Chapter 7

Question 1

_______ ________ is central to emotional regulation

Answer 1

Reflecting feelings

Question 2

An affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness

Answer 2

Emotion

Question 3

When felt strongly, these are usually accompanied by certain physiological changes, such as increased heartbeat or respiration, and often overt manifestation, such as crying or shaking

Answer 3

Emotions

Question 4

_______ strongly influences and can direct our attention.

Answer 4

Emotion

Question 5

Functions of Emotion on an intrapersonal level

Answer 5

1. Emotion strongly influences and can direct our attention.
2. Emotion often determines salience, what is noticed in the moment and beyond.
3. Emotions guide our appraisal of the relationship or situation.
4. Emotion motivates our thoughts, actions, and decisions. Reading facial expressions/body language can help us understand the motivations of others.
5. But emotion can also impair cognition, leading us to distort reality or focus too narrowly.
6. Emotions can affect our biological and behavior responses to issues and opportunities.

Question 6

Functions of Emotion on a dyadic level

Answer 6

1. The emotions elicited by each member inform the value that person has for the other person in the dyad.
2. Emotions coordinate responses within meaningful interpersonal relationships.

Question 7

Functions of Emotion on a group level

Answer 7

1. Emotions convey information that helps coordinate interactions among group members.
2. Emotion contagion can occur among group members.
3. Emotional expression can shift interpersonal dynamics in groups.

Question 8

Culturally-specific emotional expressions (4)

Answer 8

1. Display rules: guidelines we learn about when and how to express our emotions
2. Language used to describe emotion and specific words for emotions
3. Specific events which are likely to call forth an emotion
4. Attitudes about emotions

Question 9

Universal emotional expressions (3)

Answer 9

1. Seven emotions: happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, disgust, contempt
2. Facial expressions of the seven universal emotions
3. Some general themes of what triggers each emotion

Question 10

Identify the key emotions of a client and feed them back to clarify affective experience.

Answer 10

Reflection of Feelings

Question 11

Focuses on the content and clarifies what has been communicated.

Answer 11

Paraphrasing

Question 12

Six primary emotions

Answer 12

Sadness, anger, happiness, fear, disgust, and surprise

Question 13

______ Brain Structures Central in Affective Empathy

Answer 13

Limbic

Question 14

6 parts of the Limbic Brain Structure

Answer 14

1. Amygdala
2. Prefrontal Cortex (PFC)
3. Hippocampus
4. Hypothalamus
5. Pituitary
6. Adrenal glands

Question 15

Emotional (and cognitive) driver, taking information from the senses and passing it on

Answer 15

Amygdala

Question 16

Labels emotions as feelings and, when possible, regulates action

Answer 16

Prefrontal cortex (PFC)

Question 17

Memory center that holds and distributes information throughout the brain

Answer 17

Hippocampus

Question 18

Produce the hormones for our brain and body

Answer 18

Hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal glands

Question 19

Fleeting expressions of concealed emotion, sometimes so fast that they happen in the blink of an eye

Answer 19

Micro nonverbals

Question 20

The skill dimensions of reflection of feeling (3)

Answer 20

1. Observe the feeling
2. Name the feeling
3. Repeat to client

Question 21

Broaden the scope of people’s visual attention, expand their repertoires for action, and increase their capacities to cope in a crisis.

Answer 21

Positive emotions

Question 22

Produce patterns of thought that are flexible, creative, integrative, and open to information.

Answer 22

Positive emotions