Answer the following five multiple choice questions: 1. All of the following are
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Question
Answer the following five multiple choice questions:
1. All of the following are true statements about anger except?
a. Women do no get as angry as men
b. Anger is an instinct
c. Random ventilation of anger validates the anger response
d. Anger is a result of frustration
2. Depression is:
a. A cause of unresolved anger
b. A by-product of anger and fear turned inward
c. A result of uncontrolled fear
d. Neither a result of anger nor fear
3. Regardless of the stressor, there are ways to minimize physical, mental, and emotional health risks. All of the following can help minimize the risks except:
a. Joining a gym or participating in regular fitness activites
b. Venting anger through yelling at a third party
c. Attending support group meetings
d. Belonging to a religious affiliation
4. Cognitive restructuring is rooted in the work of Albert Ellis who coined the term Rational Emotional Therapy (RET) to suggest that:
a. Self-defeating thoughts can be changed
b. Self-defeating thoughts should be balanced with positive thought
c. Rational thoughts should be balanced with irrational thoughts
d. One modifies the internal dialogue for stress inoculation
5. If someone told you that during a stressful situation, you let your emotions make the decisions instead of using rational thought. What part of the brain was being used?
a. Limbic
b. Hypothalamus
c. Neocortical
d. Vegetative
Explanation / Answer
1. The correct answers are option B and D. Anger is an emotion characterized by antagonism toward someone that you feel has deliberately done you wrong. Anger is not gender specific, it can occur in any indiviual irrespective of gender. Anger is an instinct for physical and psychological survival.
2. The correct answer is option A. Depression is a state of mind where thoughts are clouded by feelings of despair. Physiologists suggest that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance. It is the result of unresolved stress emotions.