear to increase the risk of cancer are

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Activity of the ____________________ decreases heart rate and increases digestion. parasympathetic nervous system

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On the average,people with great wealth rate themselves as only slightly happier than people with much less wealth.One reason why these results are difficult to interpret is that

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Hans Selye's concept of stress includes

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According to the research on happiness,unmarried people are happier than married people.

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The physiology of emotion refers to:

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Brain-damaged people who show only weak emotions tend to make what kind of decisions?

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