110 Questions
Which of the following is a recommended practice for managing high emotions according to the text?
Reviewing and trying different skills
What is the main purpose of psychoactive drugs?
To control emotions through biology
What is the relationship between attention distraction and emotions?
Attention distraction can change emotions
What is emotion regulation?
The ability to control or influence emotions
What are the three things that permanent positive events are related to?
Living according to personal values, achieving important goals, and developing lasting relationships.
Which of the following statements is true about emotions?
Emotions can be positive or negative
What can interfere with effective emotion regulation?
Biological factors
What are the three main factors related to permanent positive events?
Living according to personal values, achieving important goals, and developing lasting relationships
What is the main benefit of observing and describing emotions?
It helps to improve the ability to regulate emotions
What is the benefit of observing and describing emotions?
It improves the ability to regulate emotions
What is one important aspect of controlling emotional responses?
Being separate from emotions
Which of the following is a characteristic of primary emotions?
Immediate, first reactions
Which of the following is a recommended practice for challenging emotional myths according to the text?
Practicing thinking non-judgmentally
What is mastery?
Doing things that make you feel competent, self-confident, in control, and capable of mastering things.
What is mastery?
Doing things that make you feel self-confident and in control
How can dysfunctional behaviors like drug use or self-harm regulate emotions?
Through biology
What is the purpose of prompting events in relation to emotions?
Prompting events can set off emotions
What are some ways to regulate emotions?
Through conscious control and practice
What is a barrier to emotion regulation?
Lack of skill
What is the importance of being separate from emotions?
It helps to control emotional responses
Which of the following is a recommended practice for practicing interpersonal effectiveness skills according to the text?
Self-validation
Is suppressing emotions a helpful long-term solution?
No
What is the relationship between emotions and the body?
Emotions can prepare the body for action
What is the facial feedback hypothesis?
Emotions change to match facial expressions.
What is the role of prompting events in setting off emotions?
They can be unique to each person
Why is it important to identify emotions as part of oneself?
It helps to be one with emotions
What can make it hard to change emotions?
Reinforcement of emotional behavior
Why is expressing emotions through facial expressions and body language important?
To improve communication skills
Why is building mastery important?
To treat depression and increase happiness
Why is building mastery important?
It is important for treating depression and increasing happiness.
Which of the following is a way to regulate emotions?
Acting opposite to the emotion's action urge
What is the purpose of expressions and actions associated with specific emotions?
To communicate with others
What is coping ahead?
Planning ahead for emotionally triggering situations and imagining coping effectively.
Is emotion regulation only for ineffective emotions?
No
What can set off specific emotions unique to each person?
Prompting events
How can words communicate emotions?
Through improved understanding
What is important in experiencing emotions?
Attention and awareness
What is the purpose of inhibiting emotional actions?
To regulate emotions effectively
What is coping ahead?
Planning ahead for emotionally triggering situations and imagining coping effectively
What is the difference between primary and secondary emotions?
Secondary emotions are reactions to primary emotions
What are emotions associated with?
Feelings and urges to do something
In what situations is coping ahead useful?
Situations involving fear, high emotions, difficult urges, and insecurity.
In what situations is coping ahead useful?
Situations involving fear, high emotions, difficult urges, and insecurity
How can understanding and naming emotions help regulate them?
By making them more manageable
What can prompt emotions besides external events?
Believing one has been treated unfairly
What is the difference between changing emotional expressions and suppressing emotions?
Changing emotional expressions is different from suppressing emotions
How can changing facial and body expressions affect emotions?
It can change emotions
What are expressions and actions associated with?
Specific emotions
What is the facial feedback hypothesis?
Emotions change to match facial expressions
What are the aftereffects of emotions?
Narrowing of attention and dissociative experiences
Which of the following is true about naming emotions?
Naming emotions can reduce negative emotions
What can prompt emotions?
Believing one has been treated unfairly
What do emotions prepare the body for?
Action
What are the components of emotions?
Subjective, physiological, and expressive
What can happen if someone suppresses their emotions?
They can experience more extreme emotions
What are the steps involved in coping ahead?
Describe the problem situation, decide what skills to use, and imagine the situation in detail
What are the steps to cope ahead?
Describe the problem situation, decide what skills to use, and imagine the situation in detail.
What is the sympathetic nervous system responsible for?
Preparing us for actions
What are the aftereffects of emotions?
Both A and B
What is the relationship between dysfunctional behaviors and emotions?
Dysfunctional behaviors can regulate emotions through biology
What is the mnemonic PLEASE?
A mnemonic for treating physical illness, balanced eating, avoiding mood-altering substances, balanced sleep, and exercise to increase emotional resilience
What is the role of preexisting vulnerability factors in emotions?
They can make individuals sensitive to emotions
What do emotions do for us?
Motivate and organize us for action
What is the mnemonic PLEASE?
A mnemonic for treating physical illness, balanced eating, avoiding mood-altering substances, balanced sleep, and exercise to increase emotional resilience
Why can describing emotions be difficult?
Due to secondary emotions and ambivalence
What is the goal of practicing observing and describing emotions?
To improve skills in this area
What can improve skills in observing and describing emotions?
Practicing observing and describing emotions
What is the parasympathetic nervous system responsible for?
Slowing down the body
What is the role of emotions in motivating and preparing us for action?
They motivate and prepare us for action
What is mindfulness of current emotions?
Observing, describing, and allowing emotions without judging or inhibiting them.
How can observing and describing emotions improve skills?
By regulating emotions
How can changing emotional expressions be different from suppressing emotions?
Changing emotional expressions can involve expressing emotions differently
Which of the following is true about inhibiting emotional actions?
It is an important developmental task
What is mindfulness of current emotions?
Observing, describing, and allowing emotions without judging or inhibiting them
Are emotions easy to change when associated behavior is important?
No
What is emotion regulation?
The ability to control or influence our emotions
What specific emotions serve functions in our lives?
Fear, anger, disgust, sadness, and shame
What happens when emotions are suppressed?
Emotional suffering is increased
How can reading emotions be difficult?
The same emotion can be expressed by many different behaviors
What do emotions involve?
Multiple feelings at once
How are emotions grouped?
By families with characteristics described on separate pages
What can change emotions?
Changing prompting events or actions
What happens when emotions are suppressed?
Suffering increases
What is the aftereffect of intense emotions on memory, thoughts, and behavior?
Negative aftereffect
What is the relationship between concealing emotions and trustworthy people?
Concealing emotions can create problems with trustworthy people
When are crisis survival skills needed?
When emotional arousal is too high to use other skills.
Why are jealousy and envy separated?
Because they have different instructions for changing them
Are emotions necessary for survival?
Yes
What is the goal of observing and describing emotions?
To practice and improve skills
When are crisis survival skills needed?
When emotional arousal is too high to use other skills
What is the problem with suppressing emotions?
It causes greater problems in the long run
Which of the following is true about reading emotions?
Both B and C
What is the difference between primary and secondary emotions?
Primary emotions are immediate reactions, while secondary emotions are reactions to primary emotions
What is the importance of setting goals based on personal values?
It helps in pursuing valued goals
What emotional difficulties are related to lack of sleep?
A wide variety of emotional difficulties
What are the three major functions of emotions?
To motivate action, communicate to others, and communicate to ourselves
What is the purpose of prompting events in emotions?
To set off emotions
What can make emotion regulation harder?
Biological factors
What is the purpose of emotion regulation strategies?
To control ineffective emotions only
How can the environment affect emotional expressions?
The environment can become less responsive to emotional expressions, setting up an invalidating pattern
What emotional difficulties are related to lack of sleep?
A wide variety of emotional difficulties.
What can identifying and describing primary emotions help with?
Problem-solving
What is the problem with suppressing emotions?
It causes greater problems in the long run
What is the exercise of emotion-generating music and singing one line of a song?
A practice to increase emotional resilience
What is a vulnerability factor?
Something that makes individuals more sensitive to emotional interpretations
Can reinforcement of emotional behavior make it difficult to change emotions?
Yes
Which of the following is a problem with concealing emotions?
It can create problems with trustworthy people
How can telling others how we feel improve understanding?
Telling others how we feel can improve understanding
What is the benefit of understanding and naming our emotions?
It can help regulate them
What is the benefit of breaking down goals into small action steps?
It makes them more manageable
Study Notes
- Emotion regulation is the ability to control or influence emotions.
- Emotions can be regulated through conscious control and practice.
- Suppressing emotions is not a helpful long-term solution.
- Emotion regulation is for ineffective emotions only.
- Understanding and naming emotions can help regulate them.
- Emotions have a subjective, physiological, and expressive component.
- Emotions motivate and organize us for action.
- Emotions can be hard to change when associated behavior is important.
- Fear, anger, disgust, sadness, and shame all serve specific functions in our lives.
- Emotions are necessary for survival.
- Emotions have functions and communicate to ourselves and others.
- Facial expressions can communicate faster than words.
- Emotional expressions influence others, whether intended or not.
- Emotions can be signals to check things out.
- Biological factors can make emotion regulation harder.
- Emotional overload and lack of skill can make it hard to regulate emotions.
- Myths about emotions can interfere with emotion regulation.
- Reinforcement of emotional behavior can make it difficult to change emotions.
- Emotions have different functions, such as love, guilt, and envy.
- Emotions can be hard to change when communication is important.
- Emotions are automatic and cannot be changed directly.
- Emotions have components that are interrelated.
- Regulating emotions takes effort and willingness.
- Emotions are self-perpetuating and sensitize us to associated events.
- Some emotions are universal while others are learned.
- Moodiness and lack of energy can interfere with emotion regulation.
- Emotions communicate important messages and validate beliefs.
- Emotions motivate behavior and make us feel better.
- Attention is necessary for emotions to be prompted.
- Changing one component of an emotion can change the entire response.
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