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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Judith Lewis Herman discovered three vital stages for retraining the brain of people suffering from PTSD. What is the second stage discussed in Part Four: Chapter 13, “Trauma and Emotional Relearning”?
(a) Retelling and reconstructing the trauma in a safe environment.
(b) Acting out the trauma in a real world environment.
(c) Mourning the trauma.
(d) Understanding the triggers and responses.

2. Where did Dr. Charles Nemeroff earn his Ph.D. in neurobiology?
(a) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
(b) The University of Washington.
(c) Yale University.
(d) The University of New Hampshire.

3. Corporate consultant and psychoanalyst Harry Levinson advises managers on how to coach employees. What is the second piece of advice he gives?
(a) Be present.
(b) Be sympathetic.
(c) Be specific.
(d) Offer a solution.

4. What does “PTSD” stand for?
(a) Present-time sociological disorder.
(b) Post-traumatic stress disorder.
(c) Parental trauma suspension disorder.
(d) Psychological teenage stress dysfunction.

5. Who found that husbands find disagreements more stressful and therefore have a lower threshold for flooding leading them to stonewall as a protective defense?
(a) Robert Levenson.
(b) Ted Huston.
(c) Robert Rosenthal.
(d) William Stern.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what institution does Dr. Redford Williams work?

2. Though it was long believed that the thalamus sent signals to the neocortex that then went to the amygdala, research by what neuroscientist discovered a direct connection from the thalamus to the amygdala?

3. According to the author in “Part Three: Chapter 11, Mind and Medicine,” various studies prove that helping people manage their emotions is a form of what?

4. The neocortex in humans is _____ than in other species.

5. T. Berry Brazelton found through research that a child's readiness for learning is based on seven key factors. Which is the second?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does family impact a child’s development of emotional intelligence?

2. What impact does abuse have on a child’s perceptions of empathy?

3. How does the author describe the “healthy” and “unhealthy” ways of arguing in Part Three: “Chapter 9, Intimate Enemies”?

4. What does the author state regarding “age-appropriate learning” in Part Five: Chapter 16, “Schooling the Emotions”?

5. Why four temperamental types are described in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”? Who identified these types?

6. What is the impact of emotional illiteracy, according to the author in Part Five: Chapter 15, “The Cost of Emotional Illiteracy”?

7. What did Richard Davidson discover as a link to temperament? How is this link described in Part Four: Chapter 14, “Temperament Is Not Destiny”?

8. What health impacts from anger are described in Part Three: Chapter 11, “Mind and Medicine”? Who conducted studies on anger?

9. Why is “bullying” an inadequate managerial technique, according to the author in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”? What does good management mean?

10. What study on the engineers at Bell Labs is described in Part Three: Chapter 10, “Managing with Heart”? What results were found?

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