Activity for the book
My Psychology
My Take: 8.2 Emotion Regulation
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My Take
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Question 1
1
Of the following, which is
not
one of the five components of emotional regulation?
Choice
A
,
cognitive change
Choice
B
,
response modulation
Choice
C
,
affective forecasting
Choice
D
,
situational selection
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Question 2
2
At a holiday dinner, Paul is forced to have a conversation with his sister-in-law, a woman with whom he does not get along. While she is talking Paul smiles and nods, but is really thinking about whether he is going to have regular or decaffeinated coffee with dessert so that he does not have to focus on her. This is a component of emotional regulation called
_____
blank
.
Choice
A
,
attentional deployment
Choice
B
,
social facilitation
Choice
C
,
situational modification
Choice
D
,
reciprocal determinism
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Question 3
3
Mentally reframing a situation so that a bad situation can be thought of for the positive outcomes it provides would be part of the process of:
Choice
A
,
cognitive change.
Choice
B
,
externalization.
Choice
C
,
sublimation.
Choice
D
,
overgeneralization.
Question 3
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Question 4
4
Your Take!
Do you think that it is more important to engage in emotional regulation or to be totally honest and genuine about the emotions that we are feeling? Can both of those answers co-exist or are they mutually exclusive?
Question 4
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